A Mitchell’s Journey reader-turned friend invited Chris to be a guest on her podcast. In this interview, you’ll hear his perspectives on Mitchell’s Journey, making sense of suffering, and the pursuit of meaning and purpose.

Chris Jones lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, Natalie and 3 living children. Their son, Mitchell Jones passed away from heart failure in 2013. He had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a catastrophic muscle wasting disease that is fatal.

When Mitch passed away, he left behind his puppy, Marlie, who at the time wasn’t much older than the furry kids in this video. Since then, Marie has become a tender mercy to our family in more ways than we can describe.

Last December, Marlie had puppies. In this video are 3 of her surviving pups and the father. Mitch would have loved this video. When he was young, he always did his homework quickly so he could watch a TV series called, Too Cute, which highlighted young animals who were trying to find their way in a big new world.

Mitch loved those videos because he identified with youth - and he loved anything that caused him to feel good on the inside. Natalie and I found this video and we looked at each other and said, almost simultaneously, “Mitch would have loved this.”

Mitch taught me to never waste a chance to smile. This video has me smiling so much, my face hurts.

If you’re into following cute animals, the little brown puppy was adopted by a family in Texas, who has been a friend to Mitchell’s Journey for years. His account is here: www.instagram.com/oliverdee_mitchellslegacy/