Christopher’s Crusade

I spoke at church this morning and shared a little bit of our journey. I was so nervous. I have been talking to myself every chance I get; while doing the laundry, dishes, and every car ride to and from therapy appointments.

When our Pastor approached me and asked to share I was excited for the opportunity. I will never turn down a chance to talk about my boys, especially my little super hero. This morning as I was preparing I just kept praying that I would do our story justice and have the ability to articulate exactly how I feel. I know the diagnosis and steps leading up to where we are like the back of my hand, but expressing just how grateful we are and how much our perspective has shifted is something I was worried about.

I truly believe that I live a life of gratitude. We don’t take anything for granted, especially when it comes to Christopher. Everything he does is celebrated. We focus on the positives and not the negatives. I don’t dwell on what he is not doing but rather celebrate what he IS doing. Just this week his occupational therapist told me that she thinks he is trying to mimic her clapping. She believes he is trying to clap for himself when she does it! I am overjoyed.

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to share our story today and share our Cape Crusade. We are making super hero capes to help with the costs of Christopher’s upcoming therapy in California. If anyone is interested in a cape you can email me at mmschlemmer@gmail.com 🙂 Our crowdrise fundraiser is also https://www.crowdrise.com/christopherscrusade

We choose JOY. We choose not to let our circumstances get in the way, but rather celebrate everything we possibly can.

https://www.facebook.com/teamchristopher1/ is also Christopher’s FB page for those of you who would like to follow him on Facebook.