Memorial Box Monday

I have a story that just happened this weekend. I went to the Women of Faith this weekend, and I met a very incredible woman. I don't know her name or her situation but I know her heart and spirit.

She was a little older and confined to a wheelchair. Not only was she confined to a wheel chair she had no ability to use her arms or legs. But she didn't let that stop her. She pushed herself around in a electric wheelchair with just her chin. We visited a couple of times and not once did she ever not have a huge smile on her face.

God really spoke to me through this wonderful woman that I wish I would of gotten her name so I could chat with her more. But what God was speaking to my heart was that no matter what my circumstance I am blessed beyond measure.

This has been a really tough couple of months for me but God really spoke to me that if this wonderful woman can do all she does than I have no room to complain.

So I highly doubt that this woman reads my blog, but if you out there and are reading this "Thank you". And even that phrase can not even describe how blessed I am by seeing you just living your life with a smile on your face.

Memorial Box Monday on a Wednesday

This comes from A Place called Simplicity and it helps us remember what God has done for us in our lives.

This is my first ever memorial box entry and I hope I can add more and more as I remember what God has done in my life.

This story is very recent. So Natalie just turned three and all of her friends are potty training. I just haven't had the energy to help learn how to potty train so I silently asked God to make this easy. So one day when I was dropping her off at the babysitter's I said that I was trying to potty train her and she was doing ok, but not being very consistent with it. The babysitter said that was fine, and I went off to work.

When I picked her up I was just chatting with the babysitter and asked how her day went. She said that it went okay and that Natalie would go on the potty if you gave her a sticker. Natalie has only had 2 accidents since then.

Thank you God for making this such an easy transition and that I now have only one child in diapers,

If you want to participate in Memorial Box, A Place Called Simplicity

Updates

Well here we are again three months (actually longer than that) with no update.

Since I last blogged Natalie turned three. We celebrated her birthday at a party place and it was really nice as I didn't have to do anything but show up and enjoy my time. Natalie enjoyed herself.

Michael has started to cruise more and more. During therapy he will walk with his walker as many as 75 steps without stopping. I'll have to take a picture of him and the huge smile he gets. He also has (we think) graduated from his foot braces and into just regular shoes. Its a pair of hightops and he really likes them.

Matt and I went away for the first time time just the two of us but our timing was off as Natalie caught the stomach flu the day we left so we had to cut our trip short to come home and take care of sick kids and then both Matt and I caught it. Oh well, we will try again soon.

Michael is about 4 weeks away from being done with preschool and will be in full day kindergarten in the fall. We are very blessed to be able to keep his teacher for at least another year. Michael and her just have a bond that you can't explain. Its fun to see how well he is doing in school.

Well thats about it from the Slusher family. Hope you all are doing good.