OMG...its almost time!

Well here we are only 4 more sleeps, and we will be sitting in Greece, strutting the streets of Athens and ripping up the Vatican. Its hard to believe really that Kailey and I are going to have this opportunity in life, I hope she realizes how wonderful this is going to be! Ok, so..I have an intimate secret that I would like to share with all of my blog readers! A long long time ago..like one day shy of 15 years ago, i searched for the highest mountain top in Hamilton. I figured that if I could get as close to god as possible, he would hear my prayers first, he would hear them the loudest and answer them the quickest! Sounds kinda silly, almost desperate..but guess what, I was desperate. I had a gravely ill child fighting for his life, and all hope that was offered was only through god! The doctors told us that he had 3 days to make it, if he survived those three days then we had some hope that things could progress. They had done everything medically possible to save Braden, it was now up to god..I have never reached out to god so deeply or frantically as I did those three days. Paul and I would drive to the top of those mountains almost every night before retiring at the Ronald MacDonald House. We would wait patiently at Braden's bedside, until he fell asleep..sometimes they would sedate him, just so he would settle and Paul and I could leave and feel comfortable knowing that he was going to have a peaceful night. Usually at around 11pm, we would drive to the mountain top, I would get out..and have my words with god. I was in desperate need of answers, I found myself begging for hope searching for a sign that things were going to be ok, desperatley seeking acknowledgement that my prayers were heard. There were moments of panic, I would say to Paul "I really wish I could get closer to him/her", I just wanted validation. So, where in the world do you think would be the closest place to speak to god?? Can you see where I am going with this? ROME!! Exactly..I am actually heading to Rome and having a tour of the Vatican, amazingly another prayer answered! I have memories of crying on top of that mountain, wishing to be at the Vatican just so I knew God would hear my prayers..well, we are 15 years later..maybe 15 years too late, but my hopes, faith and dreams are all still the same and darn it..he/she is going to hear me know!! I had always known that I would never get answers easily, and sometimes I felt that my prayers were never answered, but let me say so far...I have been blesssed with so much I have prayed for, and believe it or not, some are still being answered!! Well, tomorrow is a big day for us..I have many mixed emotions about March 9th, we try not to let the memories over power our day, we do however acknowledge it and sometimes go through the course of events from that day! I can't beleive that we are here..living a wonderful, productive, fullfilled life, couldn't ask for anything more! To all my humble readers, goodnight and godbless!!