@michaelwsmith the question and the answer :)

so the question... the one I got to ask at the “former Cruisers” session...
( so great I got chosen again, I guess it helps to know the guy handing out the microphone.. ;)

my question really was for Debbie, who I had seen the day before, head down, trying to walk through the Lido Deck Restaurant without being noticed..
she was supposed to be at this session too... didn’t show up, so I asked Michael..

my question was, how much it costs to be so in the spotlight.. I told him that since I had been so touched by His music, because of how God has used him in my life, I have learned so much about him and his family that I feel since I like them, they would like me too and I really think we should be friends  ;) .. at the same time I respect their privacy.. but still would love, as everyone on this cruise.. to meet them....
Michael was very gracious, as always, and answered that it is really not that bad, he can walk around even on his own street without people making a big fuss about him.. and that He liked to hear from his fans and liked to meet us :) ( he is just far too nice)

so, “great” , I said, “so then we can be friends”.. and he answered, “we are friends already!!!”

the next day we had the picture opportunity and, what can I say, I was first in line.. ( didn’t wait longer than those that took their time to come... they just had to wait to get their turn as much as I had)
getting my moment with MWS he said,”I remember you..” I said,” yeah, we are friends” and we “High fived”... so kind.. anyways.. that was the personal interaction..

then, in the evening.. there he was with his daughter Whitney and little Smith... waving to me.. his friend.. right there in the hallway.. I guess it helps to have the stateroom on the same level :)

for all those that think I am a little over the top, everyone on this Cruise feels the same way, God is using this man in amazing ways, everyone here has a story to tell, and we are not putting him up on a pedestal, he is the first to always point everyone to God..
he and his family are just so authentic and down to earth, while blessing so many..
so for someone with a dysfunctional past like me , seeing them makes me hope and believe a little more that in God’s strength and grace with the chains broken I and my children can break free and establish a Christian legacy of forgiveness, grace and love..
and all the Glory is God’s alone! #SoliDeoGloria