The Trip that Never Was...2014

In Fall 2013, I began planning to join a group trip to China to check out the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Warriors...I had paid the reservation fee and traveler's insurance and it was a week away from when I was going to pay the remainder of the cost, however, I began to have second thoughts.

So I asked God to show me if it was still okay to go or not...

One day, after Thanksgiving, my mom and I went into a local store during their open house weekend. They were having door prizes and a raffle. So we both entered the raffle....and as I entered, I asked God to show me clearly one way or the other if it was okay for me to go to China....if I won the raffle, I should definitely not go...

So, a couple days later, when they had the raffle drawing, I got a phone call telling me I had won 1st prize in the raffle...a bittersweet victory, because I knew I had to cancel my trip:(

Although I did win a nice basket of Vermont-made goodies as a consolation prize!

Basket full of Vermont-made goodies

Since I was forbidden to go to China, I ended up staying in the country in 2014. However, I still ended up having 2 nice family vacations that year! One to Plymouth, Mass. to check out the plantation and Mayflower 2:

Plymouth Plantation 1600s

Mayflower 2

And one to Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse in Maine:

Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, Maine

Cool little ship

So even though I couldn't go overseas, I still had a great time exploring more of New England! :)

God knows best;)

Happy Travels!

Rachael

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