A Pilgrimage to Lambeau Field

Brett Favre Made a Dream Come True

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I'd be heading to Wisconsin with my three boys to see the Packers play at Lambeau Field. Dreams do come true. There are heroes in this world, too. Brett Favre, through his foundation, made my son's dream come true. Brett Favre is a hero and a wonderful role model.

From the time he was two and a half years old, my son Matthew has dreamed of being a Green Bay Packer. Matthew's room has become a shrine to Green Bay over the years. Just about every inch of his room is covered! I remember one day when he was almost five years old. He ran out into the snow with nothing but his underwear on. I yelled at him to get back inside and he screamed back, "I'm just practicing for when I become a Green Bay Packer! I've got to get used to the cold!" At that moment, I knew I was in trouble. As he grew up, he began to wear only his number four jersey he'd received as a Christmas present. He read an article about a boy who wore his jersey for some record breaking amount of time, and wanted to be like him. Eventually, his wardrobe grew into a collection of several Green Bay shirts he could chose from on a daily basis.