السلام عليكم

Ma sha Allah, yours is an amazing story. I accepted Islam, too, one Friday years ago. Who knows?- maybe we both did it on the same day, at the exact same time.

Two thoughts:

What is the story behind the possible ancient Californian prophet?

There is a long series on the life of the prophet Muhammad
صلى الله عليه وسلم
that puts sooo many issues, including the context of many hadith, in perspective. There's nothing like a good story- and this saga has never been told this well in English. It has me in tears every day. I heartily recommend that you dive in. It's taken me yesrs, but I don't want it to end:

Seerah - Biography of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh/s.a.s): http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC89682017B43845D

Okay, third thought: come join us in the Himalayas this summer!