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Ok. So here's a quick update on the standoff I had with courage last month.

The poetry reading went excellently. One of my poems was about a Katrina soldier. Notice I didn't call her a victim. Her life was an amazing testament to staying in the fight - determined to WIN! After I read my poem, a lady in the audience who survived Katrina came to me in tears. My heart melted. Just the thought that something which gave me heart palpitations (the thought of expressing my innermost emotions) - brought someone to tears, was more than my heart could bear. It was a wonderful moment. It was also proof that when we know we have been tapped to do something - that we MUST do it. No chickening out. Easy for me to say today - I know, I sure wasn't this brave a month ago (sheepish smile).

Yet, everyone loved both poems. I saw a couple yesterday and the woman said to me, hey, are you the poetry lady? You did a great job! People I do not know refer to me as the poetry lady. Unbelievable. I've NEVER thought of myself as a poet or an artist - but I have come to realize that that is exactly who I am. Wow - to wake up at the age of...well, the age is not too important here, but to understand who you are is an amazing epiphany. My comfort is in knowing that words and creativity are the ways specifically given to me, as a way to honor and glorify God - the One whom if I were without, would be nothing.

I do many things, but I am a poet and an artist. Ha, ha, ha. I have to laugh. I have discovered who I have always been. I sincerely hope you do the same. No matter how old or young you are, I pray that you are able to say who you are. The keys and the clues are all around you. Put the puzzle pieces of your life together and discover who God made you. It will be the best find you'll ever make.

Blessings to you...