Finally back

Well, I have finally made it through the task I was dreading: I gave a presentation in front of live people, all adults mind you, and I lived through it. I don't know how the Holy Spirit made me say "yes" when I was asked to speak, as I am sure my mind told my mouth to say "No." So for the past few weeks I have been writing and practicing and changing my presentation daily, so I would have it just right when the time came.

I practiced it the day before, in front of a live audience consisting of my 2 dogs and my teenage daughter. The dogs ran off after they listened for a few minutes and realized that we were not going for a walk, and my daughter fell asleep within ten minutes (I was to give an hour-long presentation). So much for my self-esteem!

When the night finally came, I prayed like never before: God, this is obviously your presentation, as I would never have agreed to do this on my own, so please do the talking for me! And it worked!

I got through the presentation, even slowing eventually to a normal speaking rate, and I even answered questions at the end. To top it off, several of the attendees bought books from me (more, in fact, than I sold all month last month!)

So, once again, God came through for me, helping me to do the impossible, and blessing others along the way (as it truly was His message that I was delivering). Praise the Lord!