I can really stink at staying regular with blogging....because, well...life! So many thoughts though always in my head, and I enjoy when I make the time to write them down. Fast forward many months from my last post. I'm now 40 and then some! ;) Pricless? Always working on that, but always making progress!
Quick update. Yesterday, I did a thing. Felt like a HUGE thing to me. In the overall scope of things, it really isn't, but for this girl who totally dreads public speaking, it was a big and nerve wracking day. I can't even explain it, but I felt such a strong pull that somehow, someway I am meant to share my story. I absolutely think it's the Holy Spirit leading me, but little does He know how much I hate speaking in front of people. I still just feel this need to challenge myself in this way. I constantly remind myself how my life was forever changed because of hearing Katie Koestner tell her story, and just how thankful I am for her courage. I'm not sure that I can picture myself on that type of platform, but perhaps something smaller, and overall just feeling the need to pursue that further. So last year, I went out on a limb, stepped out in faith, and applied with the RAINN National Speaker's Bureau. The application basically involves telling your story in written format. About a month later, I was notified that I was accepted. Shortly after I was then invited to The Speaker's Bureau Media Training. It's only held in 3 locations throughout the US once each year, and one happened to be in Orlando. It seemed like an absolute certainty now that I was meant to go! I'd been anxiously awaiting it, and yesterday was the day.
Maybe later there will feel like more to share. I'm just processing it all now still. I made some great connections, was surrounded by a small group of people (about 15) from ages 19-71, and have a lot of thinking and praying to do. On the drive back home, I was overcome with nausea. I seriously thought perhaps I had gotten food poisoning. Anyways, I got a little "share-y" (that's totally a word, right?!), and decided to document here.
XOXO,
Kel
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