I have to speak tomorrow at an AARP meeting and I can't believe I am so nervous!   I have spoken in public many times but it was usually pertaining to homeschooling or foster care/adoption.  I wasn't really nervous speaking about those topics because I feel like I "live" them and can speak easily from experience and from the heart - but tomorrow is a little different.
We had a group of AARP folks come to the home where I work for their day of service.  They brought cookies and visited with the elderly who live there.  They liked what they saw and toured our facility and private cottages.  They loved it so much that they wanted someone to come and share with their entire group about our facility.  And my boss thought I would be the perfect person to do it (what is he thinking!!!!!!!)
I feel that our philosophy is truly unique but I am afraid of representing something that is not my own - my own idea - my own business - you know what I mean?
But,
because I thought they never really would contact us again - but they did
and
because my boss was planning on going with me - but at the last minute can't  
I know that the Lord wants me to do it.  So, I am resting in His peace, and counting on His direction.  I am praying that I convey the message He wants me to send about our facility that truly operates to honor Him through honoring the elderly. 
It sure makes me thankful though, for all the public speaking opportunities, speech, and debate classes my boys have had through our local homeschooling community!  No matter what they do in life they will need to be able to speak in public.  My boys aren't great at it, and neither am I, but I know that practice makes better.  So, I'm going to look at tomorrow as more practice.