So today was the launch party at Cafe Corazon for The kNOw’s issue 8 magazine, we had a great turn out! The place was so packed it was awesome! News 30 even showed up and interview/ took some footage of the party! I had a great time and I think/hope everyone else did too. 

It was awesome to see all the hard work of doing the magazine pay off by seeing people so happy to be there and pick up a copy of it. I am so blessed to be a part of this amazing group not only because my writing gets put in magazines and on online but also because all the people and friends I get to meet. I have changed/gotten better at a lot of things, like, writing, reading out loud, talking to people I don’t know, and just being more open because of The kNOw I feel like. 

I never thought I would be doing the things I am doing right now. Writing for a magazine, taking photos for a magazine/website. Being open to talking to people I wouldn’t normally talk to, reading out loud, and also being in a play (the valley storytellers) and reading out loud on stage. I love every minute of this stuff and am really grateful to be doing this stuff. 

I have shared with a few people how I use to not ever read out loud. Even in little bible study groups and things like that. But not I am able to do it, I get nervous sometimes but I know I CAN do it if I need to/am asked to/ want to. the valley storytellers thing was awesome for many reasons but one of the is just the fact that I was able to get up in font of about 50 people I didn’t know and read my parts in the play. Now I know I can do that and I never thought I would be able to do that. 

So yeah the last about 6 or so months (from the time I joined the kNOw to now) I have done a lot already and it has been awesome, I just look forward to more events and things!