I Was Very Brave Today

It seemed impossible to find a picture that fit what I did today, so I took a picture of what I gave myself as a reward for being so brave....Now, you are wondering what was my act of bravery ?
It happened this way....After lunch I went to town, all dressed nice, linen slacks, nice orange top and my bright orange "Crocks" which I have owned for some time now and apparently some chef on a cooking show wears them too since people are always stopping me to find out where I got crocks like that chef wears, anyway, back to my act of bravery.
I ran all my errands, had lunch with Melanie and then it was time to pick up my husband from work. Remember he works for a company owned by men from the Mennonite community, and the Bishop is often there as he is part owner. Whenever I have been there in the office I have worn "plain" clothing and a headcovering. For some time I have avoided ever going inside.
I sat in the car a minute, took a deep breath, thought about how happy I am now and slowly got my courage up and walked right in the office with my slacks on and short hair, bright top and shoes ! Naturally there were a few shocked faces and one man said, " I thought Emery had a customer or something, as I didn't think it could be you". At any rate, I made it through the experience and Emery was proud of me for not feeling embarrassed.
When we got home, I went straight to the rose garden and cut myself some long stemmed yellow roses as a treat to myself. I usually leave them on the bush as they are so pretty in the garden.
It may not seem like much to those who have never walked away from a strict religion but believe me, it took lots of inner strength.
I was really brave today and from now on it should be a bit easier.