Semi-finals for the International Open Amateur Photography Contest

Tonight I was checking my email to see if there's anything good to read...and then I saw an email from Jeff Bryan (Editing Manager for the International Society of Photography). OMG! I was totally nervous to even open it...then I looked at the subject title and it read: "J, your photo was certified as a semi-finalist!". AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!....r u SERIOUS!?! I've been saying that over and over in my head. Next thing you know I hurried and open the email and read the rest of the message. As I continued to read this shocking email, he told me that my photo "Deep in Thought" was selected to be in the finals and that I have a great chance of winning great prizes and I could win the Grand Prize of $1,000 or win the Annual Grand Prize of $10,000. I was amazed. Never in my wildest dreams, could I, a nobody could be in the finals with the big dogs. Boy, this gets more exciting each time I read that email. As I scrolled down to the next paragraph, he said that my photo will be published in their 2008 Anthology series called "Endless Journeys". There's about 250 photos(by random photographers, both nationally and internationally) picked by the selection committee to be in this years edition. How cool is that! My photo actually being published nation wide. COOL!! Oh wait it gets better. Jeff also said that I have a chance of having my photo be published in the New York and L.A Photography Magazines. WOW!!! This is soooooo amazing!...but then again.... I don't want to get to far with my excitement, I just want all those who've been very supportive in what I'm doing that I'm grateful for y'all and hopefully this might start something good for once in my life. Please keep me in your prayers that I maybe able to start something great with the talent the Lord has given me, Photography! :) Let's just say this is only the beginning!