I feel such a sense of pleasure when I step onto the stage to perform with Lorene Yarnell, my partner in the mime/comedy team of Shields & Yarnell. I am deeply grateful to God for helping me make the journey from a shy, self-conscious child to a confident performer. Because I could not spell or write very well, I flunked the third grade and was sent to military school. I was a nervous child—constantly being beaten…