Recounting a safe escape from New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck the city-Mattie L Brown "thanks God" for her safe arrival home. Thoughts of surviving one of the worst natural disasters in our nation"s history stirred memories of blessings from her great-great-grandfather, the day she was born, and the day she was convinced "the bestowal of divine favor and benefits" is the grace of God protecting her to this day. What the Philadelphia Tribune describes as "a lucky escape" the Author recounts as "a miraculous escape;" this momentous, horrendous experience was one of the great inspirations to write her memoirs The Way It Was.