Patrons or Saints?

Where are all of the Joy & Michael Brown's of the world? According to an article I just read in Reader's Digest, they were the patrons who provided Harper Lee with the means to take a year off from her job as an airline reservationist. She used that time to pen the first draft of what has become one of the world's favorite books.
For years, I hoped for my own patron saint to come along and make things possible for me, only mine would have had to provide child care, housekeeping and taxi service too! But eventually, I got tired of waiting for the life I wanted to lead, and decided to just live it. I may still have my day job (and not-so-pristine home), but I've learned I'm capable of so much more than I ever thought possible.