The First Real Step

Something big happened this week. Something really big toward my dream of going to England:

I ORDERED MY PASSPORT!

To backtrack, I still do not have funds to go to England, to take classes, to do anything there. I do not know how that will come about, I just believe it will somehow. I know it will take a miracle, and that miracle could come from any number of sources. But for the longest time, I've wanted to take care of the passport with my own money. I just felt if I could at least get that out of the way, then maybe this timeline for getting there may perhaps start moving a bit quicker.

However, it was one thing after another why I still was unable to purchase one. Although a passport isn't terribly expensive in the grand scheme of things, it might as well have been a million dollars. I even tried to save up a chunk of money each week for a while, to no avail. Eventually life got in the way, and that money had to be used for more pressing matters. I was heartbroken. It seemed impossible just to take this one little step.

But recently, God redeemed a terrible event and created extra provision from it. Through these extra funds, I was able to finally, FINALLY, make an appointment to order my passport. I called at the beginning of the week, and they had an opening the very next morning, otherwise I'd have to wait another 3 weeks. So I jumped on it. I drove to the post office the next morning playing my London playlist on my iPod (yes, I made a London playlist). Everything was super quick and easy, and I could not stop grinning for about five minutes after I left there. I was chuffed to bits!

I probably can't fully convey how important this moment was for me. While it doesn't guarantee that I'll get to London any quicker, I do feel a little closer to my dream, and my dream feels a bit more real. So, I wanted to share that on here, in hopes that there will be more moments like this coming in the near future. This story is just getting started!