PASSPORT!
So, I applied for one of these a few weeks ago:
I may have been one of the most eager applicants my local post office had ever seen! I can't remember clearly, but I'm pretty sure I skipped through the line! I can't imagine what it will be like when I actually have it in my hands....I'll definitely post a picture of the HUGE smile that I'm sure will accompany it's arrival!
30 Miles!
My lovely, sweet, caring, devoted, crazy brother. 30 miles! He is going to run 30 miles to raise support for me!?!?! How on earth did I get so lucky with him? Last weekend we had the Mini-marathon here in Indy. It's kinda a big deal. But that's only 13 miles....and I realize when I say only, that doesn't take away from how much 13 miles is. Oh wait, I think the accurate distance of the mini is 13.1, right? But my crazy, sweet brother has a 30 mile distance for his fundraising efforts stuck in his head! He's just amazing! I got to go to his school last week to talk to his class about what we are doing....well, the 4th grade version of what we are doing. It's a lot for a 4th grader to understand, and for that matter, it's a lot for my 29 year old brain to understand! But more about that in a second. His class is very excited to be helping! I told their eager ears that I would take lots of pictures! But seriously Stephen 30 miles? I was counting and that's a lot.... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30.
Heart preparations
As I'm mentally preparing for this trip, I've been thinking a lot about how this trip will affect my heart. I have tried to imagine how I will handle it, but to be honest, I just don't know how I will manage. I know that God will not allow my heart to be broken beyond a point that He can fix it. I am so amazed at how He is preparing a way for me to be able to go on this trip! I seriously have to pinch myself regularly, because I just can't believe it's really happening! How utterly amazing is God! I cannot wait to see what lessons He has in store for me on this trip, even if some of those lessons break my heart!
That concludes this random posting! I tried to keep the randomness to a somewhat minimum! I pray God blesses you all and that He showers you with His love!
When I got my passport back, I looked at the picture and was mortified! It was by far the worst picture I have ever taken. Ben saw it and couldn't stop laughing -- he said, "Great, we'll never get through customs with a picture like that." :-) Oh well, I don't travel out of the country too often. Keep us posted on your trip!
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