Money may not grow on trees, but it does, at times, fall from the sky.

My trip is paid for, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, I spent long hours being  a diner girl in addition to taking 6 college courses, and tutored 3 nights a week, and scrimped every  penny I got for birthdays and Christmas presents,  but that was only a portion of the money that is going toward the trip. About a  month ago, I was beginning to get frustrated, because all  that work and saving still had not added up to the amount I needed. I was  freaking out, to be honest. Then, through  a letter I got from the scholarship office, God said to me, "Remember, you don't have to handle this on your own, Erin! I got this!" I had gotten a scholarship that I didnt even apply for. God was looking out for me, and continued to do so as the money kept coming in and coming in from so many generous donors. It was indeed rather last-minute, considering I was in the month-before-my-trip-panic-mode right before all this happened. But God has a way of keeping us on our toes like that. I guess every time it happens, it's supposed to be a reminder that we should have started off with an attitude of trust in Him from the beginning, and this panic mode would not have happened. Who knows when that lesson will ever get through this thick blonde head. All I can say is to God be the glory! He  brought all this together so swimmingly! I am so thankful  to Him and to the people who prayed for my trip money to come together (including my lovely mother) and who gave so generously to my England fund. Know that there is a part of you, whether it be your prayers or monetary contribution, that will go with me across the pond. I do not take that lightly, and I cannot than you enough.