I Just Bought the Flight Before I Got the Invite

I have a very short but very terrifying update for yall. As of today, I officially have a plane ticket to New York City for September!!! NYFW here we come!!! Do I have my hotels booked yet? Haha nope but we will get there!

Last time I checked in, I told you my inbox was empty. I didn’t make it as a designer in a local fashion show. And to be honest everything is still pretty quiet. But I realized that if I am going to call myself a woman of faith and endurance, I have to actually move. I cannot wait for a designer or a fashion show contest to validate me before I decide to show up. Buying this ticket was my way of telling the Lord that I am ready for whatever He has for me in that city!

There is something scary about spending money on a trip when the “results” are not visible yet. In the fitness world, we call this commitment. You don’t wait to feel skinny to buy the gym membership. You buy the membership and show up until the change happens. So my trainer side keeps reminding me this.

This is my gym membership for NYFW. I am choosing to believe that God is going to use me as a light in that secular space, whether I am sitting front row or just walking the streets in the outfits He helped me design.

As I have shared before, I am doing this as a “nobody.” I do not have a corporate sponsor or a massive travel budget. I am a fitness director and a local ministry leader. This trip is a significant investment for me.

Some of you at church and here on the blog have asked how you can support this vision. I am so humbled by that. If you feel led to partner with me in this journey to bring a message of modesty and the light of Jesus to the fashion world, I would be so incredibly grateful.

Every donation goes directly toward my lodging and travel expenses as I navigate this city as a single woman on a mission.

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Now that the flight is booked, the real work begins. I will be diving deep into my sewing machine to finish my “GOAT” blanket set. I will be mapping out my “God-centered” itinerary. And I will be continuing to pray for the specific “God winks” that I know are coming.

Thank you for being the community that encourages me to take these “crazy” steps of faith. I cannot wait to see what He does next.

Love you all!