An Awesome Weekend!

Saturday I went shopping with my mom after we participated in the American Heart Association Fundraiser. I walked/jogged a 5K with my mom and her co-workers for the company she works for. We went to the mall and we were in Macy's and a lady asks if we are Christians. I say that I am but my mom isn't. Then she goes into saying "Jesus bless you, Jesus loves you and died for your sins..." She witnessed to my mom about how even though we are sinners He still loves us and that she needs to accept Jesus into her heart.
It was weird. The lady said Jesus in Chinese at the beginning of the conversation so at the end of the conversation I asked her what Asian background she was. She is originally from Indonesia. It was pretty cool. I know it was God just showing himself more to me and answering prayers that I've prayed. It's baby steps with being a witness for Jesus to my parents. Later I asked my mom her thoughts. It was that we have to respect each others beliefs...I don't know how to have a conversation with my mom about stuff like this. It's even harder to have a conversation with my dad about stuff like this. At dinner my mom told my dad what had happened at the mall and he always brings up the law...about freedom of speech, religion etc. He kind of gets defensive. He doesn't seem to understand what being relational is. Any personal information can never be spoken about.

Sunday was awesome! I love church. My pastor preached an awesome message and I felt God's presence. The Joy we have for the Lord was present. My pastor preached about Crowns. The crowns that the Lord wants to bless His children with. Then in the evening I went to Joshua House at the Vineyard in columbus with a friend. It was awesome too. I had gone the week before and they started a new series on Joseph called Living the Dream. It was really good. After church I got to talk with a girl I had met the week before and I just got to encourage her. I love what the Lord is doing in my church and in young people. I love what God has given me to be used by Him in ministering to others. It's amazing.
He is Good!!!

Being home

Back in Marysville, I'm bored yet have things to do.
It's a slow change. I'm trying to get all my stuff organized still. It will take time cause I have a lot of stuff. I'm also jobless so I have time to do it all.
I started playing piano again. It's going to take some time for me to be good at it again.
I am looking for a job but it's really hard to find one right now.

Last night I had a great conversation with one of my best friends and one of her friends on the phone. We read a passage from the Bible and tried to understand what it was saying and apply it to our lives. Then we prayed. It was awesome. We read Isaiah 1 cause that is what she picked. It was good. Prayer was good too. I miss doing group stuff like I did last night even though it was over the phone. It was still pretty awesome.

I miss being around my friends all the time. I'll be in Dayton soon to visit so hopefully my time will be spent wisely when I'm down there.

I'm going to a Bible Study at my new church in Marysville tonight. I hope it's good. There are a lot of older people in my church and a lot of younger but not many my age. It will be an interesting new experience to see where I fit in. I guess its just a different type of relationship that I will form. We will see.

Transitions

I move out of my apartment this week. It's bittersweet.
Last night I was overwhelmed with sadness. I'm a bit scared of the change because I feel like I'm living in two worlds/cultures. How I live and how my family lives.

What a weekend.
-wedding dress shopping, high school reunion, and being home for a few days

I went home to go wedding dress shopping with my bridesmaids and my mom.
Being around people all weekend was very tiring. I did find and purchase a dress and picked out the dress for the bridesmaids. My maid of honor and I drove back to dayton yesterday afternoon and I needed time alone with my fiance. So I spent the evening hanging out and talking with him.
The high school reunion tired me out cause I don't really talk to anyone but had fun catching up and seeing people. Most of us still look the same. We're all in different stages of our lives. Many of use are still in school or trying to find a job. Some have gotten married and have a kid or are engaged. It's strange to see where everyone is, especially since many of the people in my class didn't come to the reunion. It will be interesting to see who comes to our ten year reunion.
Being home is always a little different this time with my bridesmaids. It was nice to have them around. It was easier to be me, the girl how loves God and loves to talk about Jesus and what He's doing. God is good!