The search continues....

Alright so I went to Southwest!
ehh.... it was quite a different experience

I love to tell stories and this is a good one!
So my sister and I head to Southwest Sunday morning, we are looking cute in our Sunday best and I have my new Bonnie bracelet on!!
Welp, we show up and the church building is HUGE, a little intimidating... there are windows everywhere and we joke that we won't know what door to go in and everyone would be looking and laughing at the new girls...we shoudln't have spoken so soon!!!
We got out of the car and didn't know where to go!! No joke we were walking around outside feeling like idiots...I told her we needed to walk back to the car and leave!! HAHA...We didn't, as we were "leaving" I found a door to go in. Inside is really nice and worship had already started so we walk in and quickly find that we are VERY much out of place.....

  See the pictures below... But we walked in and saw that we were the youngest by 30 years....and the brightest color other than Necia was forest green. We felt a little like the street walkers that decide to come to church that everyone stares at;) We just didn't feel like we fit in... I don't want to bash the church or the pastor. It was just not the church for me.

From last week to this week it was complete and total opposites age wise.... Ugh this is not going to be easy. BUT There are LOTS of churches and I will move on to the next one! Won't let it get me down!

This was us feeling awkward in church....

 Street walker number one....

Street walker number two....

 Street walker number two wearing her wordless bracelet

So we decided to enjoy the rest of the beautiful Sunday! We went wine tasting:)

 And got FroYo!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

{Bonnie}

This is a really awesome story that happened this week....
 As you know I'm looking for a church and taking suggestions. The two girls I work with have been telling me about their church that they LOVE and have gone to for...their wholes lives. It sounds a lot like Morning Star but I never caught the name..... So that's part one.

Part two- Thursday night I was over at the Libbys and they were telling me about this church they went to a while back that they loved...it sounded like an airline...Southwest??

Part three- Friday I was checking in this really sweet lady at work and we were talking a little. I noticed her bracelet...I was so beautiful and had the same colors as a wordless book. I asked her if that was what it was and she said it yes. She is an English teacher in China and a missionary, she wears it because they are not allowed to talk about the Lord over there but if they ask she can speak about it. It's so pretty, so people will for sure notice and ask. She has had it for 40 years! Anyway I was saying how pretty it was and I had never seen anything like it before....AND she takes it off and gives it to me! I told her that was not what I meant and please not to do that, but she insisted! She totally made me cry! I told her I would wear it all the time. We got to talking and we were talking about churches and I was sharing with her that I didn't know where to go or to look. She told me when she comes home from China she attends a church called SOUTHWEST!! My co-worker came over to see what we were talking about and I showed her the bracelet and told her about that church she goes to. She flips a little and says Southwest is the church her and her sister attend!!! Oh my word!!!

It was very clear to me that God was yelling at me to attend Southwest:)

 I told Bonnie it was not chance that we met, she agreed and we exchanged emails. What an amazing women, I'm excited to keep in touch with her.

So tomorrow I am going to try out the church, and I will wear this for sure!!

I just love how God is openeing doors for me on this new adventure!

Updates

My brother wrote me and said he wants to know what's going on. So I guess thats means I'm not very good at this blogging thing... Whatever:)

  I'm into my second week at the new office (I was training in another office my first week). I'm still loving it! This girls I work with are wonderful and love the Lord and are so helpful! It is SUCH a busy office!!!! I think I check in around 35-45 patients a day (just me, the other girls do about the same!) Thats 35-45 new conversations each day...I know I love to talk and God knew just where to put me! I've already had some pretty funny experiences, like to day this lady wanted a wheel chair so I got her one and pushed her back to the waiting room...um...then she had to go to the bathroom! She was no joke about 450 lbs!!! I'm NOT strong but got her to the bathroom and then she needed help!! I asked if she wanted me to leave while she went and she was ok that I stay!! AHHH!! So I helped her up and back out to the waiting room....then my boss told me to take a lunch....THANK YOU!!! Haha, she was a very swwet lady and I was happy to do it, it was just a weird experience! We really do have some great patients, I have enjoyed meeting so many different people and getting to hear just a little bit about their lives. I'm very happy!
  On Sunday I went with my sister and Josh and their friends (my friends) Michael and Erin to try out a new church. I know lots of people know about it, it's called Solid Rock. I enjoyed it very young feeling, I'll give it another try next week and see if I want to keep going. There are a few other churches I would like to try around town, I think I make them all go with me to some others:)
  I'm having a great time living with Necia and Josh, it's not weird at all. they take good care of me:)
 Miss my mom and dad, but get to talk with them a lot.
 I'm starting to figure out the roads and back ways....without using my GPS...Necia still has to show me some quicker ways to work! Traffic is terrible after I get off!!! UGH!

 PS....My brother reinlisted for another 3 years!! Good for him!! He loves being a soldier! He gets to come home in September and will spend his time in Salem for the three years and maybe be deployed later (he wants to go again)

Anyway! Here's a little update for you! I'll try to be better about things!!!

One and Done...

Welp, my first week is done! I feel like a big girl...Kinda:) I left Monday night after our family 4th of July party...UGH! I hate leaving my parents! I did not want to, I felt like calling my new job and saying... sorry I changed my mind and calling MMI and asking if they would take me back!! But I didn't:) I cried HARD with my mom and hugged my dad, it felt like I was in 7th grade all over again the day before I had to start public school begging my parents to let me go to private school with my friends. Now looking back it's the best thing they could have done for me...and now I know it's the best thing for me as well to move. I wanted to drive straight to the Nemeceks like I always do but it was too late... Molly didn't like that I didn't come when I wanted to;) I called my mom when I passed Woodburn...and then when I got to my sisters house, unpacked with my sister and went to bed..ish, I watched a movie and fell asleep around 2AM!!! Woke up the next day with SWOLLEN EYES!!!! Haha:)
  So Tuesday morning and I'm on my way to the job, terrified but excited all at the same time. I meet everyone get a tour and sigh cause I think I'm going to like it!
  As the week went on, I was so overwhelmed with information and policy and HIPPA and blah blah blah!! But I left each day loving it more and more! The people are wonderful! The patients are so sweet and I feel like I could be here a long time. I can't say to much about the job on a blog..BUT I love it and if you ever get to be a patient there I hope you love it too!!
But each night Necia took great care of me, made me dinner and chatted with me:) I like living with my big sister again.
 This weekend I went down to Salem to get some stuff and see my family and friends. The weekend service was so great! I did however feel like the Lord was saying alright Mary I'm done with you here..It's time to move on. Really weird to feel that but great at the same time to know the I am doing just what the Lord wants me to be doing.
 I'm really ready to see what's in store for me and what direction God has me going! Sorry this is sooo long but my grandma and mom will want to know everything!!!