Good morning. Jerry's orientation went well yesterday. He can't start until we have a place to live, he will need an address to get his license changed over. We rode around PA looking for places to rent and bought a few papers. I also contacted a few men that Catherine told me about and both will get back to me. I did not call Mark Brewbaker yet, maybe today. I am praying for a place in the country with a lawn and a garage so we don't have to pay for a storage unit. Terri and i are looking forward to all the shopping :) And all the fresh produce, i will be able to do some canning. Also i am closer to NY, i hope to be able to visit soon. My mom was going on Monday to have surgery on her nose, she was in a gown sitting and waiting for the doctor to come in and they cancelled the surgery. So i may be able to be with her after all, they will reschedule. Jerry's sister will be visiting today or Friday, she is here from Germany. this is her house we are staying in. I am anxious to get moved, not sure where we will go to church yet, we may go to a few until God shows us where we should be, i miss it, Sunday are not the same. It will be great to see Catherine in a few weeks when they come down. I think of you all so much and hope all is well with everyone.

Jerry did not take the job for JB Hunt. We were told from a friend that her husband worked for them and the company promises all kinds of things like great pay, but your first check is far from what they promise. Tomorrow he meets with the man from Myerstown PA, the same job he was offered the end of May. We still don't want to move there but i have laid it before my Lord and submit it all. The money is so hard to pass up. I can't say if thats where we will settle or not, i kinda wish it was, then we could just be settled some place. Please keep praying, i just want God's will for us. My love to all.

Today is cloudy, just waiting for the Realtor to call us to let us know if we are getting the town house in Edinburg. I will have to force myself to empty boxes, renting is not like owning your own home, always feel like your never really home. It will be nice knowing we will not move again in a year unless we are able to buy a place before then. I'm feeling very alone, no one to visit, feel like i have no purpose. I need to help someone, that always makes me feel better.
Jerry will leave Monday to go to New Jersey for orientation for 3 days. If we get the house we will move when he gets back, NJ is 2.5 hours closer here in MD than VA. He will drive rather than take the bus. He's dreading it, he looked up the hotel and it didn't have very good reviews. He also hates sleeping in their beds. If it wasn't for our cat, Terri and i could go with him. I do think this will be good for him.
I think of you all so much, i am praying God gives me Friends from NY and some like you sisters in Maine. To tell you the truth, i'm not looking forward to meeting new people. My heart is still in Maine, I can't think about living in VA for years and years, in my mind it just seems like i'm passing through. I still miss my little home in NY.
I am so thankful Jerry has not swelled, i wouldn't even know where to take him here. I will have to find a hospital in VA, i think we are a half hour from one.
I will let you know when we will be moving. My love to all.

Well Jerry has a bad feeling about the place we were going to rent, actually a bad feeling about the man. He said their was something about him and he didn't trust him. He didn't say anything there because i was so excited. Women, we have so much influence on our husbands. In the past i had pushed things that he had a bad feeling about and it turned out he was right, several times. So i know better than to get my own way. Tomorrow we go to look at a couple of places, one near Toms Brook which is a good place to be. Please keep those prayers coming :-)

Just got back from VA and we got the place we looked at. The couple asked if we were Mennonite, i said no we are bible believing Christians and he said his wife wears a covering just on Sundays but their are women in their church who wear one all the time. It's a brethren church. We did see a van with people with coverings on as we were leaving the town, so that gives us hope that we will find fellowship. Our new home is in a small town called Toms Brook and we will shop in a town that's close by called Woodstock, it has a Walmart and more. Population of 3000 people. I am just praising the Lord, he has provided what we need. Jerry feels relieved to be moving us someplace safe, he will be working nights and hated to have to leave us some place that was not comfortable for him. There are a lot of houses on this road and a cop lives just around the corner. I can't wait to meet the neighbors. Thank you all so very much for praying for us, please don't stop. We will be moving by Thursday. My Love, Holley

Jerry looked in the paper for rentals and found several, i called on a few and one we are going to see tomorrow at 4. I don't like doing things like that on sundays but i am desperate. The place is in a small town not far from where Jerry will work AND the owner is a christian YEAH!!!!!! We are so excited for this one. It is for 650.00 which is rare for in a small town, and he said cats were ok but we will need a deposit. Please keep praying for this to be an open door. Terri did research and this place would be close to Mennonite churches. Thanks

In need of prayer today. We are having trouble finding housing, we will have to stay in a housing complex and sign a lease for 1 year. Most want $300 non refundable for cat and $25-$40 application fee per adult, first months rent and security deposit. Jer also has to be working. If we stay here he will have to drive 2-3 hours one way to work. Not sure what to do. Also the job he wants you need to be 35 miles from them so that means a VA address. Very discouraging. I don't like the fact of being in the city in an apartment but i have no choice. Nice apartments start around $900, we are calling on one today for $789.00 a month, looks like a nice place, also hard is we don't know the area so we don't know which ones are in a safe neighborhood and we were told they can't tell us if it is. So i ask would you live there? Most times you can tell by price and looks. This just seems to get harder and harder. And as far as a church, we may have to go to a Baptist church. I'm not sure about driving here so i may not venture far without Jerry. Please pray God would show us what to do. Thanks