On Sunday at church, Hannah met a new “best friend” and was all excited because this Sophia was starting school the same day and asked us if she was in her class.  Well, this morning we found out that Sophia is in her class and sits right next to her!

Hannah wrote her name on her school supplies, started reading books, and learned some sign language to the school’s mission statement.  As you can see, Katie gets along well with Hannah’s teacher, Mrs. Heningburg.

Their inspection is so strict that it’s difficult to find any cheap used cars like I’m used to driving. So with the prospects of having to get car payments, I changed my focus from buying as cheap as possible to getting a nice safe and reliable family vehicle. But this is me still so it’s a manual transmission SUV.

It’s a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe with only 24,000 miles!

We closed on our house in Indy last Friday and have one less (huge) thing to worry about.  Thursday and Friday we twisted family and friend’s arms into helping us move everything we own outside and then pack it into the biggest truck Uhaul had.  It was very tiring, but we got a mandatory rest period from God in the form of a storm that came through the area.

After we closed, Katie and I drove the van and Uhaul back to Maryland without incident.  Our sister in law was nice enough to have her baby that day so we detoured a bit through Mercer county Ohio so Hannah could meet her first boy cousin!  Sweet Baby James!  What are we going to do with a boy in the family?

Next comes the appraisal…

The next day or two are very important for us.  Our Indy buyer has been very aggressive in asking for us to fix things and it has come down to the last item that they have until Monday at 1pm to agree to.  For those of you not following the MD buying saga, we’ve put in two offers on houses and lost them.  During my kidney stone medical stint on Friday I found a new house just listed that day that seemed perfect.  We went and saw it and made an offer that night.  (Yes, I entered into a very large contract under the influence of powerful pain killers.)  We’ve heard that the sellers already have 3 offers and 3 more showings Sunday and will be reviewing all offers Monday at 1:30pm. We’re considering sweetening our offer tonight.

This house is absolutely our favorite house from the tons that we’ve seen and it seems perfect for us.  Please join our family and friends in praying that God delivers us through these next few days and weeks to come.  We desire to focus more of our energy on our family and our new ministries.  Pray that if it’s His will, 1. Our Indy buyer takes our offer and the appraisal to follow is high enough and 2. Wisdom to make our best offer and that this Joppa homeowner picks our offer.  To Him be all the Glory!

Thanks for your prayers.
Pat and Katie Gerber

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Update:  Everything should be working now.  Let me know if something isn’t working for you.