UPDATE FOR OCTOBER

Wow it keeps getting better.  In August we met a couple we had known for years, they have a ministry to men that need a second chance.  it’s called Christian Vocational Ministries and can be found at www.cvmutah.com .  We got talking and they mentioned that they could use some help.  They need a cook (funny thing Deb, my wife, is a great cook and loves it.  They also need someone to help supervise the guys and teach them life skills.  Things like how to balance a checkbook and how to type a letter in a word-processing program.  Some also need help getting their GED’s. 

Well we prayed about it then acted.  We went for a visit and spent much of our time there since.  We love the area (mountains, 6000 feet, small town (350 residents) in mid Utah.  It’s about a two and a half hour drive from our home.  The guys responded well to us and love Deb’s cooking… They even started making request for food they had not had since their grandmother made them. 

I was concerned about how I would handle the work hours and the climate( we had snow already).  But I did fine, but found that the 12 hour days went better if I could get a nap in the afternoon.  We will see how the winter goes this year.  Where we live the winter days are in the mid 60’s so it’s a change for us.

We are home now for about a month.  Deb had to have surgery and will need a month before she can return to the mountains.  We are looking forward to returning to CVM and enjoy the work.  We have our own apartment and are able to do as we wish there.  We have most meals together with the men and other staff.

We think we have our house sold, this is a real blessing because we plan to start traveling next spring.  We are still planning on traveling around the US and Canada doing “Fibrohugs Reunions in the park” and sharing my story.  My book is coming along and we hope it will be published early next year.  I am in the process of getting jewelry, shirts and hats that we can sell to pay for the Fibrohugs website.  It has been down for a while and we are meeting on facebook.  But it would be a real blessing to have it back up and running.

I have a new website designed to support people that want more information on how to recover from fibro.  It’s at www.recoveryfromfibro.com  I will be back to post again next month… If you have questions or want to communicate with me, write me at fmsjerry@gmail.com.

Thanks

FMSJerry