It's all coming together!

Today we got the phone call we had been praying for-we got the house we wanted to rent! I have spent the last 2 months pouring over Craigslist for rentals that would work for us and still be priced low enough to afford. I called and emailed property management companies and individual listings. I think I even got one company annoyed at me-it wasn't my fault that I kept emailing them and asking the same questions about different properties! If they would have listed their company name in each listing, then I could have done it all in one shot. Most of the properties were within certain price ranges that we technically could do, but we would be stretching it and have to cut back in other areas. Then one day it showed up-priced WAY below other properties and in a good neighborhood. I jumped on it so fast! I emailed and asked all the questions and then asked our friend to go over and see it. Our friend sang our praises to the landlord, and the landlord said she had felt good about us from the start. Her concern was that we would be renting a house unseen, and it's an older house. HA! Little does she know that 1950 is SO NEW for us :) There were 12 people that came by that day who had all submitted applications. I emailed ours the next day, and today we've just been fasting and praying that she picks us. She told me they were going out of town for the weekend and that she would call tomorrow after they did the credit checks and picked someone. But she called this afternoon (while on their trip!) to say that they want us to live there! She said she had originally felt like we were to be the ones living in her house, and she felt like she should call today to let us know they decided on us. WHAT A RELIEF! The price is unbeatable, especially for a house this size and in such a great neighborhood.

This past weekend has been such a testament to me of how much Heavenly Father is aware of us. Dave had a Boards experience that really could have gone in a BAD direction. Interestingly enough, quite a few of the guys had some slip-ups and things out of their control happen. But they were all watched over...and now Dave can rest easy...we think :)

And today was a great day-we had Fast Sunday because of Stake Conference next week. I'll admit, my Fast Sunday experiences have left much to be desired over the last few months. Sad, considering all the major decisions we've needed to make. But I've found myself so distracted over the last few months that when Sunday morning rolls around and I remember it's Fast Sunday I don't eat, but I don't really focus on a fasting purpose. I just let the day go by and "think" about things on my mind that I'm hoping will either receive some help or resolution, etc. But I haven't been an "involved" participant in fasting, except for a few Sundays we've had family fasts. But last night as I was getting ready for Sunday, I wrote down the things that I wanted to fast about, and I said my prayers with those purposes in mind. And when I woke up this morning, those things were already on my mind. It sure makes fasting a little easier when you know WHY you're not eating! But my purposes were at the forefront of my mind all day, and I could FEEL that my prayers were being listened to. I might not get answers right away (except for the house thing-that phone call came at 3:57pm-church gets done at 4pm!!), but I knew that Heavenly Father knew exactly what we needed and that He was thankful that I would have enough faith in Him to fast about those things. I'll be honest, I definitely don't feel worthy of a lot of the blessings we've received lately, but I'll take them! And it makes me want to try harder to do what is right and to serve others.

What a great day for us! Hope everyone has had a great Sunday experience too!