New Home

I have some very exciting news to share/document!!! I found out today that me and Maddy are the proud tenants of a 2 bedroom duplex in the area I had been praying for. I am still in shock just to be honest with you. Here's how it all started. First of all, I have been wanting to get my own place for a while now. I started thinking about trying in December of 2011 but as soon as I said it I heard God say, "WAIT!" That really scared me because I just knew it was because I was going to get fired. I did wait, but within the past few weeks or so I started checking out what was available just to see. I have prayed God would help me and Maddy get our own place for a while and I had specific qualifications I needed/wanted to have. Thursday night my mom came home just as she would any other day. Right before I put Maddy to bed she told me she found a duplex. I didn't even let her finish and immediately was like, "WHERE?!?!" She told me and I about died because I knew it was exactly what I had prayed for. She had called them before she got home to find out what the rent was and if they allowed pets. It was within my budget (even though it's on the higher end of my range), but they didn't really want to let an animal in the house. Talk about not being able to sleep that night...I stayed up all night with the biggest grin on my face, but I was so scared I wouldn't be able to get it. I looked it at Friday morning after I dropped Maddy off at daycare and got a little worried because when I first saw it I was excited, but it definitely needs some updates. I wasn't 100% sold until we took a look out back and saw this nice yard with a decent view and I just envisioned Maddy running around out there while I sit in my chair on the little patio. I asked the landlord again about pets and he told me no twice, but luckily my mom was with me and had her realtor shirt on because she stepped in and talked to him some and explained that I was single and my dog was my security basically. When she said I was single he asked me and then asked if I had any children and I said yes, one child. He then agreed to let me have Manny in there if I could get the pet deposit. I filled out the application and he called me today to tell me I could have it if I wanted it. When I went to sign the lease he told me I would be surprised at how many calls he has already received on it. There was a girl that called today telling him she went to school with his son and he told her to call back tomorrow because he was waiting on me. I truly feel this place is the home God had in mind for me and Maddy. I've been out on my own in two different places and never have I felt God involved in where I live, but this time is so different. It's the location I wanted, it's in the school zone I wanted for Maddy, it's a house with a yard that Maddy can run in and ride her car, it's 2 BR, they allowed Manny to come, it's a decent size. The most amazing thing to me apart from the fact that it's in the school zone I wanted AND I said I wanted to have my own place before or by the time I turn 30 and Maddy turns 3, is the fact that these duplexes I've tried to rent before but they NEVER are available. The fact that my mom saw this when she did is just amazing because it would have been gone just as soon as it went up pretty much. I have the keys in my hand and can move in now, but I have to wait to get everything set up before I can officially move over. We took Maddy over to see it today and I had to snap some pictures. My mom and step dad took video, but Maddy erased my step dad's video and my mom's phone is messed up so I'm pretty much down to just pictures. It was an emotional moment for me walking Maddy up the steps and into "our" house. She went straight to her bedroom, which really surprised me. I didn't say a word she just walked. When we got to her room I told her this is your new room and she loves it because the windows are just her size. She just kept walking around and going back to the windows and looked outside. Once she had seen and explored inside, I showed her outside and she just was so happy. We ran around outside for a while and the biggest challenge is going to be to teach her to stay in our yard because she's not used to having to share a yard. I am so thankful God provided us this place and I have thanked Him a million times today.