~His good, & acceptable & PERFECT will~

Life has been such a roller-coaster lately! I'm so swamped with packing, & making all the arrangements for moving, but thought I'd come update y'all! {Anyone still reading???}
I'd found a basement to rent, not too bad, a fireplace, even, good location, but high rent for what it was...so I took the place (& the Landlord chose us over 40 others that wanted it...)but a few days later, I went to talk with the tenant who lives there now, after realizing the Lordlord only told me about 2 of the 3 neighbours (& not about the one who lives above the suite!)
I'm so glad I went & asked questions, the people upstairs are MAJOR noisy partiers, leave bottles everywhere, have a booming stereo on at all hours, people over all weekend, & there's cigarette smoke coming in through the vents (which I strongly react to!)
So I called the landlord, discussed it with him, & asked for one night to pray it through & decide what to do...as I was praying that night, struggling, knowing it would be stressful to deal with neighbours like that, but also acutely aware of how few affordable places are available here, I could feel the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit, asking, "Will you trust Me?"
Of course, with my spirit, I cried out, "Yes!" but still, I struggled with the fear that there would be no other place for us to move to, with the shortage, & it already being the middle of the month, almost!Also, it's the only place we've ever found we could (almost) afford that has a fireplace, & Hannah's wanted one sinse she was 2!
Then, the verse that talks about knowing the good, the acceptable, & the PERFECT will of God came to mind...& the Lord showed me that the first place we looked at was good...but we didn't get it...the 2nd place was (just) acceptable...but would I trust Him to lead us into His PERFECT will?
So I surrendered...& the next day, I called & let that place go...then, my friend told me about a place she'd mentioned before that I hadn't considered because it only has one bedroom...but something told me to re-consider...
So we went to look at it....& it's soooo PERFECT for us! & it's OURS! I just signed a year's lease!!! It's everything we BOTH wanted, & more! Here's the bonuses:
~ a GAS fireplace (no dealing with wood, smoke...we'll ventilate to keep the gas out of the air, & it's BEAUTIFUL, like new! {The other one had broken stones, was old, etc.}
~A BIG rasberry bush!!!
My ABSALUTE FAVORITE FRUIT!!! (ORGANIC, TOO!)
~ A cherry tree & a grape vine! (Yes, organic!)
~A big cold room to store produce in, so I can stock up to be able to STAY raw, & not have a litchen fulla fruit flies!
~They're willing to take the stove out, & I'll just get a hotplate for Hannah's occasional use, maybe a toaster over...so more counter space!
~TWO kitchen sinks!!! (I'm sooo weary of doing dishes in one, & trying to teach Hannah to without making a mess or wasting a ton of water!)
~ A BIG yard, even a little platform in a tree where hannah can drag up a blanket, pillow, & some books for a sunny afternoon of reading!
~The most amazing thing is it's less than a block from the place we just lived for 4 years, before where we are now...& it's the house Hannah used to dream about one day living in, used to lay on their grassy hill, & think about what it was like inside...I remember she was so upset when a "For Sale" sign appeared on the lawn, she came to me & asked if there was any possible way we could buy it! {She was concerned the new owners wouldn't be so nice & let her lay on their lawn!} It's owned by a Christian homeschooling family we've met a few times in the H-school support meetings...{it used to be owned by their mom, who was the lady so nice to Hannah!}
There are so many other benefits, & things we love about it...we're both in AWE at God's provision, & how He knew the desires of our hearts, & how ALL of them are being met here! It's so supportive of all my goals for getting healthy, good neighbourhood to walk in, even a big electric treadmill in the laundryroom we share with the lady & her son upstairs that I'm hoping I'll be able to use!
~And there's even a shed to keep our bikes in rather than the hall! {Well, Hannah's bike, but I want to get one soon, & start riding again! Likely can once I'm down another 75-100 lbs or so!}