But it would be nice (sometimes) if God did think so highly of our abilities to handle it?
I couldn't help laughing (at myself) when I read the above sentences. In the 30 years I've been married, I have written about five or six checks. I have no interest or ability to handle money, which was why I was always skirting bankruptcy before Dawn and I got married. Now, I still don't know how much money we have in the bank. We each get a SS check and I get two pension checks (one medium, one tiny) each month, and I have no idea where exactly they go.
Yes, a three day weekend, woohoo.
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I thank you for the offer for the rental.
I just tried Hot Pads.
Thank you Meerkat for warm thoughts.
. That's where we still live today. So just when you give up hope is the perfect time when God steps in on your behalf or reveals the blessing in disguise. 
@MoBookworm1957 I thought about PM-ing you, but will put it here in case someone else needs the lift too. I think sometimes God just tests our faith. When we pinpointed what we were after and were looking for a place, Hubby sent me a link and said "how 'bout this?" It was awful! I referred to it as the Barry Manilow house - gold, mustard yellow, and dark wood paneling with dropped ceilings and florescent lights, etc. I did a quick search and found a modest shabby but totally livable little cottage and popped back that I preferred it. He said looks great, book a viewing. So I did. The night before we were to go see it, they called and said it had been removed from the market. We were crushed. So we continued looking. After a month or so and viewing several disgusting dumps, I started driving. I ended up seeing the cottage (had no idea where I was or what roads I took to get there.) I pulled over and cried. Finally after months of looking, gave up much hope of moving by the end of the year like we'd initially hoped, we continued looking but not expecting anything~ One night after I'd gone to bed, Hubby came in about 10:30-11PM and woke me up. He said "Sorry to wake you, but the cottage is available again." Me - What! Him - yea, and looks like they painted and redid the bathroom. I told him I would put our app in first thing in the morning. It was first complete application, first serve. As my head hit the pillow, I thought - God is seeing if I really want it. I got up and filled out the app sometime just short of midnight (I am sooo not a night person.) Next morning scheduled for hubby to go look at it - required before signing. I couldn't go as I worked in a different town. Good think I did. Another couple went to look same time as Hubby. Their app was received a few hours after ours. We accepted the contract with me never seeing it closer than from a half mile down the road and made our first load Dec 22 - 3 days before Christmas like all sane people
I know people are leery of craigs list but check there too for rentals. Also check real estate company websites, some of them carry rentals that are not strictly their company's listings.
Party time! I know another nurse who retired this year and she is HAPPY and enjoying life. Camping, biking, fishing, gardening, traveling. I hope you get to do things you've been wanting to "get to". This is so exciting!
.She can't stand him,said she will be brining BB fun next trip,lol.Pretty Bird heard her and really got noisey then. I told her the feeling is mutual far as PrettyBird the crow is concerned,lol.
Congratulations!
