Prayer Needed

See these "special" children? They need a home. Like in less than a month. I have spent the last few hours scouring the internet and the classifieds for a place for us to live. This is just one night of many that I've done that. I found some places and went to look at a few. But most of them that are run by property mgmt businesses didn't get a good report when I searched online for reviews. I put some inquiries in tonight with real estate companies and will follow up tomorrow. I keep checking on Military by Owner and Craig's List, too. But tonight, I saw on the news about a family that got scammed by someone listing a home on Craig's List. After the family gave their money and moved in, the REAL OWNERS showed up and were quite baffled as to why this whole family was living in their house. Crazy people out there.

I'm signed up with Work First to help get a decent job. I need to complete part 2 of my interview but can't find the kids' birth certificates or shot records. I know they have to be altogether but I can't remember where. Every time I look at the huge (I mean, seriously, ginormous!) pile of papers in my desk (which is a big armoire with lots of shelves, drawers and nooks and crannies), I get so overwhelmed (not to mention seriously distracted) when I start sorting through them. And Aidan! Oh my goodness, he is VERY clingy lately. Not continuously....he has his moments where he is just perfectly content to be playing with his daddy or siblings...but when he gets it in his head that he wants MOMMA? Oh yeah, there is no dissuading him. Clint really tries and is often successful but when he gets like that, forget it. And he's taken to biting....hard. I started crying yesterday and almost dropped him when he bit me through my clothes right on the breast.

Okay, so here's the part where y'all come in: PRAY PRAY PRAY!!! lol Let me break it down, Barney style, so you know what to pray for specifically.

1. Need a house or apt in a certain school district (zip 28311) within a $600-$700 range, $775 max (because I'm trying to stay within the BAH type 2 amt); at least 3 bedrooms. Would be nice to have more than one bathroom but I'm not going to get picky. Would like to find something that has a bonus room, garage, den or something that I could convert into another bedroom because as it stands, with a 3 BR place, I won't have a room (unless I share with Olivia).
2. Need to clear this house on Post by Aug 20 which involves some seriously major deep cleaning and purging. Those of you who've ever cleared military quarters know how stressful that can be.
   
3. Need necessary monies for moving in (rent, sec. dep.). Clint says he will help with that with his travel pay but of course, that is dependent on the Army getting that travel pay to him in a reasonable time frame. Those of us who have waited on travel pay before know just how miraculous that would be. I'm planning on doing a yard sale this weekend but also have to drive up north to get Josiah Saturday (8 hrs round trip).
   
4. I need a job that works for our family...our schedule, needs, budget, etc.
5. And I need to find those darn papers! Most of the time, my head feels like it is going to explode with all of the details of my mental 'to-do' list vying for attention (not to mention the kids still needing a mommy.....it has really helped that they have their daddy here...I do have to say, he has helped me a lot with the kids and with cooking).
   

I feel very disorganized..... aw, heck, I AM very disorganized at the moment. That has to come to an end.

Oh Aidan just woke up. Gotta tend to him. But when I get back, I have to tell about the miracle God did today for us. Thank you, Tara!!