Rain, rescuing puppies, and city

Well, on the 10th of July we rescued Ginger. The neighbor who had her had not been feeding her or watering her and she did not have shelter from the heat and weather. I noticed she was laying in some of the shade that was available and panting really fast, with her mouth open and her tongue lolling out and she was really not moving except for breathing. She was SO hot to the touch! And the kids said she actually had diahrea to some degree. No water, no food. Showing ribs and starting to dehydrate and go into heat stroke. So, I asked if they would let me take her and that was when we adopted a THIRD dog.
Our other neighbor, the nice one who seems to have adopted us as part of her family, paid for Ginger to be fixed and that was done Monday as well as her vaccinations. She is resting now in the crate in the kids' room with her E Collar on and has 2 stitches. She has eaten, and drank some water, and got her morning pill for pain. :) She does NOT like the collar but she can drink and eat with it on.
Liam and Bear (GS and Lab/Newfie) both seem happy to have her back in the house but upset that she is kept apart from them. Vet said that she seems to be part Shepherd, part Lab, and I think there is some chow in there as well because she also has a spot of purple on her tongue. That is ok.... I know God wants us to have her and Liam and Bear and there's a reason for all of this. He will reveal it in time!
Brenna (our DD12) now has a doggie! She said she would be thrilled to claim Ginger as her own!
We did get some rain the past few days. I am blessed that we did. But oh goodness, I would be THRILLED to get more! Still having to water the plants. The blackberry, rosemary, lavender, red flame grape, green grape, jalapenos, and a few other plants that are strictly ornamental are doing ok. The potted strawberry is ok, just no strawberries yet! Our tomatos are NOT happy, but not sure what to do about that. The squirrels got our tomatos so I doubt we'll get any more the rest of the summer the way they are looking.
I want to do raised beds for fall, if I can.
I also want to cut down the fruitless mulberry in the front and get a fruit coctail tree and a five in one apple and some other fruit trees that are either multiple varieties on one dwarf tree or dwarf trees. I want to cut down the crape myrtle that is insisting on growing in one corner of the area I want for a garden and plant several dwarf fruit trees there too. So many plans! All dependant on the Lord! Privacy fence, wringer to wring clothes so I can get rid of the washer, more music students and getting our craft and homemade business going....More canning supplies, a solar dehydrator....the ability to retain rain water to help with water....
And then there is the fact that I feel as if the city is closing in on me and collapsing around these four walls that make up this house. Yes there are more than four walls to this house, but.... I think you get the idea. I am MISERABLE and so wish we were out in the country. But for now this is where God planted us, and for now there is not even a way to go driving into the country. So, I will have to make do and be content and find contentment where the Lord has planted us for now. Because I know God's plans are not finished with us.
God bless and keep you!
Lenora