MN Christian Prayer Request Thread: Spring is Sprung (ish) Prayers for new life and Phoenices to Rise Out of Ashes ;-)

[CaptainDippy]

I hope LibraPoppyGirl doesn't mind, but seeing as she sort of "did" a summary for me; I thought I would use her words to start a new thread as the last one was getting pretty long!

It was interesting to find out what the Plural of Phoenix was at the same time - Apparently that's derives from the original Latin - same as Matrix and Matrices. So there you go!! You learn something new everyday.

Prayers for LibraPoppyGirl as well - as she seeks refuge in the ... erm ... refuge and looks to a safe future with her precious family. Protect her, Lord and show her the way she should walk .....

Japan Heavenly Father, watch over your people who are affected by the terrible natural disasters, that have happened in Japan. Lord give them love and strength, to deal with such horrific times. We pray to your Lord, to look after those who have survived and give of your great self, to those who have lost loved ones. In the name of your Son Jesus Christ, Amen x

Ken Prayers that you find the right motivation to write the words you need to, prayers for wisdom and knowledge at this time for your.

Caz Prayers for strength for you for help in dealing with these emotions you are going through. Prayers of thanks for your much wanted and loved unborn baby and prayers for Belle and her beauty, for blessing you with her life, which has led to your soon to be born. Love and strength asked for you Caz.

bes Prayers for you bes as you empathise with Caz, bringing your own memories to the fore.

Also praying that you do not lose the computer and that you are able to keep the one you have. smile. Lord we pray for our sister, give her the love from you, that safety from you to give her the strength to deal with these difficult times. In Jesus name, Amen xx

Mufti Also praying for you and your shared memories with Caz and bes x

amber prayers for you too and your shared memories of your shared experiences. Love and praise to God for the love he has shown in carrying you all, through your grief x

Caroline Prayers for your Mum's health and that she can see the way through the problems she is experiencing at work. Prayers for the safety of her job. Prayers aplenty to for you and your DD's.

DutchOma Praying for you Dutch and giving thanks for your kind words to me. Thank you smile. Praise to God indeed for his guidance through Bob's hospital appointments. We pray Lord that you will give wisdom to the doctors treating Bob, guide them to the places where they will find the right answers Lord. Give them the capacity to learn something new, that could help your son Bob. We pray for the blood results to be helpful. In your sons name Lord, Amen xx

mhd Giving thanks and praise to our God for your continued support and love. Prayers for you and your family, may you always know God's love and the path he has chosen for you. Please keep praying for me, DS and bump smile xx

CaptainDippy As always thanks and praise for the love and prayers you have said for us and for your support for me. Prayers for you, for your health and for your family. How is DD1? Heavenly Father, take of this family of yours Lord. They are precious indeed. Amen xx (DD1 is taking anti-biotics and is doing better, hoping this is the beginning of the end - light at the end of the tunnel ) Prayers for CD's foster mum who is coping with a DX of Atrial Fibrillation and the implications this has for the rest of her life. Prayers too for CD's friend's sister who is in hospital after a horrific car crash. The future is not looking too hopeful so recent brain stem tests have revealed only the top half of her brain is working - meaning that she may end of not having any control over her body whatsoever; but still being being to think and understand everyone going on around her Prayers for her family and friends at this terrible time, esp her DH and 2 gorgeous DD's (5 and 7)

LOTM Hope you are still around, I may be wrong but haven't see you for a few days. Prayers for you LOTM, have you found the guidance you were praying for? Prayers for you and your desire to be of service of others, as the Lord intended. Amen x

TACP Praise for your prayers for me and mine and for your love and support. God Bless you TACP x
What's occurring with you? Prayers for you x

mangomay How are you? How is Church going? Prayers to our God for his guidance, to help you find the spiritual home that is waiting for you at this time. How is your friend's DH and DDs?

Lord we ask that you give mangomay and DH the wisdom and knowledge to find their way onto the path you have made for them. Lord help them to find in their hearts the right place for them. Amen x

Monty27 Prayers for you, as you accompany your friend down this hardest of paths. Lord please take of care of this dear child of yours. Heal her from her pneumonia and make her well enough to be able to have the treatment she needs, for her breast cancer. Lord we ask you to take special care of this woman, and give her the knowledge of your love and the true knowledge of your Son and his sacrifice made for us, so that we may come through the Son, to Our Father. Take good care of our sister Father. Amen x

MaryBS Thanks and praise, as always, for your support and helpful and kind words. Thank you.

How are you? Prayers for your family. Lord take good care of them, always showing your love Lord. Amen x

PA Praying that you and things in your life are better x.

jaffacakes How are you? Prayers and love for you x.

tunnocksteacake Praying that you have a safe and successful pregnancy x.

Thank you LPG and GET PRAYING ALL

have prayed, will keep praying. How old is he?

I had a good night last night (thankGod) but had a fright when woken up by someone pulling the duvet off.. ds was fed up with waiting for Mummy and leant over from his cot and decided to hurry things along a bit. not thrilled as the first words I hear are "poo bum" Thankyou for prayers for sleep.

How is everyone today?

dd was upset yesterday during access visit.. while daddy was away, she asked where Daddy lives, I told her gp's when he get's back she asks him and he tells her at our house. she's happy. Damn. He wanted to fill in the census. what are they going to say when they get 2 forms giving different information?

Tea, stick to your guns and don't listen to your mother's "Oh you should have smacked him more."
It would not have stopped him being "naughty" and you would have instilled a fear in him that he is not loved unconditionally. Which would have spread to your dd.
Just be very vigilant and prevent him as much as you can from doing those things you don't want him to do.

DO, sorry to hear Bob isn't any wiser for the hosp stay - maybe they are waiting for results etc? These things always seem to take so much time.

TACP, agree with DO, don't listen to your mum, smacking is not the answer. Sounds like you're a great mum, we have had several little sod naughty stages with my DCs and sometimes it's a case of just riding them out, not easy when you're in it.

BES, aagh at ex, poor dd. Praying.

Poppy are you ok, haven't seen you on here or fb for a while?

Mary, hope you are feeling better, also an aaagh for you re trying to make people understand....I get that too, it's so hard.

I'm OK, shattered from yesterday as we went house hunting, we've narrowed it to one but looking at another and that one again on Tues, the only thing with that one is it needs a lot of re-decoration etc, although has lovely space, the one we will see on tues has a lot of space also and looks more well maintained so we shall see, feel very blessed, but then remember it's kind of a public space as well as a home so they do have to find ones with the right space....none of these new builds are as big as a vicarage in any case so I guess we have to make it work in the best way we can. Saw some stunning ones though but they didn't have the right space for study etc. Looks like the study will have to be upstairs as none have downstairs space possible...so dh will have to meet with people downstairs, say in the lounge, so it's important there is some family space elsewhere as well (don't want people upstairs really) - the one we are seeing on tues has a big kitchen diner and you could make the diner bit into a kind of den with a sofa, TV etc - could be lovely - the one we saw yesterday had a conservatory which may be cold in the winter/too hot in summer....any opinions on this?

Sorry I am rattling on dreadfully here!!!!

MHD he finds it very difficult to take things in, that's why I usually go with him. They will copy us in to the letter to GP/Consultant, so that's when we will know. And they have made him an appointment for 20th April which is the most inconvenient ever, as we will come back from the weekend in Holland on the 19th. They have said they will try and arrange transport for both of us this time, but we are going to try and get the appointment a week later. He is totally exhausted at the moment and quite unable to eat. He is not coming to the service (re-dedication of the sanctuary after the re-furbishment) this afternoon, which really is the least of my worries.

Madhair. I think it is important to have your familiy space. is there any way you can look at some other houses? you are right, you definatly need some completey private space upstairs. you need to be able to access the kitchen without having to go through a meeting space. it is important that the family space is not second best/ doesn't need to be trouped through by visitors. Is there a downstairs toilet? Your children(and you) need to feel that it is their home not a workplace that you happen to live in. and get thown out of every now again for work purposes.

I hope that you can find something suitable.

Hello all, just a quick, could you please pray for our vicar. Her mum died, quite suddenly, on Thursday .

Of course any time is bad to lose a parent, but to lose your mother so close to Mothering Sunday

Baroque :( Praying.

BES - yes you're right, it is important and thankfully the diocesan housing bloke is absolutely lovely and understands this. I think the two houses I am talking about would both work for that, both have downstairs loos, both have spaces for both living room, dining and extra bit for a family den as well as the normal living room - so when dh has people in they can meet in the living or dining room (don't have to go through kitchen) and we can chill elsewhere, often I am in meetings too so the kids don't have to feel they are consigned to their rooms - I think in the second house if we made that den thing could put a TV and squishy sofa in it could be lovely, and I'm not at all worried about having meetings in my living room, we're all used to it, see work as part of our lives and don't worry about it, kids a v sociable so happy with it too. Then dh could have a great study space upstairs away from it all so he doesn't bother me when I'm slobbing in front of Jeremy Kyle so he can get on with his work in peace. I'm excited about the possibilities...and the kids have put in a vote for the second which we will see on Tues as they like the garden :) But they are really the only ones suitable - it's the nature of new build.

Tea - I think it sounds that you doing a great job. Praying that your mum will back off a little bit.

MHD - great to hear that the househunting is going well. It sounds as though you are all about to start an exciting adventure.

I'd also appreciate prayers for DS2. He is 3.5 and seems to be struggling a bit at the moment. He's being referred for speech therapy and generally just seems to be a bit behind his peers in his development. He is smaller, not able to communicate well and just seems to be becoming a bit isolated from other children, preferring to play on his own, perhaps because other children have difficulties understanding him.

Love & Prayers for all - been at the "Welcome to the Church Course" all day today and heads feels a bit fried, was a good day though & I think we have found where we want to be as a family for a while at least

Prayers for your DS2 Jaffa; and yes, BES - she does ALL of that with me in public as well. She's been with the Elder from our church's wife all day while DH and I have been on this course today; and apparently, she has been an Angel - The minute we picked her up she was petulant and grumpy, kicking me and grunting. Lovely Sigh ..... Deep breath .......

Praying that they will find a proper DX and you can start looking forward. So frustrating for you and Bob. xx

Brain emptied .....

Do have a wonderful news though - friend's DSis who was in the car accident has started squeezing gently with her left hand and wriggling her left toes - Miracles!!!!!!! Keep praying, please ......

That's wonderful CD...keeping praying :)

Jaffa - prayers for DS2.

Prayers... (am still under the weather here).

Currently on target to read the bible during Lent. Of course, me being me, I am using a bible with Apocrypha, so extra books to read. Yesterday was Song of Songs. Tomorrow the first 3rd of Isaiah. In the bible I'm using - an extra book, the book of Wisdom. And its beautiful :). Never read it before, but just wanted to share this passage, from chapter 9:

13 'What human being indeed can know the intentions of God? And who can comprehend the will of the Lord?

14 For the reasoning of mortals is inadequate, our attitudes of mind unstable;

15 for a perishable body presses down the soul, and this tent of clay weighs down the mind with its many cares.

16 It is hard enough for us to work out what is on earth, laborious to know what lies within our reach; who, then, can discover what is in the heavens?

17 And who could ever have known your will, had you not given Wisdom and sent your holy Spirit from above?

18 Thus have the paths of those on earth been straightened and people have been taught what pleases you, and have been saved, by Wisdom.'

Happy mothering Sunday!

I had a lie in, because ds was so tired from being awake in the night crying.. and asking for his lost things(various objects he keeps for comfort, fall out from losing daddy) (sigh) Mum sent me 2 cards from the children. I bought myself some flowers then got a surprise present frrom h. and I have just found another present I bought for myself and was a surprise as I had forgotten about it. (see there are some benefts of not getting enough sleep) We are off to a party for dd now.

I hope that you are all having a good day too

(didn't make too much effort to try and get to church as the children were complained about last year)

Happy Mothering Sunday lovely ladies! How Blessed we are! xx

I was standing at the sink this morning washing out a blue bowl (yellow refused by ds) when out of the enormopus pile of washing up(well yesterday was Mothering sunday ) fell dd's water bottle that I had completely forgotten to wash Good job Someone has got their eye on the ball with this parenting lark.

LOL BES :)

Didn't make church yesterday either. Am starting to feel better now though.

Afternoon ladies xx

Prayers aplenty for everyone on this thread...

Morning

Morning....praying for all. Mary glad you're feeling a bit better.

Caz hoping you're ok, you're quiet.

mhd I'm ok, thanks for asking. I'm lurking but finding it difficult to contribute at the moment. All a bit mixed up emotionally. Feeling rotten all of the time too - sickness is horrendous at the moment, but I was expecting that and really don't mind. It is reassuring if anything! Everything seems to be going well with this pregnancy so far but I cannot shake the fear that something terrible will happen again - which makes me feel like my faith in God to come through on this for me is weak and I don't know how to be better.

I'm 8+6 today and my next scan 26th April. Already very rounded and showing which is bizzare considering how early I am. But strangers have been asking me when I'm due! I guess it is because this is baby no2 (we're calling him/her Bow for now, as in rainbow - colour in our lives amidst the storm), and there is only 9 months between this pregnancy and my last? It is like my body has gone "I remember this!" and has kapooshed out!

Have had a really busy fortnight too with my brothers wedding last weekend and a friends weekend just gone. Found Mother's Day very difficult and cried for much of it, but DH tried very hard to make it special for me.

We have a hospital appointment for DH this afternoon - following up from his lumber puncture back in November (finally seeing the neurologist today!!!!!) - his symptoms are no better (no feeling in hands, losing balance etc) but the GP said the lumber results were normal, so no idea what the neurologist is going to suggest now to try and diagnose. Frustrating.

Prayers for all.

Let us know how it has gone with the appointment this afternoon Caz.

DH's condition has been described as a Transverse Myelitis.

The lumber puncture ruled out nasties (and for this I thank God) but confirmed a raised protein element which fitted with the MRI scan images and inflammation. The inflammation causing the damage could've been caused by an infection, but they don't really know. It could be like this forever, it could get a bit better, it could go back to normal, they don't really know. They could give strong steroids and other drugs to try and aid recovery, but success of such treatments are not guaranteed and the potential side affects horrible, so the Doctors and ourselves are reluctant to go down that route.

Now another MRI is ordered to see if the inflammation has got worse, better or stayed the same in the last six months, and wait another six months to see the neurologist again. So it is a waiting game. Stuck in a limbo where DH has to live with this condition that is debilitating; he struggles with buttons and getting dressed, knifes and forks, Xbox controllers and mouse buttons, cannot really hold a pen or write anymore, constantly dropping things. Anything that requires fine motor control, manipulation and dexterity is a challenge.

Where we just have to hope it will get better, not really knowing if it ever will. Sometimes we just wonder when we are going to be given a break.

Just frustrated really. But thankful it is nothing too nasty.

At least you both have a diagnosis Caz, but be gentle with each other as you get used to this development. Praying for you...

I've had a thumping headache today :(