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MN Christian Prayer Thread - Dippy's Back! Prayers for New Beginnings as a New Academic Year Commences ......

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CaptainDippy · 25/08/2011 08:27

Grin

I know I would appreciate prayers as I face the prospect that the Littlest Dippy starts school in a few short weeks (w/c 12th Sept to be precise). Feeling a little wobbly to say the least ......

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SweetestThing · 22/09/2011 14:42

Wonderful news, Amber! I am so happy your prayers have been answered - now get on with celebrating getting your life back! Praise God for looking after you through all this.

amberlight · 22/09/2011 15:05

Keeping prayers aplenty going for everyone else

Bluetinkerbell · 22/09/2011 15:26

Wonderful news for answered prayers!

Can I ask for a little prayer as well, hoping it gets answered soon!
We're not doing very well financially, we still owe church a chunk of money that they lend us last year and we haven't managed to pay it back yet, I feel really ashamed about it. DH desperately needs some more pupils, he recently started as a driving instructor. Atm he only just breaks even. In-laws are helping us out financially with a loan, but it still doesn't seem to work out.

thejaffacakesareonme · 22/09/2011 17:04

What fantastic news Amber. Congratulations! You must feel like you are walking on air today.

Blue - prayers for finances

Bluetinkerbell · 22/09/2011 18:25

Update from Caz she will be going home on Saturday! On 11th of October she will be induced to give birth to their screaming little boy! So keep the prayers going!

ZipadiSoozi · 22/09/2011 21:05

Blu - prayers for your finances, I fully understand

Amber - Wow! Wow! Wow! Congratulations

Sweetest - Prayers continuing my love, how are things atm?

Caz - Ooh baby boy hang on in there, prayers for you both

xxxx

Prayers appreciated for my new job starting next week, very nervous!

Bluetinkerbell · 22/09/2011 21:37

thanks Zipa prayers for your new job! what is it you're going to do?

gingercurl · 22/09/2011 22:03

Yeay Amber. Fantastic news! Praise God and prayers that your continued treatment will go well and that the nasty cells stay away for good.
Mary That's really moving. I hope your DS is OK.
Prayers for Blue and Soozi's job and Caz.
I've been away overnight. When I came home this evening, DS met me with a huge grin and kiss and the first thing he told me was that he'd had a good day today. I think his father giving him a transformer toy after school may have had something to do with it Grin and me coming home while he was still up (He dislikes me being away). All the same, while in the bath he was telling us about what he'd done in school today and was in such a happy mood. He may be in a foul mood tomorrow again, but just having him back to his normal self for a couple of hours tonight was great!

PositiveAttitude · 23/09/2011 07:12

Its really uplifting reading through this thread at the moment!! Smile
Fantastic news Amber.
Mary - lovely that God "spoke" to you in your need. Its always so encouraging when that happens. Hope DS is ok.
Prayers for Caz and her DS.
Blu - Worries about finances appear so big, don't they. SO easy to say "Hand the worry over to God" , but IME it is the best way. Smile
Sweetest - How are things going?
Sooz prayers for that being the "new girl" goes well. Smile

DD2 is off on Saturday. We are travelling up to London with her. Answer to prayers when we found out yesterday where she is going to be living for the next 10 months. I phoned the lady last night and had a lovely conversation and she is lovely!! We will be meeting her on Saturday.
As soon as we have waved goodbye to DD2 we wll need to get our head around our interview next Tuesday.

LeoTheLateBloomer · 23/09/2011 07:42

Hi all, I'm new to the thread and would really like to ask for some additional prayer power.

I've been praying for a girl (early 20s?) I met recently who has suffered pretty horrific domestic abuse. Her DD (21mo) has been taken into care as a result and the poor thing is a mess, understandably. I've been praying for her to find strength to keep going and get her daughter back in time for her birthday in December, which is her aim. Additional prayers would be much appreciated.

Also, my parents are flying to the States for a well-earned holiday today. They've been my rocks in recent months and am praying for a safe journey and return.

Thank you.

Will read previous posts in more depth later. I love hearing about the power of prayer and will include you all in my prayers Smile

DutchOma · 23/09/2011 10:22

Welcome Leo. Of course I will join you in prayer for your friend and for your parents on their holiday.

Yes, prayer is a mighty power and we have seen and are seeing many good outcomes. Is your friend getting any practical help, through a church fellowship? Are you close enough to be a support to her?

PA How wonderful that you had the contact with your daughter's hostess and that all seems so positive. Wish you could come past the door from London to your interview.

Still very happy about Amber's news. I got her text while talking to a neighbour. I was admiring her beautiful yellow car and she said it had been a present from someone in her church, who didn't need it, wanted her to have it, taxed and MOT'd it, and handed it over with a tank of petrol. Who said anything about the power of prayer? Not, of course that she would have prayed for God to provide a car. But He still did.
Also I heard that the loan we had from the church for the Open Door shop has now been paid off and the money we make can now go into community projects again.

That's three bits of good, fabulous, news in a day.
Godd is good.

blackeyedsusan · 23/09/2011 12:41

dd got to show off her reading medal in assembly. she jumped up like a jack in the box when the head asked whose medal it was because she was so excited. there was a collective ahhhh from the grrown ups.

ds has actually played at nursery today. he did do some crying but also some playing.

CazandBelle · 23/09/2011 12:44

Hello everyone!

Thank you blue for updating and for everyone for their prayers. They've been very much needed this week.

As blue said I threatened prem-labour again last Wednesday/Thursday. Wednesday night (14th) I was uncomfortable all night with period pains and just generally not feeling right, by dinner time Thursday, I was still in lots of pains and having lots of tightening so we went up the hospital to be told it looked like prem-labour again.

As you can imagine in the lead up to the point where Belle died this was the last thing we needed, especially as this was exactly the pattern 10 days before Belle died and I all but stopped coping throughout last weekend. Friday/Saturday I was especially beside myself because that was the exact day Belle died. I've started to calm down again since Tuesday.

I was admitted and given drugs to try and stop or slow things down while they could get steroids into me to help Xander's lungs. Over the weekend things were very on and off and nothing settled down properly until Sunday night/Monday morning. I didn't feel safe to be discharged, terrified that history was going to repeat itself so they agreed to keep my in until I felt ready to go.

Yesterday we agreed I would go home Saturday morning, but this morning I jsut felt ready to go. Felt claustrophobic last night and just had to get out and breathe. So I've come home a day early today, albeit still feeling very scared and anxious of history repeating itself.

I will now be having daily visits to the hospital for proper monitoring until he is here. Being induced at 36 weeks now on the 11th October. 2 weeks and 4 days to go. Please keep praying for a safe outcome this time and that our baby boy comes home.

I don't understand the testing at the moment, but trying (and probably failing!!) to hold onto Phillipians 4:13. I visited hospital chapel while I was in to turn the bible to that verse on the stand.

amberlight · 23/09/2011 13:59

Praying lots....

blackeyedsusan · 23/09/2011 14:33

glad he is still hanging in there caz. take it easy won't you. praying.

Bluetinkerbell · 23/09/2011 16:16

you're very welcome Caz I thought you could do with some extra prayers in this time of need!

madhairday · 23/09/2011 17:54

Oh Caz we will all be praying so much for you. So glad he's handing on in there.

Hello Leo and welcome!

Sooo glad to hear Amber's news - how absolutely fantastic. :)

I wonder if we can all join in a 'pray for mumsnet' thing. Don't know if you've noticed the number of threads going round at the moment. The power of prayer as we know is an awesome thing. If we could all join together and pray for all who visit this place....well, and see what God does.

LeoTheLateBloomer · 23/09/2011 19:26

Hello again.
I've just read through the whole thread and have made notes to include you all in my prayers tonight, particularly Caz and your little boy.

Dutch I've only met this girl twice through a programme we're both on to support victims of DV so don't know her at all well. I have only gleened a little of what she's been through but she was unable to make it to our session on Wednesday because she'd had a particularly difficult week and was in no emotional state to come along.

Thank you for the prayers.

Could you also pray that DD and I get a good night's sleep? We've had almost 2 weeks of very difficult nights and I'm running on empty!

I'm so glad I've found this thread Smile

thejaffacakesareonme · 24/09/2011 13:06

Great to hear from you Caz. Praying that the little one will stay put until 36 weeks.

Hi Leo. Prayers for you and your friend.

blackeyedsusan · 25/09/2011 13:56

how are you doing?

LeoTheLateBloomer · 25/09/2011 14:03

I'm great Grin

I'm SO thankful for the wonderful church that I recently joined. There's a great group of similar aged couples who go with their DCs. DD and I joined them at one of their houses after this morning's service and they've invited me to join their fortnightly prayer group. Hooray!!

On a sad note, I heard this morning that the partner of a friend of mine was killed in a car accident yesterday. They have a 16mo little boy. He didn't live with them (in fact he lived 4 hours away which probably makes it much harder for my friend not being close to his family). Lots of prayers for her to find strength would be great.

Hope you're all well. It's a beautiful day down here in South Devon Smile

madhairday · 25/09/2011 15:33

Prayers for your friend, Leo. That is so tragic :(

PLeased for you about the prayer group and that you are getting support.

Continuing to pray for Caz.

blackeyedsusan · 26/09/2011 07:47

morning. was woken by "BEES!" in the middle of the night. goodness knows what the small boy was drreaming to shout that! had company, small wwrriggly company before I could get him back off to sleep,

still praying caz.

waaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh

blackeyedsusan · 26/09/2011 18:12

have got to do the mad dash between schools tomorrow morning. quite worried about it.

LeoTheLateBloomer · 26/09/2011 18:33

BES, obviously being new to this thread I don't know your circumstances, but you seem to have a pretty hectic life. I hope you manage to look after yourself sometimes Smile

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