Christian Prayer Thread - Joy to the world, the Lord is coming

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I thought it was time to set up a new thread for Christmas.

Will just leave it short and give you all the opportunity to add your own prayers.

Nickelbabe Prayers of thanks for the delivery of her little girl, continuing prayers for her and the baby. We look forward to you to be able to update us.

MHD prayers that the medical team will get their act together, but also that you will be able to be at home and stay at home over Christmas.

Soozi we know how hard things have been for you for such a long time. Prayers that you will find the strength to cope, especially at this Christmas time.

CaptainDippy Prayers for comfort and joy.

Prayers for all of us that we will proclaim the birth of the Saviour to a world in need.

amber, eek. how is dh now? been praying that any pain killers/medicine works.

paise God, the boy has been well behaved today. (well he did sit on his sister a bit this morning, but it has not been one thing after another all day as it sometimes can be) they are both being entertained by the train track and PLAYING TOGETHER! though I have just ricked my ankle on a viaduct (ouch)

:o at viaduct injury. How good it is when brother and sister live together in unity! As the psalmist put it... :) These are small glimpses of a calmer future as they grow, be assured...

Praying for all as I read through. Especially Bob and amber's dh.

DH has gone to India for 2 weeks (lucky him) and so far we're not coping that brilliantly without him, though parts of yesterday were quite good for me - (mostly I got something done while the DCs were at school that I'd been wanting to do for a while)
But we had at least one big upset last night, and then another pretty major one this morning - everyone shouting and upset about stuff.
Trying to take some comfort from the fact that that's not normal for us, and usually (especially with DH around too) we all get along fairly well. Would like the DCs to show more respect sometimes though.
I guess the family dynamics are all up in the air, as well as it being harder when you're on your own with them, and then we're all missing him too.
So if you could "hold us in your prayers" as Quakers like to say whilst DH is away, and especially for a better evening tonight that would be much appreciated.
Love and prayers to all of you as well. I'll have another read through in a minute x

Juggling - will be praying. I know what you mean! dh is off to Sudan in March, and went to Uganda a year or so back and we felt the same.

Just off to my new wine women and leadership conference - so excited. Will be keeping you in my prayers there. May not get much chance to come on line and mumsnet is a pain on my phone but I will be thinking of you.

Thank you mhd

• Mumsnet at it's best !

Hope you have a great time at the conference. I've just started an assertiveness course which is very thought provoking and helpful - will be going to that tomorrow afternoon - perhaps that will help me with the DCs too.

how old are the dcs juggling?

spoke too soon about referral - I'm apparently in too posh an area and I don't get those services! God knows what he is doing and I accept it, even though I am disappointed. GP is disappointed too. we shall see..

small prayer - I am studying and have developed a RSI. Each time I attempt to study, some big thing comes up, usually emotional (family, kids) but this time practical too - I can't type! (she says, typing.. one finger on the right side!) I have previously been forced to abandon my studies as the onslaught was too immense and I was snowed under: this time I determined to carry on come what may. I need wisdom here. I've had a cortisone jab in it today.

prayers for all

Oh, they're 12 and 10 BES - old enough not to scrap on the sofa/ chase each other round the house madly, you might think ?!

Thanks to all for the support. I might post how it's going later if that's OK as we did just have a shocking night and morning. Please pray for peace in this home tonight !

Thinking of you springydaffs - you may need to take a short break from the typing if that's possible. But hopefully not give up on your studies x

Prayers from me for all of you.

Juggling - prayers that tonight is very different and calm. It is so hard when you are all on your own coping with DCs that are missing their dad and feeling that things are not the same, and you are feeling as if it is all on your shoulders at the same time. Don't beat yourself up about it though. I am sure I am not the only one who has been there before you.

Springy - sorry to hear about the referral. Is it only non-posh areas who have trouble with teenagers then? Prayers that you can get some support that you need from another source, then.

MHD if you are reading this, have a fantastic time and I hope your seminar goes well. Stay well !!

Sweetest - not been able to read your blog, but prayers for you.

I feel as if my brain is going to explode here. SO much to take in, so much to try and absorb. THis morning we overslept and got the day off to a bad start by just having 15 minutes to get up, have breakfast and get to the first meeting. My brain has just about caught up with me!
It's great to meet so many lovely people from all over the world who are going to be doing similar things to us all over the world.

If you can spare a prayer for my DCs it would be good. They are all at home together. Hopefully not bickering, but helping each other and remembering to feed the animals!

Well, they're both in bed now, and went up peacefully, despite some hiccups this evening, all is forgiven.
At the end of the day ... that's what matters.

trricky age, juggling, hormones and being top of the school taking effect.

I also found it harder to manage when h was away (when we were together) than now. it is bloody hard now but there is no other option and things adjust to account for there being only one parent.

pa. will you be cleaning the cupboads when you get home, seeing as they are are probably eating everything in them at the moment like a plague of locusts.

I do feel a bit bad moaning when it's just for 2 weeks. But I think it's this adjustment period that is particularly tricky. I have a lot of respect that's for sure for anyone raising their kids as a single parent full-time.
Anyway we've had a better evening tonight, so thanks for your thoughts and prayers x

sorry, I think the and was supposed to a but. saying it is hard a s a single parent but you adjust the routine (and try and achieve a hell of a lot less) so that you cope easier. when h is away, you have to do everything and keep the routine going and it feels worse because he should be there and isn't.

Hi everyone,
Just a little request from me. It would have been my mum's birthday today, she died 8 months ago today. The firsts are tough, this one feels the toughest. And I heard last night that a lovely lady in my AA fellowship died of the consequences of active alcoholism on Monday. So sad.
Finish week 2 today with real determination, more than ever.

Have read through and prayed for each situation - so much to pray for, thank God we have God who listens to all our prayers :).

Another prayer. For DS and an awful problem at Cubs re: cub leader. And for DD and something that seems to kicking off between her and another girl that she knew from primary school. The mother of this girl has posted some inflammatory things on FB, if its DD she's talking about (and thats not definite) then there may be trouble ahead...

and prayers for me too, as I'm not coping that well with it all...

Prayers for everyone today, with our range of different challenges and situations. Thankfully God listens to and cares for each and every one of us, no matter what we ask him - even if it's not the answer we expect...

Would appreciate prayers this morning especially as I am off to hospital in an hour to get the results of last week's scan. Praying that it is good news and for the strength to cope if it isn't.

Thinking of you today notevenamousie
Love and prayers to all x

Reading and praying...

... for a peaceful day for Mousie. I hope you have some happy memories of your mum, and that the day passes without too much sorrow. Anniversaries are so hard.

... for a good result for Sweetest.

... for strength for you Mary and for your LOs in their difficult situations. (I know we've talked about this before, but just to say again how much I really dislike FB sometimes... I do use it, but my FB friends must think - wrongly - that I'm totally Pollyanna-ish, because I try only to post positive things. If I need a rant, I do it with RL friends instead... and not in writing in a public place!)

... for a calm couple of weeks, Juggling

... and for PA and MrPA on their course, and the young PAs at home eating PA out of house and home coping fantastically, I'm sure .

I am getting ridiculously anxious that I haven't heard about the job I've applied for (ridiculous, because I'm not even 100% sure that I want it... but I just want to know if I've been shortlisted or not!), so would appreciate prayers for patience!

Mousie, hope you cope ok today.

oh dear mary, not good.

how did it go sweetest?

doh! i have been worrying that the tax disc form has not arrived and tat I needed to ring up the dvla. thought I probably ought to search through the mountain of post on the stairs, some of which collapsed in an avalanche earlier fist in case I had missed it. as I as alking down the stairs i saw a brown envelope teetering on the edge of another pile ready to plunge into the abyss of junk mai at the bottom of the stairs and lo and behold it is the tax disc form. it must have arrived on saturday as bh as by the foront door when the post arrived and didn't tell me anything had come. answered prayer before one had hardly been uttered!

sorting the post is one of those jobs I have been meaning to get round to. I had moved it all to a carier bag in the kitchen where I knew where it was and roughly what was in ther. h so helpfully (NOT) moved it back to the stairs after he came to collect paper work that he needed for his security clearance. hed is programmed to put things on the stairs and piss me right off because important letters get lost in the jumble of unsorted post. much of hwich is his bloody junk mail that he has omitted to redirect.

here endeth the ranty session...

for now at least.

Oohh, I'm glad to hear that it isn't just me who's not great at opening and sorting the post, bes.

So much junk and near junk and hassle though that it never seems a very appealing task

More prayers for all....

Scan all clear, thank God. Thank you for prayers!

Mousie, hope you are okay.

Bes, I hate sorting mail too....brown envelopes are the worst!

Prayers aplenty for everyone.