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Christian prayer thread- Easter on the way

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blackeyedsusan · 12/02/2012 22:13

All welcome to join

Here is a list of all those who popped in or were regulars on the last thread. I hope I have not missed anyone!! Confused

Amberlight- being treated for breast cancer. side effects may damage her heart.
Beatrice Primrose and cupoftea poorly baby and support for the family
Bluetinkerbell - ttc after losing the beloved Sterre during her second trimester
CaptainDippy- busy busy busy
Chairofthebored -dh has ms and ttc number1
Doodlealley -popped in to ask for prayer re breast cancer.
DutchOma- dh has a lung disease requiring regular trips to hospital/drs and lots of rest
Expat's dd suffering from leukaemia
Fink- recent single parent- husband left
FriendofDorothy- ttc -appointment soon. poorly cat.
Gingercurl - things are stressful at home, studying, high blood pressure
Issypeach - work situation insecure for h and Issy. Prayer requested for the dcs one of whom has gone awol and the other at uni
Jaffacakes ... when is/was your due date?
Jugglingwithsnowballs-job applications to work 1 to 1 with children
Lostmywellies - recently returned to the uk, currently freezing due to heating problems. frriendships for dd and ds to settle into nursery
Madhairday - reoccuring lung infections, dd with psoriasis/partial hearing and unhelpful school
MaryB - work and relationships at church. difficult situations socially for dc's
Notevenamousie - curently undergoing treatment as an inpatient. recently lost her mum.
PositiveAttitude- soon to be working abroad for 2 years. prayer also for current work situation and 3 jobs! (eek) pray for protection and continuing recovery of dd3 just out of hospital and battles for dla
SESthebrave -prayer for husbands stessful job situation and high blood pressure. pray for her quadraplegic friend suffering from pressure sores
Springydaffs-prayer for the truth to be known and a reconciliation with family
SweetestThing- just got the all clear from cancer and officially in remission. however, still has to deal with the after effects of surgery.
Teaandcakesplease - single parent to 2 young children. unsupportive parents re ds "being a toddler." prayer for new reliable friends.
Tuo -dd1 and dh to be more positive about her faith
Weegie atypical variant Guillain Barre syndrome has left her with no sensation in her legs below the knees or arms below the elbows, including hands and feet and the lower part of her face. she can do practically nothing for herself.
Welshcerys- family
ZipidiSoozi- things aren't so easy at the moment. we would love to hear from you.
and finally (I hope)
Blackeyedsusan - mad as a hatter! single parent to 2 youngish children, separated after dv. pray for friends and a new church. ds's behaviour and toddler diarrhoea. dd, niggling health problems.

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madhairday · 23/03/2012 11:56

Thanks. The head has rung back and she was lovely. She said she didn't believe for a moment dd would say these things and that dd is delightful and gentle and caring. :) She says she has come down on the other girl like a ton of bricks and told her that she is absolutely shocked by her disgusting behaviour, and will also be talking to her parents. She said the girl should have apologised to dd yesterday, I told her she hadn't, and she said then she will be in even more trouble and they won't tolerate that kind of behaviour. She said she has never known such shocking and vile behaviour before and seemed v sad about it tbh. I am sad too, not only about it but that 2 or 3 other girls were on this girls side. I know dc get dragged into things but it is such a shame. However there were more supporting dd so that is good, she feels her friends around her.

Still feel awful for her, but a bit better. It's so hard when you have a sn child who doesn't quite 'fit in' and is targeted by bullies. I am scared for secondary school next year. :( But I know I need to trust God. We prayed so much about this and it seems to have resolved with the teachers being very much for dd.

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blackeyedsusan · 23/03/2012 12:43

mhd, sorry to hear about dd. I hope that the head rings you back soon. ((hugs))

the cupboard is empty, the floor is clean(ish) the washing up is done and put away, the hall has been swept I need to find some trousers and that damn receipt. hoping the machine will be fixed.

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blackeyedsusan · 23/03/2012 12:50

oops, missed that it had gone to the next page. Blush glad that they rang back.

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JugglingWithTangentialOranges · 23/03/2012 12:50

I'm so sorry that horrible, crazy stuff happened with your dd mhd - especially with DH away ATM. Glad the teachers are supporting your dd on this, and many friends are too.

All the best with the washing machine bes Smile - sounds like you've had an amazing tidy whilst looking for that receipt anyway ! Perhaps there will be some way around things ?

amberlight · 23/03/2012 13:21

MHD, that's just awful Shock.

Do the school realise that disablist comments/behaviour/ostracism/bullying are now as illegal as racist ones, and that they should be recording them and dealing with them as firmly as they would racism? I'm guessing so, but it's worth remembering.

Prayers all round.

Off to see heart specialist at 2.30. After yesterday's good news re the cancer, really really hoping it's good news on the heart too.

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blackeyedsusan · 23/03/2012 13:30

beats self round head. beats self round head some more

puts on hat with d on...

Slap, slap ,slap.

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blackeyedsusan · 23/03/2012 13:38

shit bugger bugger shit

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madhairday · 23/03/2012 14:31

Thanks everyone. Amber yes they do seem to be taking it very seriously. If anything further happens I will be over there as quick as anything. Having been disability governor at my last place I know a lot about the new disability awareness/action plan stuff and how it all falls in with sn stuff as well, and psoriasis is counted in disability as it's chronic illness as is dyspraxia so they do need to be recording this stuff around dd. I think the head was really shocked tbh and is being pretty proactive around it all, I think a lot of her, shame she's leaving in the autumn.

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blackeyedsusan · 23/03/2012 14:44

well, the washing machine is ok. it seems that it could have been due to washing too heavy a load for the setting. it could also have been the filter which I cleaned out. the hose is blocked and needs to be cleaned by doing a hot wash every month. with no clothes in. (expensive, but not as expensive as a new machine. ) they did not charge despite the missing receipt.

I feel a lot of a fool for panicking about something that turned out to be nothing. who knew that there would be water under the drum and at the bottom of the machine normally? the instructions say nothing about this. if they said there is always a bit of water in the filter then one would know not to panic.

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thejaffacakesareonme · 23/03/2012 15:02

MHD - your poor daughter. I hope it is all resolved soon. Maybe some good will come of the situation, it is great that some of the kids stood by your DD and maybe some of them could support her again in the future. I wouldn't worry too much about senior school atm. I was bullied in primary school. When I got to secondary though I found loads of new friends. Also, a bigger building meant that it was easier to avoid the bullies.

BES - great that the machine is sorted out. You've reminded me that I really need to get a load on....

jan2011 · 23/03/2012 19:48

need prayer feeling very low....difficult day

weegiemum · 23/03/2012 19:56

Jan - sorry to hear you are low

MHD - your poor dd! Surely the school know she is being subject to bullying - cos ghats what this is, bullying through official channels!!

I'm doing ok, tired and glad it's the weekend! Dh will be late tonight, but St least he will be home (away since wed afternoon) and that takes some of the pressure off me.

Hope you all have a good weekend, esp DO with dippy! Say hi to her from us all!

DutchOma · 23/03/2012 20:25

I will Weegie I am very excited and so is she.

amberlight · 24/03/2012 07:21

Prayers assured...

ZipadiSoozi · 24/03/2012 13:35

Prayers for all those in music exams!

DO and CD - Prayers for a lovely lovely lovely day! xxxxxxxxxx hope the sun shines, its just peeping out now here in notts!

jan2011 · 24/03/2012 14:39

thank you for prayers - God has heard and has lifted me today - so thankful. praying for all of you also. it is a beautiful summer day here - thinking of u all

JugglingWithTangentialOranges · 24/03/2012 14:43

Thank you, jan

I had a lovely drive across the fens with the DCs this morning -

really foggy on the way out, but so much brighter and warmer coming back Smile

lostmywellies · 24/03/2012 20:57

If anyone's around tonight...

Please pray that dd2 is ok. She bumped her head while out playing at a friends and was complaining of a bad headache and neckache at bedtime. I put her to bed early, but have woken her once to check she's still responsive. Pretty hard to tell with a sleepy child, but I did get a coherent answer! Gonna check on her a couple more times before I go to bed.

jan2011 · 24/03/2012 21:33

glad you had a nice time juggling, it looks like summer is on its way

lostmywellies i hope your dd2 is ok... im glad you got a clear response from her and ill be praying for her tonight.

my dh was working today and he is away out with his friends tonight. i have just put dd down to sleep - she has been a bundle of energy and joy all day. only God could have turned today around for me the way He did...im so thankful.

JugglingWithTangentialOranges · 24/03/2012 21:41

Praying for your dd wellies - you are right to be careful even though it's more worrying that way perhaps

(I have a good friend who needed medical treatment after being hit on the head by a cricket ball. But thankfully he was fine afterwards -
Have probably worried you now. Sorry if I have x )

You could phone NHS Direct for advice but then they might suggest taking her to A&E (which could be a bit of a nightmare on a Saturday night)

jan - So glad you had such a good and blessed day

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blackeyedsusan · 24/03/2012 22:35

oh wellies. how is she doing?

the great lump has gone to sleep on the sofa although he was supposed to be catching a train home. one has learnt to let sleeping dogs lie as he gets very grumpy when woken.

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blackeyedsusan · 24/03/2012 22:38

ooo who prayed in the 1 minute between posting and him rolling off the sofa and taking himself of upstairs, hopefuly to get changed... (please not in my bed... )

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weegiemum · 24/03/2012 22:49

Hi ladies glad to hear everyone seems to have had good days today apart from the head injury (a weekly occurrence here, you'd think they'd have grown out of it by now!!)

I had a great day - slept in till 9!! This afternoon went to the cinema with dd1 and a mate to see "the Hunger Games" - excellent film, really thought provoking! Then, as a surprise, dh picked us up and took us out for tea! There's a great new mexican locally so we went there, and it was fab.

Now I can't sleep. I go into hospital on Monday for my IV Immunoglobulin treatment for a week. I'm hoping to come home each night. But I'm practically phobic about hospitals, and I'm going to miss my psychology session because of it. Please pray for strength for me!

lostmywellies · 24/03/2012 23:13

dd2 just put her arms round me when I went to check on her and said, "I've still got a bit of a headache." :) That's a big improvement on her droopiness when she went to bed, so I'm feeling more positive.

Hope your hospital trips are friendly, weegie. I love going to hospital Blush because someone looks after me for a change. But I can understand it being a hideous experience for some.

bes, glad your machine's working fine and no receipt needed. And hope that lump is on his way out the door. :o

jan, thanks, and so glad to hear about your good day.

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blackeyedsusan · 24/03/2012 23:51

he has lumbered off muttering. I think he wanted to go to church together, but it is too stressful to pretend to play happy families. calmed down and going to bed. glad the head banger is a bit more lucid. ds has had several bumps this week poor love, he headbutted the door and got a vertical bruise from the edge of the door.

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