Christian prayer thread- Easter on the way

[blackeyedsusan]

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!!

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.

Off to get ready for church now.

she is up duffed... bun in the oven..with child... PREGNANT

BFP = big fat positive ( in mysterious MN lingo !)

Very pleased to read this news on Easter morning blue [busmile]

Hope everyone has a lovely day

Hello

Sorry I'm not so good at keeping up with the thread anymore. But I do have a prayer request.

I have rather foolishly agreed to go up to Scotland to spend 7 days with my in laws. I am divorced as you know, and I do find my in laws hardwork. MIL swings from being pleasant, to being in a foul mood for no reason. She's not terribly maternal with the kids either. Their marriage isn't healthy and MIL spends a lot of time cutting FIL down and criticising him, so there is generally a bad atmosphere. I actually only wanted 4-5 days but FIL booked tickets for 7 days The town they live in is empty with nothing for children apart from a playground. So I am reliant on FIL and his car to take us off and keep us busy whilst there. They have no toys, or bikes or scooters either. But there is a limit to what I can take going by plane. I have outlined my concerns to him but he seems relaxed about it all. Lucky him! Last year the kids got so bored and played up as they didn't take us out much and with the sparks flying between MIL and FIL it wasn't much fun and she also took it out on the kids or me at times. It was emotionally exhausting tbh trying to rub along with them and that was only 5 days.

I fly up today and I am so nervous about managing a 3 and 4 year old through parking, checking in, on the airplane and baggage pick up. My son no longer uses a buggy and tbh it's such a hassle taking one to the plane and waiting for it at the other end. He is a bolter and he'll be on a wrist restraint. He also can throw huge tantrums.

Next year ExH has to take them not me. I can't do this again. I keep wanting to cry and I have 50 mins before I leave to finish up here and feed the kids. So any prayers would be gratefully appreciated

Oh, good luck Tea - Maybe there will be nice bits to your week in Scotland ? Perhaps it may be slightly easier with children one year older this time ? We will all be praying for you and thinking of you on your journey today x

tea thinking of you...may God go before you and prepare the way

Tea thinking of and praying for you! have you got a chance to come on here to rant when it all gets too much?

Oooh tea praying it will all go well.

Happy Easter to everyone, I love easter day, death is beaten, Christ has won! Yay!

Blue - lovely to see you back, it was a total privilege going to the NW womens day with you [busmile]

madhairday you are right easter is about Christ :) Christ is risen and is here and now with us forevermore. let us hold on to the hope :)

welllll... this church was better.

it was loud covers up ds's screams and tantrums

it was interactive in a big way. dd went up to the front a few times to help.

the physical layout is good. (carpark, big foyer and big doors to the church)

ds tantrummed a bit, and escaped up the aisle... [bublush] and pinched one of the visual aids off dd who was holding it up nicely, took it away and an over it with his toy. (sitting at the back means you can get out quickly but can't catch a child at the front quickly. )

it will be worth going back for a normal service.

oh and you know that someone decided not to come because they were visiting a friend on friday pm. now that same someone is leaving early because another friend has contacted him. though this one is going abroad so it is more understandable so much for arranging fri-mon

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1419726-Prayers-needed-please

just thought to share a verse from 2 corinthians 12:9

"And God said to me 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly then will I boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

Therefore, I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong".

Think this shall be my mantra....For when I am weak, then I am strong! hope it blesses you all.

That's an excellent verse isn't it Jan?
We are reading verse by verse through Thessalonians. Spent two month on 1 Thess and are now a bit more than midway through 2 Thess (Lucas on Life notes) This morning he was talking about our perception of God and how we often think He is a God that looks at us with a wrinkled nose and then dismisses us with a flick of His finger. And how very far from biblical truth that is. And how we can ask the Holy Spirit to change that perception.

I love that verse Jan, it's been a real help to me many, many times when my body has totally let me down.

BES hope you're ok today.

DO I like Jeff Lucas, he is very perceptive.

I had a good day yesterday. Felt like things turned a corner spiritually and church felt a little bit more like home.

It is a good verse, Jan.
I've had a really good Easter in the sense that I was sitting on Palm Sunday thinking that I don't really understand this and ended up at yesterday's everning service thinking, "oh, I get it! Wow!" (Well, a little bit of it anyway as i don't think we can fully understand it until we're in heaven).
Staying away from MN during Lent was very good, actually. Freed up a lot of time [bublush].
Prayers for all.

Thank you for your prayers, naturally there were some hiccups yesterday. A friend who is a pilot said I could park there where he worked and walk to the terminal (10 mins away) but when I got there there were signs about permit holders only and towing in operation. Naturally he didn't answer his phone and DD was being silly in the back of the car and I ended up getting very cross with her, which I deeply regret now. DS also threw some fantastic paddys in the queue to check in, as he was on a wrist restraint and wanted to run about. The one on the plane was about wanting the table down on landing and me saying no. Then FIL lost the car park ticket between the machine and car which was 30 metres away which added an extra dimension and then the 2 hour drive back to their house felt like forever. DD was decidedly fed up towards the end. DS slept and then wouldn't settle for bed until 9.30pm So he is over tired and grumpy today. So I put him down for a nap a short while ago. DD is with the grandparents having a lovely time right now, whilst I am hiding in my room on my iPhone updating you all

So hopefully now I'm here the week will fly by. I had to fight off the urge to cry in their car yesterday afternoon. With the fear of my car bring towed and the guilt of twice in one day being unfairly cross with my gorgeous daughter, as well as fears about the week ahead I was feeling too emotional.

I think in fact I am a hermit and being at my own little home with my children is easier...

prayers aplenty...

Just back from parents house and catching up with the thread.

TACP - will send you a pm.

Aargh! I've just tried to type a post three times and each time the laptop has deleted it.

Weegie - it's wonderful that you are now able to go for short walks. Prayers for your continued recovery. It's also great to hear about expat. It really is a small world - I used to work with one of her family members and still keep in touch once or twice a year. Prayers for her daughter and the wider family.

Jan - prayers for you and your husband. I found that stage really difficult but that it does get easier.

Blue - wow! wonderful news.

It is hard isn't it when children don't behave in the manner expected in church, for whatever reason that may be. I chickened out of going to church yesterday as I didn't think my kids would last in a very traditional communion service. Looking forward to going to church on this Sunday.

thejaffa thank you for your prayers its comforting to hear others have come through this stage and struggled too. i chickened out of church yesterday too as i felt pretty low and just didnt want to contend with looking after a baby in a service and chatting to everyone to be honest! but yes i hope to be out next sunday too. its hard when what should be a blessing is a challenge! but God knows our hearts.

Tea you are doing fantastically in the situations you are in! keep going we are praying...

Ginger and madhairday im glad you both sound like you are in great places with the Lord its amazing when you get to those places where you feel you are grasping something and moving forward

DutchOma it is a great verse and the Lord was my strength this day i really needed him and he helped me when i stepped out in faith. thanks for sharing about what you learnt too....i do know God loves me but often when i fail i do have the perception of God turning away from me and its so important to get our perception of Him right, and to keep being reminded of his love.

tomorrow morning im going out to meet a mum i dont know very well from a mums group. please pray i'll be able to cope ok and have the strength :)

Hi teaandcake - glad to hear you've arrived safely in Scotland even if, predictably as you say, it wasn't plain sailing (or flying - with two young children on your own to visit in-laws )

Hi, Sophie!

Hmm, jan... Given that we are invited to ask big things of God, I think I might just pray that you ENJOY yourself and escape from your worries and thoughts for that hour or two. Iyswim and I do hope that didn't come across the wrong way. Hope you have a good time!

blue - congratulations! And thanks to the person who asked what a bfp is as I've been unable to work it out for months. Prayers for that tiny life growing in you.

teaandcake - don't feel bad about hiding up in your room! I'm a hermit too and, while I'm not divorced, I do do a lot without dh around, particularly summer visits to the in-laws, so I empathise. Hope you find other little moments like today's when the dcs are being entertained by others and you can slip away by yourself, take a deep breath and let it out: "Ahhhhh! I just had a 5-minute holiday!" Those little 5-minutes might get you through the week :)

The six of us have been joined by a family of 4 (friends of ours) for 5 days and it has been very busy and chaotic. I'm embarrassed to admit that I have been quite stressed by all the noise and mess (as was unfortunately obvious to our friends by yesterday). DH gets a bit impatient about that sort of thing as he is the total opposite and doesn't understand where I'm coming from. ANYWAY, friends left today (after a nice evening yesterday, so no hard feelings) and so did DH on another trip, so I am feeling MUCH more relaxed! :o Got the dcs to help me blitz the place and then let them watch TV while I did the rest.

I did have a wonderful morning yesterday, though. Easter is brilliant, I quite agree with you all!

gingercurl - clever! Did wonder why the capital letters kept appearing in all the wrong places!