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.

Prayers assured, FoD...and for everyone else.
DH doing ok today.

FoD Praying for peace.

FoD I feel that God is saying that His plans for you and your family are for good and He is much bigger than anything you think of or imagine. He is for you and with you and loves you very, very much. I'm reminded of the verse in Matthew I think it is that says He knows the number of hairs on your head. Will go and look it up for the proper reference.

It's Matthew 10:30 ".. the very hairs of your head are all numbered".

Thankyou x

waiting so long and wanting so much seemed to make me feel that something was bound to go wrong as i couldn't be so "lucky" after so long waiting. "d2 h was not so good a catch, but the children are lovely most of the time when ds is not biting dd on the bottom/arm/stomach/back prayed fod

Prayers as I read through.

FoD - as someone else said, the worrying won't stop now for at least the next 18+ years! Seriously though, it is perfectly understandable that you are worried but please be comforted by the verse in Matthew and God's incredible live for you. Take it a day at a time. Each day you get through, everything is more positive and be assured that although there are plenty of stories on MN and elsewhere where things haven't worked out, by far the majority of pregnancies are happy and healthy. The odds are stacked in your favour :)

Blue - continued prayers for you too.

Amber - prayers for healing for your DH

Cerys - ouch! Prayers for you and the wonders of clove oil and ABs.

TACP - glad it's been better and prayers that the last day or so will not just be ok but go well and that your journey back is smooth.

BES - hope you and DC had a better night.

DO - continued prayers for Bob. Hope he's doing ok.

PA - how are all your plans coming together?

All ok here. 34wks tomorrow and struggling with the thought of 2 more weeks at work as I'm exhausted! I work 4.5 days and do lots of driving combined with the 2.11yr old at home, I'm not getting a lot of rest! Roll on mat leave!

Cerys - What language are you learning and what learning course are you doing? I should be learning Khmer (Cambodian) but it just seems impossible and we are hoping that when we are immersed in it in just a few months it will be easier to learn, but a head start here would be good.

FOD prayers for peace. Its very understanding to be concerned and anxious.

Sooz ((waves)) back to you too!! I dont mind blue waves!!!

SES plans are all coming together thank you. DD1 and DD3 have been having a bit of a wobble this week about it all. I think because DD2 came home for the week and it will be the last time we are all together as a family until 2 days before we leave the country now. I feel I have been very brave and have mentioned our need for financial support to 3 different people so far and none of them have shouted at me and told me that I am being totally unreasonable - no-one has offered money, either, but hopefully that will come!!

We have found out more about the work that we are going to be doing. It sounds really exciting. Dh has been asked to help in a leadership role at a church plant in a village a little way outside the city. There is a kindergarten we will be working in and teaching teenagers English and adults some basic skills for life to enhance their chance of getting jobs. They do needlework with them, which I love! I will be doing the administration too. Half of the work seems to be made just for us and really exciting, the other half seems way out of our comfort zone!!

Waves to Creat, do, bes, Sweetest, Amber, Weegie et al......

SES praying for strength, energy and vitality for you. As you say yourself, one day at a time. Strength is sufficient unto the day.

DH's birthday today. Please pray that he has a great time and I can be chilled and have the strength and energy to deal with DCs. DH wants a chilling day as he's still recovering from Eurodisney last week. I need to be on top form to deal with things. I wasn't feeling great yesterday, so hoping my energy is going to last today .

SES x posted. Sounds really exciting and a bit scary too. Praying for finances for you.

house of plague here.

not a good night. ds has been sick, several times. I want to give him toast for a bit but we are getting short of bread. I had enough for lunch and was expecting h to come and bring some, however, thereis a possibility that he will not come if the children have been sick. we will have to eat crackers/rice and pasta till I can get some more next week. ( I don't think we will run out of those... 5kg of rice, 3kg of pasta and a couple of packets of crackers.) I may make some bread tomorrow if feeling better too.

Hello all, back from a lovely few days with my brother, sil and their dc. Lovely to see FoD's news - praying for a peaceful and safe pregnancy for you.

Oh BES poor you - hope ds is better soon.

Not long to go for you SES, praying for a good last few weeks.

Great to see you Sooz!

DO, continuing to pray for Bob. I don't always get temps with infections, it's quite common not to, still get the shivers and aches but no temp, it's most odd!

Oh amber sorry to hear about dh - praying that he will feel a huge amount better soon - like you say, not what you need!

Keeping you all in my prayers. I have another infection so would appreciate prayers for healing and strength - that would be lovely. Coping fine though so not a bad one :)

Oh creatovator happy birthdya to your dh - it's my dh's bday tomorrow, I'm cross with amazon as I ordered some stuff for first class delivery and it's not here :( I hope he has a restful day, and that you feel better soon. How was eurodisney?

PA the work sounds amazing - really exciting, and good to have some stuff in comfort zone and some stuff out - God likes to keep us on our toes

ah ha... ds has identified one of the things he doesn't like and has been scaring him. a picture of 2 dice on a sticker that his dad drew for him. he has just had a massive cry "i don't like it" and has identified the sticker. he has eaten plain stuff and is picking up a bit. I have eaten compessed sawdust sweepings off the floor a couple of ikea crackers and am coming round a bit. I think i was light headed through lack of sleep and food. I have also done emergency first aid on dd who managed to flick sand into her own eye.

h is still at his mothers sorting out insurance for the car he has bought.

how are you today fod?

BES - Prayers you all recover VERY QUICKLY xx

please remember me im finding it all so hard. dh and i fell out tonight. we just can't seem to get through. i need to be a stronger person and im not and dh gets angry cause im not as strong as he is. sorry if that doesn't make sense. im just so upset at the minute and need prayer to overcome all this

oh jan, ((((hugs)))) he is not loving and cherishing you is he?

Ooh, jan, that resonates. My dh seems much stronger than me, claims to cope easily with the stuff I struggle with and certainly does in a lot of situations. Why do you need to be a stronger person? I'm sure you are doing the best you can and guilt at not being a better person won't help. It would help if your dh could get the idea that you are not him. Mind you, it's taken 11 difficult years for my dh to come round to that idea. He is much more patient with me now, but it's been a long and difficult road. Praying for you...

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