May time-Christian prayer thread

[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- prayer that the heart problems she has are temporary and that the beast cancer will not return. Pray for dh after his op.
Aspirantpiate-studying and a new job in September
Bafana, Thesober-single parent to teen/preteen Pray for a friend who has a brain tumour
Becaroooo- ongoing health problems that are now starting to be investigated
Beatrice Primrose and cupoftea poorly baby and support for the family
birdofthenorth prray for comfort and support after the loss of her baby at 8 weeks of pregnancy
Bluetinkerbell- lost her beloved Sterre during her second trimester. Now pregnant again!
Caz and her baby Xander. Also for dh who does not share her faith.
CaptainDippy- busy busy busy
Chairofthebored-dh has ms and ttc number1
Creatovator ds ?asd and dd?s eczema
Don in killerheels-hous
Dutch Oma- dh has a lung disease requiring regular trips to hospital/drs and lots of rest. Church services are not always easy due to excessive noise causing problems for Bob.
Expat's dd suffering from leukaemia. Give thanks that she has a donor for transplant and pay for a good outcome!
FriendofDorothy- pray that the pregnancy will stick and bleeding to stop.
Gingercurl- things are stressful at home, studying for PhD, high blood pressure
heyyyo-dd with health issues.
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... new baby
Jan marriage, new baby and ongoing health problems
Jugglingwith?-job applications to work 1 to 1 with children and a husband who needs to appreciate all she does!
Lostmywellies- recently returned to the uk, friendships for dd and ds to settle into nursery. Possible knee op?
LoveAndPrayers. Marriage and h?s debts
Lovelyman access arrangements and maintenance. (and his SO prefers kissing wookies? eeuuu)
Madhairday- reoccuring lung infections, dd with psoriasis/partial hearing and unhelpful school and getting bullied. SATs week. Madhair is writing a book! ?or at least she should be if she weren?t on mn?
MaryB- work and relationships at church. difficult situations socially for dc's. dd getting bullied.
MrsMcCave -hello!
Nanniejo- family and weddings abroad
Nickelhasababy pray for friends who have lost babies.
Notevenamousie- curently undergoing treatment as an inpatient. recently lost her mum.
PositiveAttitude- soon to be working abroad for 2 years from 17th July!. Pray for dds1,2 and 3 staying behind. prayer also for current work situation and 3 jobs! (eek). Prayers for DB and PA?s family?s relationship with sil.
SESthebrave-prayer for husbands stressful job situation, which may involve going to Dubai (not what ses wants). The last few weeks of pregnancy and work. Pray for the baby to turn the right way round.
Starwisher-pray for a job for dh
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, and one friend in particular!
Tuo-dd1 and dh to be more positive about her faith
Weegie Thank God that treatment is bring some relief to her condition, chronic inflammatory.Demyelinating polyneuropathy. Ongoing prayers for more improvement and adjusting to a new way of life for both weegie and he dh dd has Perthe's syndrome , where the hip joint dies then regrows. Thank God for an improvement in her condition and further improvements so no op is needed.
welshcerys- family and a mega toothache
ZipidiSoozi- welcome back! GCSE season for ds
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. Parents poorly, mum collapsed- investigations to find out why. Mil with lifelimiting cancer

Jan thinking of you with the meeting today and I pray it is really helpful x

here we go again. tipping juice onto the floor because it is the wrong sort.... just ask!

Prayers

Momeraths. - just realised who you are.mustve been away for the name change! So sorry things are so difficult . Praying for you, Jan and everyone.

Have started the ivs. V v tired after bad night. Doctor has been so lovely tho.

bad night also... dd up every hour nearly, dh still sick, i dunno if id cope on my own tbh as my heads fried

I co slept to cope Jan. Once I wasn't hoping/ longing for help from an unhelpful H and the resentment and sadness from lack of help and when I asked the unkindness I got. Things were a lot easier. My home became a place of peace and it was lovely, although I hurt of course from the breakdown of my marriage but life was easier on my own.

Can you try and nap with her today lovely?

Sorry MHD I changed on 5th June but if you hover your mouse over my name, it tells you who I used to be

How are things in hospital lovely lady?

You're not alone, MomeRaths - I'm feeling truly pathetic today as well! Think it's a mixture of physical and emotional - I'm a bit light-headed and rather tearful. Dispirited about dc's selfishness, competitiveness and dislike of each other; wondering whether I'm in a healthy relationship or not (fruitless, just going round in circles). Feel lonely, but don't really want to go out and make friends. Should probably have done that when I first got here, in any case - people will have me down as stand-offish by now.

What to do now? Can't really be bothered with anything...

It turns out DD just has a big head. The HV thinks it is nothing to worry about. Phew!

Prayers for all - especially the sleep deprived, sick and downhearted.

Prayers for everyone. Once again, lots to pray for on this thread.

Glad about dds head Jaffa.

Oh lost - wish i could visit you. Typing on phone so can't samuch but sending love and prayers.. Its never too late to start making friends but is so hard sometimes. Praying for comfort and courage .

Jaffa good news.

Praying for all.

More prayers for each of you as I'm reading through. Had a really really difficult few days because of the big CofE gay marriage debate thingy. I know that people will have very different opinions, and that's fine. Just so worn down with trying to do my best for church groups with so little advance info and warning when big stuff is about to hit the press.

Hooray for baby Jaffa's healthy big head! :)

Thanks, mhd. Hope you sleep better tonight.

Prayers for strength and patience for you, amber. What a tough situation to be involved in.

hurt wrist. typing sore. desk jammed grumpy!

ds slept thro the new starters meeting@ sch. yay! but v late home. i was the only paent who topoo the children to the paents only meeting. it was embaressing and made me feel quite lonely. I need some friends.

i think it is a another dose of hormones/tiredness as I am getting quite stressy about school which I usually do when hormonal.

praying sporadically.

Another bad night here with pain and also just not getting my head round all this again. I've got to stop worrying but I cant help but think of the future, and worry about the sort of burden I could become to my dh or the children one day.

So tried to be positive and prayed instead, especially for MHD.

I'm very much looking forward to getting through the weekend with my parents and then going into hospital on Monday for my drip. A very dear friend who left Glasgow last year to study is coming to visit/help next week, so that will be good.

Prayers for all those in pain, whether physical, mental or spiritual. Please God, lift us up so that we can soar like eagles :)

I think it was the Fonz on breakfast TV yesterday morning who talked about going into schools to encourage the children that they can all soar like eagles.

It was a very inspiring programme with a man with no legs (since he was 5 I understand) interviewed about climbing Kilimanjaro, which he is doing now (with others) He said he wanted to help people think about "their own possibles"

Also a woman who had survived the holocaust talking about the love that gives hope, and how she had kept a ring her partner made for her there throughout her time in the camp, at great personal danger to herself - but that she couldn't give it up as it was all she had to hold on to. Her book about her experiences is called "The tin ring"

A truly inspiring start to the day !

Praying for you all today on my train journey - please think of me too as I have a busy day in London going to a meeting about our recent Quaker conference - so all a bit of an unknown new step !

is going round and round in my head yesterday and today. I love the lyrics:

Precious cornerstone, sure foundation
You are faithful to the end
We are waiting, on You, Jesus
We believe You're all to us

Let the glory of Your name be the passion of the Church
Let the righteousness of God be a holy flame that burns
Let the saving love of Christ be the measure of our lives
We believe You're all to us

Only Son of God sent from Heaven
Hope and mercy at the cross
You are everything, You're the Promise
Jesus, You are all to us

You're all to us
You're all to us
You're all to us
Yes, You are

When this passing world is over
We will see You face to face
And forever we will worship
Jesus, You are all to us

Wow Juggling very inspiring! Prayers for all.

Still feeling low about LM but know God is holding me. Playing worship music and trying to keep busy and of course praying for a resolution for him and this tricky time, I know once this trying time is over, we can have a good look at our future together but this is the priority right now and of course immensely stressful for him. I keep reminding myself of the fact God made it clear that I was to pray for him and walk with him and that I only wanted to quit, because it was too hard. I had so many confirmations in the early days about this and need to hold onto that. Hard though!

Trying to fight off persistent cold and a headache that won't go away here. Feeling generally fed up at the moment. The PhD not going well. Don't know what I am doing.
Sorry for being so negative. I needed to get it off my chest. But God is good and is letting me understand some things that I have struggled with faithwise for a long time.
Praying.

Praying you continue to know God holding you, momeraths.

Easier here now as connected laptop to phone internet - dh did it pressing a few buttons, I had no idea I could

Had a bad night with pain. doctor sorting out stronger pain relief. saying I need to see how I am after the weekend as to whether it will be possible to go home with the IVs again - I need to be fairly well and I'm not near that yet :(

praying for you all.

oh mhd we can be hospital buddies next week as im in for 2 day and always looking for someone to mn to or text or whatever cos i get madly bored! but this is the first time I can say im actually looking forward to it. it is good to know ill feel better afterwards.

Prayers for everyone, especially for MHD in hospital and Weegie preparing for the next treatment.
How are things DO ?
How did the meeting with WA go Jan ?
Prayers for you Lost

Could I please ask for prayer for things here? I feel as if we are under attack again. Just 34 days until we leave the country. Things going on that are making me feel sad and frustrated. Also, we had asked one lovely couple to be our "link" person to our church for while we are away. We received a phone call to say that they are so fed up with the church they are leaving, so couldn't do it. Then we approached another couple who agreed that they would love to be our link person. Last night she phoned to say that they are now so fed up with the church they are leaving!! We feel jinxed.... DH has suggested we now ask the minister so that he will then feel that he needs to leave!! Seriously, though we now have to find someone, or a couple who will be our link person. We are running out of time. The plus side of this, though is that our "link" people who have moved to other churches can champion for us for prayer from these other churches!
On practical notes, I am feeling run ragged with appointments. Today I have had a smear and a coil re-fitted and a telling off for leaving it in for 16 years when it should have come out after 5! I have been to the dentist for the last time, and had glasses fixed at the optician. Loads of running around! Prayers would be appreciated! It is all becoming incredibly real now......

hey everyone

ive been praying for each of you through the day- so many different needs. things have been so busy i hadn't been on the computer - dh been ill since monday and ive been running around a lot. but you all been in my thoughts.

weegie, mhd, many prayers. Lostmywellies - sorry you been getting it rough, i really don't think anyone would think you were standoffish if you made an effort to be friendly - they may just assume you had responsibilities and are more free now - or lots of other reasons why you are available now. amber thinking of you and the strain you are under dealing with CofE issues. PA im sure you are exhausted running around a lot, with everything else going on in the background - im glad those other churches will be praying for you (you really do see the positive in everything!), and we will be praying for you here of course. DO, how is Bob doing, and how are you holding up? sorry gingercurl, Tuo, don'tstep and red that you been all feeling a bit fed up with things and hope and pray things are looking a bit brighter by now. the weather doesn't help - its miserable outside!

my meeting went ok with WA lady, she was very nice. she did confirm it was indeed an emotionally abusive situation, although she understands that im still finding ways to blame myself, or take responsibility, or find excuses for him. she gave me information about choices. i plan to work out the marriage. if things get bad, i will put an application in for a council house, which they will help with (without telling him) then if i still want to by the time its processed, ill leave, but still work on the marriage while we are apart. i really don't plan at all on splitting up for good. i feel better for having talked to her about it. i can get some one to one sessions if i choose.

I think you're a very strong woman, jan. Sure I'd take that confirmation as my exit ticket... A council house and some distance between you while you work on things sounds a good option to have; so glad you've made some progress there.

DH back (just for the weekend), and things feeling more positive this evening.

Prayers for you all.