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

Ooh, Olympic torch, you even got to hold it bes ? Do tell us more !
It's coming our way this week, so I hope we can all see it as it arrives in our city I think the DC's know some of the people who'll be carrying it here, and DS is excited it's coming past his school - bless him! - I'm going really soft in my old age and keep crying with all the stories of the torch bearers, and all the imaginative stages in it's journey - like someone taking it down a rope slide the other day. (Told you I've gone completely daft )

was wandering home at the end of the day, came across a small gathering near the exit to the park... stopped to look. noticed that they were giving children turns to hold the torch(es) dd had a go, then I took ds and dd to have a go together. we all got our hands on it for about 30 secs.

Good morning. Prayers for everyone here.

Please give thanks for us. We have been so blessed this last week. When God's church lets you down, hurts you and is basically crap, God uses other people in the most amazing way to multiply what the church should have done!! Well, that's our experience anyway! We have been really bowled over by the generosity of the poorest people we know, of people that don't know us and even some holiday makers who just heard what we are doing!! Thank YOU GOD!!!!

Thinking of you lostmywellies - you have so much on at the minute, praying for strength and comfort

BES how exciting! PA what great news - God is indeed our restorer and he really makes us feel so loved when he gives us signs of his faithfulness and love just like he has given you this past week. Thank you God

my training day went well yesterday - but it has left me feeling completely drained and with a headache - i have an extremely busy couple of weeks ahead with hospital apps and birthday events and a work shift to observe, so praying for strength.

i want to be a blessing in my world - not always struggling to get through. i am remembering that when we are weak he is strong - when we are weak, he can use us. today, and this weak - i pray that god will use us to be a blessing to others - whether we are in strong places or weak places. God shine your light in us, make our faces shine with your glory and let your light flow through us and touch someone else's life.

thinking of each of you

weak = week. can't even concentrate

Thank you, Jan. Just what I needed to read

We went to a lovely family party on Saturday but H spoilt it rather on the journey home by being horrible to me after we missed a turning. He is a nightmare in the car, especially on challenging journeys to and from family events. Will try to remember the lovely memories of the party, but can't help thinking What can I do ? about these emotionally abusive issues too.

dd has been so sweet, picking me a little bunch of roses from the garden yesterday and a heart-shaped note "Beautiful roses for a beautiful Mummy" - I am so blessed - have put it somewhere safe to keep

I'd have pulled over and made him drive Poor you. Almost glad I live alone. Although seeing LM more would make me a happy girl. He's hoping to see me tonight but has only arrived back today and has many things to do Wish we lived closer, it's a selfish request but please pray he can get everything done and see me and we have a blessed evening? I've missed him so much and I only saw him twice in June.

I think the court case won't get to court until September from the sounds of things. I'm starting to wonder, as this has been dragging on since Easter, if I will still be sane by then, or him for that matter So prayers as ever that this whole situation with the ExW gets dealt with fairly, so he can see his children more and pay an amount that is affordable. With the children living abroad it makes things so much harder to arrange contact and as the legal system is so different. This would be a huge relief off his shoulders and mine actually, when it is over. I worry for him after 6 years of this, after her leaving him for the other man. He deserves more. God came so that we might have life and have it to the full. His life has been on hold for 6 years now and it has left it's mark on him with trust issues I know havealittlefaith wasn't sure what was what with LM (lovely man). Maybe the above will make more sense, as I've fleshed it out a bit. I've been whittering on about him on here for months now

for you, Jan. I made my ex-H walk home once after he was like that to me. 7 miles it was! I did feel guilty and go back for him, but he refused to get in the car, so I decided not to let it bother me anymore and headed for home!

Prayers that you get some LM time, Mome, and for all in need of prayer, especially Ailidth

Unfortunately he couldn't drive home as he'd had too much to drink at the party. Was hoping he would still be sober enough to give directions and be friendly and appreciative - even reasonable would have been good - but sadly seems not

Anyway, please pray that we can make progress in our relationship with these type of situations, as things are usually OK, and feel he's a good father to the DC's.
Better than OK would be good too though !

Oh Juggling, that's hard. Praying things will get better. Not nice for you at all.

Mome, praying things will speed through more for LM now and that you'll see him soon too.

Praying for PA as things get so close now, so excited for you!

Praying for Lost, Jan, DO, Mary, Blue et al - hope everyone is OK.

Continuing to pray like mad for Aillidh. Tiny glimmer of hope today, praying it will burst into life as a huge improvement and that that little girl will go from strength to strength. Praying for God's hand to be upon her. Lovely to see all the MNers coming together for this and so many prayers going forth from believers and non believers. Wow. God, heal her and give expat and family your strength to keep going and your comfort in their darkness.

so sorry juggling its so so difficult when you are in those situations! i was told that being a good father also means being a good husband - as he is setting a role model to the children of what they should act as a husband, or what their husbands should treat them like.

mhd i also echo amen to your prayer and yes how amazing it is how everyone has come together to support and pray for Allidh. God works in mysterious ways

That is one of the very difficult things, knowing that when he's like this he's not being a good father, as terrible example to both our son and our daughter. Whether perhaps I could make him see this, as usually he's a good father, I don't know. Tough when DS (10) starts talking to me in just a bit of the same way, ie. without respect - and feel like I know where that came from

But I guess no family is perfect. I feel like there will be a way through for us (most of the time) Possibly buy another car - or at least get that SatNav !
Car is by far the worst place for this quite abusive behaviour - I think it's partly related to the way DH deals with any stress, and driving and working out a route with the DC's in the back, after a day with family - and when drunk - is pretty stressful I guess. Also alcohol is a bad trigger too.

A SatNav could be your very good friend, Juggling :)

Does he get drunk and talk this way often? :(

Thanks mhd - he's always got into terrible rows after too much drink, and not just with me. But it doesn't happen that often. Generally things are OK at home, it's just when we add the stress of going out and doing something together. But can't stay at home all the time I'm finding MN very helpful with all of this - thanks to all for being there as I think these things through.

LM has changed his mind. Too tired and an important day at work tomorrow to drive an hour each way to see me. Gutted doesn't cover it. Keep wanting to cry. Wish he'd never got my hopes up now. Men!

I've been lurking and praying...

Tomorrow is my 20 week scan... prayers very much appreciated as I feel very anxious.
Still on sick leave until Friday.

Prayers for your scan, blue, and your developing baby. Are you feeling any movements?

PA - so pleased to hear of all the support you have been getting.

Juggling and jan - prayers.

I have started packing for the move! If we complete when we hope to, it's only 25 days away now: I'm starting to get rather excited!

Lurking and praying.

oh mome

ooo blue, hope it all goes well.

doh!

juggling... eek. difficult.

mhd how are you? mary?

Have received an update on mum-from-school. The op she underwent last week was to rectify a previous botched up operation. It ended up being a bigger job than the docs had thought. She is now at home but feels awful. While she was in, the wound got infected. She has young DCs and is unable to do anything. Please join me in praying for her speedy recovery.

Prayers for her, gingercurl.

Prayers also for DD, who thinks she has lost her faith, she can no longer make sense of it all :(

Sympathy for .MomeRaths :(

Exciting about the move lost! Will pray it all goes smoothly.

blue I'll be praying All goes well at the scan and it gives you peace of mind.

gc praying for healing for mum-from-school.

Thanks to those who've prayed for us. We are doing a bit better and praying together again :)

Prayers for all.

I'm beginning to see that focusing on improving things when we're all in the car together could be worthwhile, as this is the major flash point in our family life.
Whether DH could become more aware of how badly alcohol affects his behaviour too I don't know - he has acknowledged this to some extent previously.

Thinking of you today blue at your scan x

Hoping to see the Olympic torch with the DC's either today or tomorrow