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

Tea, you need to look for fulfillment in the relationships that are right there in front of you and not seek new worlds to conquer. Focus on the bird in the hand.

I'm swinging from wanting to cry to being grumpy with the kids and it's not their fault at all.

I just wish he could have said if it wasn't going to happen. But he didn't know I'd take DS to his dads, he wouldn't have, I never said. I just wanted to make sure I'd be able to listen without a certain cheeky young man on the scene.

There is a lovely article about CarrieMumsnet in the Woman Alive May issue. A dear friend printed it out for me, I don't know whether you can see it on line.

Here it is.

Lovely article, thanks DO and Math

I am trying to have a chill week taking a few hours back after working double hours for the past 6 weeks. SO far not going too well. DS has had GCSE exams all week and is feeling awful with a "virus". He would be at home if it weren't for the exams, so I have been taxi taking him back and forward for the exams.
I was in work today for a few hours when the man who has made my work life incredibly difficult over the past 2 years announced that he would be coming to Cambodia to stay with us for a "pastoral visit". I am not too sure I was able to keep my face from giving away what I was truly feeling. He refuses to visit anyone in our home town, so why on earth is he planning on flying half way round the world. I am praying very unchristian prayers that something happens to stop this! I am going as far as I can from him!! GOd help me!! I am sure He is having a laugh at my thinking on this.......

Day off tomorrow totally, so will try for some relaxing in the sunshine.

oh tea. I hope they went to bed well tonight.

i have just watched ds swallow pasta whole.. he is doing a good impression of being starved. i hope his toddler diarrhoea is not starving him.

thanks math

well dd's homework is finished and ready to hand in. not sure what they will make of it. I am not sure what to makeof it.

Oh PA Cannot blame you for feeling like that.

BES DS is in bed, quiet but not asleep yet. DD has been fast asleep for ages. DS fell asleep in the car late in the day. I always try to keep him awake all day now, as then he goes to bed nice and early and easily. Ah well.

Feeling calmer now. Hopefully he will explain in due course. It's funny I thought God said earlier in the day that it wouldn't work out, in that quiet way he does but thought it was just me. LOL

what an awful night. just as I was getting to bed I sneezed and woke ds who screamed as he had been having a dream. got him back into bed at 1 something and he has been back with me later as well as I have just woken up with him there

Oh dear BES

LM spoke to me last night online for a while. There was of course a reasonable explanation. He is feeling so so low right now. So please keep him in your prayers. Feel like a nag I'm just so concerned for him right now, at this stressful time. He's not handling it well I just want it to be resolved somehow. Need a miracle it seems, with some of the stuff he tells me though. Good job we have a big God!

Ongoing prayers please... I am just feeling so unoptimistic and a bit sad today. I have had a small amount of brown bleeding again today and I am worried that it has been most days this week. I am just so, so scared that something has happened to the baby now. I have my booking scan tomorrow and I am worried what it might show.

Thinking of you FoD - especially for tomorrow, that you will have lovely people looking after you, and that if it can be, all will be well

Please pray me some energy prayers for the end of my second week in my new job (so far, so good, and am enjoying being with the children)

Also as I get ready to go to London for the weekend for a big (annual) Quaker conference (that I have been helping a little in organising)

Just hope it will be a good weekend for all there, and that those I'm leaving behind here (DH and DC's) will be fine without me !

had a bit of a sleep. wwe were late fo nursery as ds had amelt down and refused to put trousers on without his tights first. a kicking and screaming and pushing off the trousers with his feet melt down. he went to the car in his pants and t shirt. everything else in a bag. he alllowed himself to be dressed in the car near dd's school.

I have got to sort out a space costume, a jubilee costume, supervise flag making and crown making before sunday monday and tuesday.

Hi there! I'm back on line after our house move!!
It went really well, we have all the stuff out of the old house now (because of my disability we had a month's bridge) and almost all the new things are constructed -we were moving from rented into our own house and our let was part furnished so we needed new sofas, bookshelves, drawers etc.... Ikea is a lot richer than 2 weeks ago!!

I was in hospital again this week for my regular IV treatment (IVIg) and it went well, they even found a vein first time, luckily. I'm tired now though and will be for a few days, but by Sunday I should be feeling a lot better. I've also got the OT coming today to asses the new house, I'm hoping to get an extra stair rail and a couple of grab-rails in the shower.

At the moment my most fervent prayer is to find my mobile phone as I have no idea where I left it!

weegie - great to hear from you and that the move seems to have gone comparatively smoothly. Prayers for finding your phone, for your tiredness and continuing to settle into your new home.

BES - good luck with the costume making. Not one of my strenghsh...

Juggling - glad new job is working out but definite energy prayers and also prayers for the Quaker conference. Hope it all goes really well and you benefit personally too.

FoD - prayers for you and particularly the scan tomorrow. Is that the 12wk scan or have you managed to get an earlier one?

TACP - glad you managed to chat online with LM. Prayers for him and - yes, be reassured that our God is a big God for whom nothing is impossible.

PA - do you really think he will come out and visit if he can't manage to do more local pastoral visits? Prayers for your DS and for you to get some chill time this week.

TUO - how are things at work now? Prayers that the situation won't arise again

Jan - how are things? continued prayers

Amber - hope things are going ok with you

Mary - how did things go with the school seeing DD and the bully?

Prayers too for MHD, Lost, Bird, DO and anyone else I've forgotten.

All ok here. 3 days til due date and trying to take it easy but there's still so much I want to do!

have aquired 2m of silver material, 1m of red crushed velvet and 50 cm of black and white fake ermine. now got to clean up the sewing machine and worrk out how to use it. got to rush on school run.

This would be my usual booking in (or 12 week scan) even though it will be at just nearly 11 weeks.

I am just holding my breath an crossing my fingers now!

Much prayer for all. Back from operation to remove the implant for the chemotherapy etc.

Have lost my phone so couldn't go to my voluntary job today - couldn't call a taxi and our landline is connected but I can't find the phone in all the boxes!!

So i prayed for you all in the garden instead!

i have just told a small girl that i am going to make her 2 costumes , then discovered that vital pieces of the sewing machine are missing and now i may have to sew by hand or drive 100 mile round trip to use my mums. there is definitiely an oh hell i am buggered feeling and a big disappointment as the I inherited the sewing machine and it turns out it is no good.

Freecycle BES? You may find someone has the part you need or will lend you their machine? The community on my group is lovely

Am cutting down on my computer hours this week as I'm just getting too tired and worn down and I've realised computer time is not proper relaxing for me, plus once I'm on I forget to move for too long!

This week does seem more emotional than most, coming out in bad behaviour and "you're useless" type comments from the dcs... I have no idea why - perhaps I'm just imagining it. Or perhaps I'm not recovering well from last week's operation (stitches started bleeding after 8 days - really messy needlework that doctor did! :o ). Anyway, I did manage to stay amazingly calm, patient and even loving with dd1 tonight in the face of all manner of accusations about how I do absolutely everything wrong. So at least God is with me, and clearly helping me, cos at some level I wanted to yell!

PA - try saying to him that you're honoured, but surely if he's looking to receive spiritual direction, he could find a mentor closer to home?

Praying for you all.

right, pattern designed and cut, pattern pinned, fabric cut, front and back seem tacked and one side seem tacked. they are looking like they may be an embryo pair of trousers. got to get on and sew them tomorrow, then design and make the top half of the costume. the firefighters helmet can be coveed with tin foil and double as an astronauts helmet.

the boy is asleep on the sofa. he has been waking up crying and the only way to get on was bring him down to sleep. got to transfer him to bed soon. i hope he stays there.

I have just realised that I managed with a snack at lunch time and a little fruit at tea time. no wonder I am hungry!

Praying, praying, praying...
... for excellent sewing skills and little boys to stay asleep for BES (and - ahem - don't forget to eat!)
... for rest and recuperation for lost
... for continued improvement following your treatment, weegie, and thanks for a smooth move... oh, and that your phone shows up soon
... for all to be well with FoD's pregnancy
... for energy for Juggling
... for TaCP and her LM - for a resolution to his court case and for the two of you to get more time together
... for PA for wisdom to know how to deal with Difficult Man, for your ds to feel better soon, and for your dd (how is she now?)
... for an uncomplicated delivery for SES-the-youngest
... for wisdom in deciding what to do about her marriage for jan
... for people who've posted on other threads - nickel as she helps to appoint a new vicar for her parish, Badvoc as she explores taking on a new role within her church, Mary as she makes a decision about a new role, expat's dd, Cup's Beatrice, and UA's ds
... and for anyone else I've missed, with apologies.

I'm hoping that something may be done soon re. Aggressive Man. I've just been collating a lot of information about his behaviour. Obviously can't say more than that here, but praying for a good resolution for everyone.

DD2 is back home tomorrow. Can't wait to see her. Praying for them all to have a safe journey.

BES ur brave - a project is good to focus on.

i am following in losts footsteps and taking a bit more time away from internet - im praying for you all but have so much going on at the minute and so drained - im trying to get myself together again and just need to focus on spending time with the Lord more.

ive been up since 4 this morning - still not sleeping. read this psalm:

143.8 Let me hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning,
For I trust in Thee
Teach me the way in which i should go,
for to Thee i lift up my soul.
Deliver me O Lord from my enemies;
for I take refuge in Thee

Pray God to meet every need all the many and diverse needs, FriendofDorothy thinking much of you, and the rest of you...may God be our all in all, help us God remember that all our fountains are in You.

Good morning everyone.

Special prayers for you today FOD. and a ((hug)) too!

MHD - how are you doing this week? Praying for you today.

Tuo thank you so much for your post in the wee small hours. Its great to be able to read through that and succinctly pray for everyone. it saves me a lot of time and effort, then getting side-tracked.... I have prayed for everyone as I have read through.
Enjoy your cuddles tonight with DD2 and listening to all her excited chatter about her time away!

As I was reading your post DS appeared and announced that he feels better today, so that's a good answer already. DD is doing well, recovering well and hoping that the lesion will not need any more treatment.

I like the idea of certain person being called "difficult man" but then realised that the shortened "DM" might be confusing.

Talking of DM - my lovely elderly mum, NOT difficult man!! - my dad phoned last night and for the first time in many weeks/months he seemed happy and said that he had a good day with mum (she has Alzheimers) He was saying how much he loves her, but in a way that was upsetting to hear as he has so few good days now. Praise God for a good day for them both and prayers for a few more.

I was supposed to be taking time off work this week, but it has not worked out exactly as planned (I know, I know DO ) I do feel more chilled than I did at the weekend and I am hoping for some time today for sorting/packing and even a bit of sunbathing (I am telling DH that getting used to the heat is all part of the preparation process )

On Sunday this week we are having a united service which I am not involved in at all, so I am hoping to be able to go along and not be harassed.

Best eb off before this becomes a mega post. have a good day everyone