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New Christian Prayer Thread for Autumn - all welcome!

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Tuo · 17/10/2012 19:46

As the nights draw in and the leaves start to fall, it's time to start a new prayer thread. Read, pray, and post your own prayer requests.

Praying in particular, at this time, for...

... amberlight - for her continuing good health, and for her work raising awarenss of ASD in churches;
... Bluetinkerbell - for the last weeks of her pregnancy to go smoothly, for her peace of mind as she prepares to meet this baby and remembers her beautiful Sterre, and for her vocation;
... CharlotteCollinsislost - for her relationship with her H to improve with the help of counselling;
... Cupoftea - for little Beatrice and the whole family;
... Dontsteponthemomeraths - for her new job to go well;
... DutchOma - for Bob's health to be stable and for his appetite to improve, and for continued support and respite for DO;
... expatinscotland - for the whole family to receive all the love and suppor they need after the loss of their beautiful Aillidh;
... FriendofDorothy - for her pregnancy, and for a difficult work situation to be resolved;
... HaveALittleFaith - for her pregnancy, and for various work possibilities to be resolved for the best;
... jan2011 - for her H to be more sensitive to her needs and to those of their dd, and for jan to believe in herself (as we all believe in her);
... Kaykat - for her H to understand that his behaviour towards her has been unacceptable and to respect her wish for them to separate, for their ds to know that he is safe and loved at this difficult time;
... madhairday - for better health;
... MaryBS - for peace of mind and happiness;
... PositiveAttitude - for her family and their mission, for health and well-being, new friends and no rodents/mosquitoes; and for her DD1 to respond well to medication and to feel happier very soon;
... Redwhiteandblueeyedsusan - for her to know peace and comfort following her loss of her dad, for ongoing issues with her children's school, and for her ex to treat her with the respect she deserves;
... SESthebrave - for school choices;
... and for all who visit this thread - regulars, occasional posters and lurkers; those who post and those whose prayers are known only to God.

A prayer of St Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to you our Lord Jesus Christ
for all the benefits which you have given us,
for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, friend and brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
AMEN

OP posts:
blackeyedsusan · 05/11/2012 15:13

good news on the dentist do.

also been to the dentist and have a temporary filling. got to go back next week fo a real one.

been to the gp got some antibiotics. i am just waitng for them to start working... and trying to wwok out when to takwe them on an empty stomach/1 hour efoe food. i had to wait a while to eat after taking one so stomach emptying will be later and food an hour after that... but at least i have eaten with the aid of paracetamol and ibupofen. i have to get dd after gymnastics soon. i am hoping that the painkillers have kicked in by then.

DutchOma · 05/11/2012 17:06

Just picked up the dentures without Bob being there and they don't fit. Either of them. Back to square one.

blackeyedsusan · 05/11/2012 19:31

grrrrrrrrrrr DO

DutchOma · 05/11/2012 19:40

Yes, I have made another appointment for tomorrow morning, which means I can't do even an hour at the shop as I like to do on a Tuesday. But he could not even eat the chili con carne that he asked for until I had put it through the liquidiser.

CharlotteCollinsislost · 05/11/2012 21:53

Oh no, DO, what a disappointment! Can't imagine pureed chili con carne is quite the same. :( Hope you get another smooth, straightforward visit tomorrow and all is resolved.

And hope you're soon much better, bes.

Praying as I read through, especially for kaykat, gingercurl's friend and mhd (glad you're feeling better and got out to church yesterday).

DutchOma · 06/11/2012 14:34

Well, we went back to the dentist again (it is amazing how often you can climb Mount Everest) and after a lot of fidgeting the dentures are in. Whether we will ever get the bottom ones out again stands to be seen
Bob says the old fit was more comfortable, but my hope is that he will get used to this in time and without further mountain climbing efforts.
Massive thanks to Margaret who ferried us there and back.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 06/11/2012 14:53

Ah, blessings for Margaret then! Old dentures tend to be looser which in some ways make them more comfortable. I suspect the dentures will get more comfortable as he gets used to them.

I saw the midwife today and she found the heart beat! It was amazing :) DH couldn't come :( but I managed to record it so he can hear it! I think I've chosen the nursery DC will go to when I go back to work (yes super organised!) and feel at peace about that!

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 06/11/2012 21:53

Kaykat I have to plan things to keep me busy when the kids are with ExH. I've known people to start hobbies like joining a rambling association as well, if/ when the time comes try and have a friend over or go out is my best advice. It's hard to begin with x

CharlotteCollinsislost · 06/11/2012 23:23

Well done for the mountain climbing, DO and Bob (and Margaret), and hope the dentures are soon more comfortable.

I'm having a rough time with H at the moment and am starting to believe what some of you said a while back about maybe needing to leave. It's a scary thought. I've kind of decided to talk to our pastor about it in the new year. Gotta read the book Momey suggested first, though (Thanks for you!).

blackeyedsusan · 07/11/2012 07:54

oh charlotte

(hugs)

dd does not want to go to school. she is oried about the ork. a lot of it is due I think to emotional overexcitabilities. (first time I have written that on mn and donning the flame proof suit in anticipation) explaining it to the teachers is not going to be easy without sounding bigheaded/delusional

DutchOma · 07/11/2012 09:00

What ork??

MaryBS · 07/11/2012 09:08

Found you again... just need to catch up...

blackeyedsusan · 07/11/2012 12:16

wwwwwww ork

sorry sticky key board.

cried

sticky fingers too it seems!

cloutiedumpling · 07/11/2012 13:13

And here was me thinking "is she not a bit young for Lord of the Rings?"

madhairday · 07/11/2012 18:27

Grin cloutie I thought similar!

lost, so sorry things are bad - I have been wondering how you have been getting on, as a lot of what you said before worried me :( If you ever need to get away to somewhere I'm not too far from you, I really mean that.

We've had a visit from the archdeacon all day to see how our first year of pioneer ministry and church planting has gone. all quite positive really.

blackeyedsusan · 08/11/2012 07:41

got a difficult meeting with the head teacher this morning and a slightly less difficult in a different way meeting with the teacher this evening. not looking forward to it.

MaryBS · 08/11/2012 07:45

Prayers for both meetings, BES

CharlotteCollinsislost · 08/11/2012 09:35

mhd - that is so kind, and I am seriously considering how to take you up on that offer... I want to talk to someone irl, in a good relationship, and with a Christian perspective whom I can trust - and having only lived here for a year, I haven't found anyone to fit that bill. Will pm you once h goes off on his travels again and see if I can pop up while the dcs are at school. Thank you. x

Prayers for your meetings, bes. Hope they both go well.

DutchOma · 08/11/2012 10:48

Prayers for those meetings BES

madhairday · 08/11/2012 10:51

Please, please do lost - would be lovely to meet you. when is he off?

Prayers BES.

blackeyedsusan · 08/11/2012 12:32

thankyou for your prayers. the first meeting went better than expected. got to get my head together for the second meeting and working with the teacher how to handle dd getting upset over the topics they are studying at school.

blackeyedsusan · 08/11/2012 20:09

the second meeting with the teacher went really well. phew!

CharlotteCollinsislost · 08/11/2012 23:02

Yay! Glad your day went so well, bes.

newlark · 09/11/2012 14:17

Have been lurking and praying. Would appreciate prayer as I prepare a talk for an event at church in a couple of weeks - I've done short things before like a brief testimony but always as one of a number of speakers so this is a bit nerve-wracking (as well as being exciting)! Please pray for guidance and wisdom to put the right things in and that it will a real encouragement to others.

Praying for +Justin and his family and for great wisdom for him in his new role.

blackeyedsusan · 09/11/2012 18:22

tied and grumpy and I suspect hormonal. everything aches. I am fed up of taking antibiotics and juggling food. (didn't get breakfast) (even though it is better than no anti biotics)

ds is asleep afterr school and needs a bath and tea. and is not going to go to sleep tonight... but was so tired he was unwakable.