New Christian Prayer Thread for February...

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Is it too early to call this the ?early Spring? thread? Wishful thinking?

Praying at this time especially for:
amberlight ? for strength to cope with those who would campaign against those with ASDs; and, in contrast, giving thanks for her work in raising awareness of the needs of people with autism;
BabyBeatrice and her family ? for healing and fortitude as they deal with Beatrice?s illness;
BlackEyedSusan ? for health and strength for her; for an easier time at school for her children; and for her mum to feel more settled;
BlueTinkerbell ? giving thanks for her baby DD; and praying for her as she explores her vocation;
charlottecollinsislost ? for her to know more certainty in her difficult relationship situation;
DoctorAnge ? for health for her little girl;
Dontsteponthemomeraths ? for her DS as he is referred to the community paediatrician; for her ?LM? as he tries to establish contact with his children; for her brother to regain full use of his thumb, following an accident;
DutchOma and Bob ? for health for Bob and for him to feel at ease in his new ; and for Oma to feel supported as she cares for him day-to-day;
FlatsInDagenham ? for the family and friends of her colleague, who died recently; for her SIL who has cancer; and for her brother and their family;
GingerCurl ? for the successful and (relatively) stress-free completion of her thesis;
HaveALittleFaith ? for health and happiness as she nears the end of her pregnancy;
jann2013 ? for her health; for an easier relationship with her ex; and for her to feel accepted at her church following the break-up of her relationship;
Kaykat ? for her and her DS to know peace and happiness as they emerge from an abusive relationship;
MadHairDay - for her continued good health; and for her whole family and their mission, that they will find the resources (financial, practical, spiritual, whatever) that they need to grow and flourish;
PositiveAttitude ? for her mission overseas; and especially for her DD1 who has been going through some tough times and may soon be spending some time abroad with her parents; for happiness for the whole Attitude family; also for PA?s mum who has Alzheimer?s; and prayers of thanks for the birth of PA?s baby great-nephew;
raininginbaltimore ? for healing for her broken foot; for health for her baby girl who has terrible reflux; and for her financial situation to improve;
Roomforalittleone - for her hyperemesis to ease and for her house sale to go through smoothly, easing her family?s financial anxieties;
Teahouse ? for healing following her TVT operation;
waitingtobeamummy ? for her to feel closer to God following a series of difficult situations, and in the meantime for her to feel our prayers supporting her;
...and for all who post on this thread, for those who lurk, for occasional visitors, and for those known to us who are in need of prayer, whether mentioned here or not.

Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers.

Still here, praying for those concerns. Not being a good enough mum particularly resonates with me, but being a loving mum trumps everything, I think.

Prayers please for our retired priest who has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, starts treatment this week...

Prayers also for all those hearing about school allocations this week...

once more into the breach... time to go and get the children and do battle ith the boy.

lurking and praying, praying and lurking.

I struggled through work yesterday (walking like a penguin) so waddled into the GP this morning. He thinks I have a UTI and has given me antibiotics and suggested I take a bit of time off work to recover so I will.

Praying for all, especially your op MHD.

Thak goodness for a sensible GP. Will it eat into your maternity leave if you get signed off now?

I'm self-certifying for this week. Hopefully the symptoms will ease off so I can finish as planned (only 15 shifts assuming I go back on Monday!). I think I'd be bored if I finish too soon! So it won't eat into my mat leave unless I get signed off til the end of pregnancy (they can start me on mat leave from 36 weeks and I'm 32 now). I'm currently installed on the soda watching tv :)

Would you not rather be bored than in premature labour? Go by what your midwife says.

yes I suppose that's a fair point! Well I've got a few days now to rest and I'll see how I go. If it doesn't ease in a few days I'll know it's not just down to a UTI so I'll go back to the GP for a sick note.

Faith, I had to get signed off and started mat leave at 29 weeks with DD1. My ward manager didn't mind too much. I was finding it hard to reach to get a blood pressure cuff around some of the less mobile patients anyway I certainly couldn't hurry in an emergency either. I was huge! It wasn't entirely surprising when I gave birth at 34+6!

My bump is certainly getting in the way! Work is very busy at the best of times but for various reasons, extremely busy at present. One issue is we have lots of newly qualified nurses who can't do IVs - I've been put on a few shifts when I'm the only nurse who can do IVs. That doesn't halve add pressure to my work load . I had a call from an apologetic GP saying he'd forgotten to do my blood pressure today, I'm popping into the surgery in the morning to check it but I'm a bit concerned. He diagnosed UTI because there was protein and leukocytes in my wee but I always have leukocytes because tmi? I have lots of discharge...if it was protein alone, if there's a BP rise, it could be a sign of preeclampsia.....so prayers that I don't worry about that til I can get my BP done would be good! :)

how re you doing faith? get to the gp?

Yes BP was typically pregnancy low so no concerns there. I do feel a bit better so presume the antibiotics are helping although I'm still getting pains when walking more than about 5m so good job I took some time off work!

I'll report those weird spam posts!

struggling. I think it must be homones. I normally do not feel this bad for not lot of reason.

Phew! Glad that you are improving a bit and that BP is not high, Faith.

Ladies, I am starting to write a talk that I will be giving in May at a women's evening about responding to the call of God. The talk is entitled "Holding Nothing Back" (my choice/God-given). Anyway, I could do with reading a good book about having a servant heart. I had some controversial/extreme/theologically in-sound teaching on this by a lay person recently and am keen to not repeat that to others! I think that serving out of a sense of duty on a long-term basis leads to resentment and the feeling of being trapped/enslaved. I think God calls us to serve Him out of love and we can only do that when we know him well and know His love for us (I also think the same goes for marriage/motherhood/daughterhood). I am struggling to balance this with obedience and how to respond to a calling that you don't like eg Jonah, Jesus' crucifixion, my husband's calling to be an Army chaplain!

I find it hard to get this sort of stuff out of my heart through my mouth and still be coherent and correct!

PositiveAttitude may have to say something on this score as they were called out on a mission to Cambodia with lots of hurdles.

Glad you are feeling a bit better Faith. I hope those last few weeks are not going to be too hard.
Praying that MHD's op has gone well.

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Prayers for Beatrice, and for peace of mind for you. God guide the surgeons and give Beatrice the best possible chance of success.

So glad you came to ask for prayer Beatrice's mummy. What a worry for you all. Many prayers.

prayers too. did not have time to post. we were almost late for school.

Praying for wisdom about treatment choice, that it can be the straightforward hepatectomy, that it all goes smoothly and protection against post-op complications. Also praying that you feel the support and comfort of The Lord during this time.

Hi all

Thought I'd pop back with an update. Sorry I've not been around, we've been moved from hospital to hospital and finally we are home! DD still has a long way to go - another 4 weeks antibiotics and follow up CT scan in 2 weeks to check her brain abscess is shrinking - if not further surgery will be needed. But thankfully she has been allowed home, rather than kept in hospital for the full 6 weeks. Feel very responsible looking after her though

On top of all this, my mother's cancer is looking far worse than first thought as instead of having a hysterectomy last week as originally planned, they discovered many more tumours in her abdomen, so she's having chemotherapy first to shrink them before they attempt any surgery. My father's prostate cancer diagnosis which started off our year of health woes, seems the least of our worries now. Funny how life deals you a rough hand all at once, but strangely it has brought me back to God. Life has been getting in the way too much, but the last 2 months, particularly the last 3 weeks have really been a turning point for me.

I am very grateful to you all for your prayers and I hope you all continue to make your own personal recoveries. I'll keep popping in from time to time to say hello

Thank you for updating VV. Giving thanks to God for your daughter being at home now, hope all goes well.
Prayers for your parents and their comfort and care. Are you having the support of the MacMillan nurses? For us (and we are not dealing with cancer) this has been an absolute lifeline. Also giving thanks for your greater awareness of the presence of God: "I can do everything through Him who strengthens me"