Christian Prayer Thread. Back to school and into Autumn

[Dutchoma]

As we were nearly at 1000 posts and TUO is both very busy and away today, I thought I might have a go at setting up a new thread.
I have looked back over nearly four months of prayers, of sharing, of support, of gladness and sadness and so much more. I think there are about 50 different people on the thread, some are there from beginning to end, some come in, are here for a few days and then don’t post any more.
Both are valuable, all are welcome, we share with you in anxiety and depression, in worry for others, but also in prayers answered, wonderful healing, good exam results and so much more.
But we also realise that life moves on, that the prayer thread was helpful for a while and is not so relevant now. Never be afraid to come back, we all need prayer and support.

So, like TUO I shall pick out a few names for the new thread, but leave behind some that have not posted for a while, hoping that they will come back and update us.
Specially thinking of: Anjelica27; I know how much this thread has helped you. Bsshbosh and wondering how she is now.

Whoagirrrrl, after her operation. Dizzydaffodil, Pandora37 and PeterSpots .

There are so many more names to remember: Alittleroom, Bluetinkerbell, DontstepontheMomeraths, Howtoapproachthis and several more.

And then the ones that are quite recent like:
ALittleFaith, Amberlight; BlackEyedSusan, Dontbesilly; EdithSimcox; FaithLoveandHope, Kaykat, Lightnessofbeing; MadHairDay; PositiveAttitude; QuestionofFaith; QuietIsland2; SESthebrave; TUO; Weegiemum; ZipadiSoozi

And if I have omitted any one, be assured that God never forgets and holds you fast in His love and mercy.

I'm just hoping that this is a masive own goal QoF.
My hope is in the Lord alone, but it is hard to keep the faith in the face of so many adversaries

prayers for don't's dad's surgeon, nurses and for don't's dad and sister and for don't.

as for war. well sometimes it is necessary (ww2 eg) not got a bloody clue what to think about this. so prayers for God's will definitely and thanks that he can see what is necessary/right.

just bought some sparkly wool for blankets. reduced in aldi

time to collect and hang around for a nhour for the other one.

Praying for dont's dad. I hope surgery went well.

My ds is unwell with a virus so I've been housebound since Monday. Would love a walk. We get very little sunlight were I am so it's a bit like being a troglodyte.

I'm not British (I'm from Southern Ireland) but I think you should be proud of your parliamentary system tonight. The vote hasn't taken place yet and I don't want to comment on the rightness or wrongness of the possible outcome but there have been some fine speeches - many thought-provoking. We live in dark times:

Our Father, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Should read 'where I am'...

Could I ask for your prayers? I'm quite unwell at the moment - it seems likely that it's norovirus. It's really getting me down and I'm not improving, while also worrying about all the things I'm not doing while lying around feeling ill. Thanks.

ScouseQueen welcome. If you are in this country you posted at an unearthly hour. Things seem so much worse in the middle of the night and I'm sorry none of us were awake to pray with you when you first posted.
Praying for you now that 'tears may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning', even if they are only small joys. Norovirus sounds quite horrible and I pray you will feel better very soon.

urrggg. feel ill.

How horrible.

Dad's operation went well. The only hiccup of the day was as he was urgently trying to get discharged, the nurse gave him a paracetamol for the post operative pain, and it got stuck, he vomited and his discharge was delayed.

Anyway we go back Tuesday for the results and the plan of action. Hopefully Christmas won't stop any operation plans.

Prayers for Quiets ds that he is soon better and back to normal, for Bes too that she's much better soon and always has such a lot on her plate. Praying for scousequeen to recover from this nasty bug and be restored to good health asap. Never worry when your ill about the stuff that you cannot do, enjoy the rest as you clearly need it and whatever else needs doing can hang on a bit. (I also need to take my own advice too ) anyway prayers for all.

Thanks for your prayers. It was an unearthly hour when I posted. I've been sleeping badly & dreading going to bed and lying awake worrying. I didn't expect anyone to be around then but hoped for support later and thank you so much for that. I've got a prescription now from my doctor that I hope will help. I just feel so tired. Walking upstairs is like climbing Everest. You're right Dutch that at night everything seems worse.

Dont I don't know the full story with your dad but if you're hoping for an operation slot before Christmas for him, I think you have a good chance. I was told as a patient that there are generally slots free immediately before Christmas as many people refuse these and want to wait till the new year. I will pray for his good progress.

Scousequeen it's a pig when you can't sleep because you are feeling bad. I'm glad that you have some medication now, hopefully you will soon feel much better.
Dont that's good news about your dad; glad that he is home now. It will be a bit of a tetchy Christmas for you all, hopefully the true meaning of Christmas (hope for the world) will shine through in spite of everything.
Quiet I'm afraid nobody I know is very impressed with our politicians who are supposed to represent their constituents but appear to have made everything worse with their vote to go to war again. Never mind that Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq had no good outcome, we appear to have learned nothing. May the Lord have mercy on us all.

I'm sure many are annoyed with their representatives Dutchoma but at least in the British system (and indeed the Irish system) they are free to make their views clear to their MPs. I was glued to the debates. It's so hard to watch the news these days - on the one hand I like to be informed but I find it permeates through my mood. It contrasts so much with the spirit of Advent. Which reminds me that I have to locate the Play Mobil crib -I'll be tearing the house asunder like BES.

Glad the surgery went well don't and I am praying that the next surgery goes well too. I've been thinking of you and your family while with ds who has finally recovered today. But I have a mountain to climb in work to catch up as I've been off all this week - it's only work - not all that important in the great scheme of things.

Glad you are better scousequeen - I ended up ringing my pharmacist when I had something similar recently. It takes ages to recover and is so debilitating.

Are you knitting the sparkly wool BES?

crocheting. it is going in as highlights in the blanket I am making.

I am really late with the children. library club, strops and decompression time for ds. the archers ds's very long reading book. music practise...

That sounds lovely BES

I've had a homework strop already today but ds is going back to school tomorrow so it had to be done.

really behind with everything. need to catch up with everything. and yake those shoes back and get some dry ones as the best ones I bought ages ago also leak but too long ago to do anything about it now.

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Thanks scousequeen that's something we hadn't considered before about Xmas surgery. Dads got oesophageal cancer and the surgeons are hoping to remove the tumour and rearrange his digestive system to compensate for the bits removed. It's one of those things that need doing asap despite Xmas. Xmas can still be celebrated around everything else going on.

Glad you have a prescription and hopefully you feel better soon. Quiet glad ds is on the mend too.

I am drowning is stuff to do.

oh and the computer keeps randomly crashing and it is my one link to the outside world.

took boots back and got some new ones hopethey do not leak. hate wet feet.

Well done, I too hope they do not leak.

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FUCKING SCHOOL. they have only brought forward the date of homework by one week when I had carefully planned how to fit it all in.

How do you think other parents (and children) will deal with this BES?

I have no idea. some have finished already. some will rush it. some will not finish. I should imagine there will be a lot of work not done as much as they planned.

Dd has done some, but she is limited in the amount she can write at any one time due to hypermobility and pain. she can not physically produce more writing this weekend than she would have been able to produce. therefore she will not be able to do as much as we planned. we can also no longer print anything in colour. I am not taking an autistic child to the supermarket to buy a printer cartridge because school have fucked up the dates. spd makes it painful for him. I carefully plan shopping to avoid this as much as possible. I also avoid taking him to the library as it does not end well when it is an additional unplanned visit. I have not got a computer booked for tomorrow at the library. even if I did have a computer booked we have not collated the stuff we need to print. that was tomorrows job. the library does not stay open for long. we could turn up at the library and hope for the best but that is not going to go well with an autistic child. there is potential for books to be scattered to the four corners of the library. it has taken years of work to get him in the library and enjoying it. there are still days when we do not attempt it. .

we do not have time to do one of the tasks she wanted to do.