Christian Prayer Thread Jan 07 - Blessed are the MNers!

[CaptainCaveman]

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Welcome to January 2007 thread.
Love and prayers to all my lovely virtual fellowship group.

Oops - i've been up all night worrying over a misunderstanding . That'll teach me to keep quiet instead of TALKING .

Thanks for your prayers anyhow, they all help! I'll take a look at BBRU

Hello! Mary honey - [[hugs] Praying for you and we're here if you need us, you know that .....

Will check out BibleBashers NQSTM (sorry I don't really get there much, but I bearly have time for this thread tbh!!)

Please pray for me guys - I am really struggling atm - I am just not myself. I think I am depressed and I think I need to face facts and go and see my Dr. Have appointment at 3pm. Low and anxious right now. I'll keep posting - You keep praying ....

HUgs CD. praying that the doc will be able to help. You are doing the right thing seeking external help. we are here to pray and to support you in any way we can. {{hugs}}.

Praying that your gp will be a sensible, helpful person for you, CD. You've had a huge amount on recently and must be exhausted.

I'll try to do a link to BBRU for you

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Try this for BBRU \link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1375&threadid=214452&stamp=070119081837}

(My first ever link, if it works!)

Rats!

you have to put a \ and what ever you want it to say for the link straight afterwards

ie \BBRU - before you put the } at the end

Try this for BBRU BBRU

Thank you FA!

Link for BBRU There, that looks smarter.

How exciting!

Aw CD - thank you sweetie! {hug} to you. I always feel anxious when I'm tired, and much better after a good night's sleep - are you getting enough sleep?
and and for Liam. The reason he ran away is because the first he knew about going to this special school is when the car turned up to take him, with 2 people he'd never seen before. He thought that once his time was up, he'd be going home... please pray, it just goes from bad to worse, and he won't even be in visiting distance. He has actually gone and we never got chance to say goodbye

Another c&p about Dave and Sue. God is good!

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Just like a 29 bus aren't I ..you don't hear from me in weeks then 2 come along in a week!!!

We have just come back from the hospital re the results of the scans from last week and to cut to the chase ALL CLEAR!!!!!!! I really can't tell you how I feel at this moment to be honest,the doc last week spooked me alittle in that he was saying of all the scans this is the big one,the 6 months scan is significant etc so I have to say my heart has felt as if its been in my mouth since last Tues....I bet Dave wishes it really was and then he wouldn't have to sit and listen to me wittering on !!! Every time I went to bed it was as if a switch went on in my brain and I was reliving all the yuk things again,conversations that docs have had with us and all the horrible statistics that they threw out to us back in March last year...I couldn't remember all the good chats ,its been all the take your breath away chats that have been so vivid. I've been going to bed at 1.30 /2am so that I would be so exhausted I'd just fall asleep but nothing seemed to switch me off. Again I'm keeping you up to speed with things just so you know........................not quite got the wings and halo yet!!

The other good news is that they have given us permission to go on holiday in the summer.....I think we are more than ready for a good holiday!!!
Some of Dave's tests today are to check that he is all female in his chromosomes which is so bizarre,I'm waiting for the hot flushes and the monthly mood swings to kick in,yeah also for him to find the hoover and the ironing board.........I know God has worked a miracle but will really put it up there with the big boys when that happens!! They said it would take about 6 months for Jane's DNA to fully take over Dave,if the results show there is still some of Dave's DNA they will take some more Tcells from Jane and transfuse them into Dave [are you keeping up with the biology lesson????..no me neither!!] We are so grateful to God for the people He has put around us and for the amazing care they have given us at the hospital...which leads me nicely into the next bit of info....after seeing the consultant we went down to the ward where Dave had all the treatment to see the nurses there [do you remember the nurse having a dream about Dave etc] well we went to tell the good news and to invite them all along to the thanksgiving service..all of them have said they would love to come so I'm really excited about that. We wanted to do it on the 3rd especially because its not just a great time to celebrate Dave's health but it is also our wedding anniversary.........19 years!!!! I have to say Dave has taken the mick these last two years with the better or for worse bit and the sickness and in health but I'll forgive him...just this once.I am so grateful to God for Dave and the happiness that he has given me,I just love him so much..that's been where I've been hit so hard in my head,the thought of life without him,it literally has made me sick at times but thank God eh...it ain't gonna happen!!

Anyway less of this mush,I'm a tough northern lass...please let your churches know about the celebration,the building is big so the more the merrier.I will be intouch with address ,time etc but the date is definatly confirmed

Evening guys!

Thank you for your messages - I did go and see the Dr - Not my regular one, but a locum type person. Basically the long & short of it is that there's nothing the medical profession can do to help me. I've seen trillions of counsellors and it has got me nowhere and they can't put me on pills cos I'm PG. So I am still on track for Destination Nowhere. Felt very disheartening. I just sort of said: "Oh right. Well. Erm. Guess I'd better go then." and just got up and walked out of the office. I just feel so alone and I feel like I am burdening DH cos there's no one else to talk to / turn to. I feel so lonely. It was nice, however, to come home and read my trusty "Toilet Book" ()...

January 19th

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me:
for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul; for I am Holy:
Oh Thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord:
for I cry to thee daily.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant:
for unto thee, O Lord, I do lift up my soul.
For thou, O Lord, art good, and ready to forgive;
and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer;
and attend to the voice of my supplications.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:
for thou wilt answer me.

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord;
niether are there any works like unto thy works.
All nations whom thou hast made
shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;
and shall glorify thy name.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:
thou art God alone.

Teach me thy way, O Lord;
I will walk in thy truth:
unite my heart to fear thy name.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

Psalm 86 v 1-12

Good old "Toilet Book" - Always comes up trumps!!

"in the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:
for thou wilt answer me."

Praise God, eh!!?

Still feeling v.low and anxious and out of control; but with a little bit more trust that God will help me ...... somehow.

Glad it is the weekend now ...

Well Done!! on the link NQSTM - so proud of you -will check it out in a mo .....

How are you feeling now Mary? Poor poor Liam - he must have been so shocked and terrified when those people came to pick him up - I cannot believe that they would do that to him without discussing it first. Poor poor Liam. Praying hard for him - Any more news??

Whooooooooo! Hoooooooooooo! about Dave Marsy - that is fabulous!! Praise God - think the Service of Thanksgiving idea is wonderful - I am sure it'll be an incredible occasion - Are you going to go??

CD - you have my number... any time any place anywhere. {hugs} darling

This is a verse from a hymn (I'm sure you all know it), that I sing when I get a little wobbly and self-doubting:

Will you love the you you hide
If I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside
and never be the same?

Loving ourselves is really difficult to do, but if you can, it can really affect how you see the world, and in time, how the world sees you. From thence its an upwards spiral (apart from wobbles, due to what life chucks at you - but that's fine too, so long as you realise its just a temporary setback).

Quelling the fear inside is self-doubt, rather than self-hate (is that too strong a word?). Another phrase I like is "feel the fear and do it anyway". This is something I have to do a lot, because I'm doing a lot of new things at the moment.

Of course, you may think I'm talking complete and utter crap, which is fine too. My background is Maths rather than Philosophy, which I've never studied... what I've written is more about gut instinct and (maybe) what I feel God is saying to me... thanks for listening anyway (oh, you weren't? )

I was!!

Thank you Mary - Loving MYSELF!!? Hmmmmm, don't think I've EVER done that, I'm afraid (no offence God, I know I am "wonderfully and fearfully made", but, well, erm....)

Hmmmmm.....

Feeling vauguely better today; but even after being really lovely and sweet and kind etc; DH and I STILL went to bed arguing. It's a very sensitive and personal issue, but I just don't have the strength to deal with it right at this second. Humph!

Grrrr!

Anyway, HOW is everyone else?

How's the health Rosey? Been thinking of you lots - I see you made it onto "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" email round-up for MN - WELL DONE you!!

[hugs] and prayers to all .... LWTG and FA - Where are you??

at dh for arguing with you when you feel like this CD. MrDippySir, CD needs lots of hugs and chocolate and flowers at the moment. Sometimes it is right to ignore issues. They will wait.

By the way, I don't think your doc was right. There is a 'feeling depressed' thread on MN and I am sure that there are people there who have been prescribed antidepressants whilst pregnant. Good ol' MN should give you more info, if you post there.

On the other hand, of course, God could have been using your locum to send you back here and to get some serious praying for CD going. It is possible to emerge from depression without ads. Not sure if it was the best way to do it, but it did work for me. There are lots of things that can help - exercise, bananas (honest - they have a natural antidepressant in them. Try googling "mood enhancing foods"), and of course, talking. (I found that writing it all down helped me a lot. I did a letter, describing exactly how I felt, which I kept going back to and adding to an amending. Never actually sent it to anyone, but learned a about about me as I wrote it.)

We'll all be praying for you here, Hon, though a dear friend of mine also recommended spending time with God and letting Him tell you what He loves about you. V hard to do IME - just kneel/sit there and listen as He talks to you - but it's important to know just how special you are.

Thinking and praying for you and yours.

Great news re Dave Marsy - fantastic!

Mary - so sorry to hear about Liam, and too. Praying.

CD my lovely. So sorrythat the GP wasn't much help. Am praying for you. As Mary said - you do need to love yourself. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. When Jesus says love your neighbour as you love yourself, he clearly meant you have to love yourself, otherwise you would be doing a crap job of loving your neighbour. Sure you know all this, but praying that you would feel it. Not meaning to preach, sorry . If you want to chat off board I can give you my e-mail or MSN if you like - 'tho I know time is short. hugs and prayers.

Well, I survived - enjoyed actually- my course yesterday. Thanks guys for the prayers and encouragement. I now need an enhanced CRB check to carry on with the next part (I've been crb'd several times but not got a handheld one) sounds silly but I need it to come through at least week before my next training course so I can do the online training before the next course, so please pray that it comes through quickly. Thanks

Hello all!

Oh CD, lots of love and hugs to you. I totally agree with NQSTM - I am sure it's poss to find pg-friendly ad's...but also yes we need to be praying for you. Food does play a huge role too - brazil nuts in particular have got huge amounts of selenium in them which is an natural ad. 3 or 4 brazil nuts a day is enough to boost your selenuim level significantly. There are other 'super-foods' as well; if you want, I'll dig out all my nutrition stuff! (I'm quite interested in that sort of thing!)

Well yes I did make it to the good, the bad and the ugly! Which one am I, I wonder?!? (Only joking!)

Health-wise I am so much better. THe doc has signed me off work for at least another week and she's told me I may well need longer than that. My stomach has settled down lots - I am on huge amounts of steroids and this might sound a bit churlish to ask you to pray for, but could you please pray that I can manage the side-effects and come off them asap? I'm normally a very laid-back person but I've found myself getting irritated (esp. with the dcs through no fault of their own at all), wound-up, stressing over everything and anything, searching my brain for things to stress about...eeekk! Not good.

I am ravenously hungry too and I really don't want to put on weight! I was on a diet last yr before all this Crohns kicked off and I managed to get down to a size 10 / 12 (from a 14) and I want to stay there! It's notoriously difficult to keep your weight on an even keel with crohns tho, esp. where steroids are concerned.

Anyway, mummy boasty time- my dd got a certificate at school yesterday in assembly for 'excellent literacy' - it said she is a 'mega-star'!!! Only 2 children in her class got them so she felt very special.

Anyway must go - lots of love to you all. have a good weekend!

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Hi Pudmog. Poor you! Prayers that things will start moving soooooon.

Ditto here Podmog honey - Was thinking of you being big and fat and fed-up only today - Hoping you "pop" super soon ..... waiting with excited anticipation for your Birth Announcement - Our 2nd MN Christian Prayer Request Thread Baby!!

Which reminds me - How are you and wee Hannah doing weirdbird??

Awwww, guys - thank you so much for encouraging words of wisdom - Thank you so much. Would LOVE to hear more about the nutrition stuff Rosey - captain_dippy "at" yahoo "dot" co "dot" uk NQSTM - You ARE so lovely - Thank you - Unfortunately, bananas make me really sick!! ; but could try the Brazil Nuts Rosey suggested ....... I think I have had depression for a good No of years so far (taken me this long to actually admit it!!)and I have got this far without ADs; but I just got so desperate this time, I was willing to give them a try. TBH, I thought there WERE ADs you could take while PG; but the GPs at my surgery were so adamant about not pescribing me any and I just don't have the strength to argue / fight atm. Have MW appointment on Mon though, so will have a chat with her about it - Also about the fact that one of my legs is v.crampy and numb and has been since 9.30 this morning. Calves are like iron and feeling v.odd. Called NHS Direct, but they weren't sure, neither was MW at the hospital ..... Mmmmmmmm ....

LOL @ your msg for my DH as well NQSTM! Hopefully we can go to bed without fighting tonight .....??

Will pray CRB check is quick Panda - Thank you for your kind words too. Glad course was ok.

Rosey - Praying about steriods and maintaining your diet too. Glad stomach is feeling more settled. [[hugs]]

How was your mums today Mary?? Any "awkward" moments!!!!?

Anyway, I should really go and demand DH make me a hot chocolate and go to bed.......

Oh, and Rosey - to your DD for her "Super Star" certifcate - You must be bursting with pride - What a sweetie!! DD1 got a certificate home from nursery the other day, saying that she had walked round the block for 30 mins and how proud and pleased her nursery teacher was .... me too!! No mean feat for Little Miss Lazy Bottom, trust me!!

Very quick visit.

CD - have you got a walk-in health centre where you can get your legs checked out? I wouldn't leave it too long. Mum was fine today, we had a really good time. Talked about quite a few things church-related, which was good. Sounds like she's really starting to accept things, there wasn't a single moment! I'm serious about you needing to love yourself. I've always maintained the second of the "great" commandments should be "love your neighbour as you ought to love yourself". We've got a lot of respect and love for you here, despite the fact you're so young - you have a maturity beyond your years (most of the time)! Is there anything church-related aimed at teaching you to love yourself? Would recommend some quiet time listening and praying to God. Really helped me having God talk to me. As I always say, listen first THEN pray! In fact, try concentrating on the listening - you need to clear your mind of all the thoughts that'll try to creep in - particularly if you're anxious. My best times are usually the middle of the night, or rather, about 3am!

RL - hugs to you! Glad the meds seem to be working. Praying that you won't need them for long. The healing service is tomorrow _ I've put your name forward - do you want me to go up for a "hands-on" blessing on your behalf? I warn you, I don't "do" the "falling over in the Spirit" bit...

evening all. i got a mummy pleasing moment too dd1 passed her grade 5 and she really thought she hadn't so thank you for your prayers back in dec i think.

It's been dh's bday today and he wrecked it right at teh begining of the day by completly loosing it with the girls Thats two sats on the run now that he's done that. Threatened to leave again today - just wish he would tbh. I've got no fight left.

Just don't know where the future lies. He seems so selfish, and I don't know if he's always been like it or whether i just taking more notice of it. But could really do without watching constantly whether he going to blow his top or not.

I've applied for that job so will wait and see if I get an interview I guess.

Good morning!

The dcs are making "you'll see" (that's what dd just said when I asked her what she was making - it involves glitter glue and card anyway!) so I'm stealing a few mins to come on here. (The 'making table' is just next to the computer btw! I haven't abandoned them to chaos, honest!)

LWTG, [hugs]. I don't really know what to say - I wish there was something I could say that would make it all better but life isn't that easy, is it? I'm praying for you and your family anyway, and just know that you can come here and vent your spleen whenever.

Mary, I'm glad you had a good time with your mum. I forgot to say yesterday how I was about the way Liam was treated. That is so appalling. I do so hope that you are able to keep in touch...Btw I will e-mail you re. this healing service. Is it today? I'm so chuffed at you praying on my behalf. thank you!

CD I will e-mail you with anything I can find that may be useful. I know I've read quite a bit about 'eating to beat depression'. Have you got the weirdness in your legs checked out? Do, do. It's always better to find these things out rather than worry.

Podmog praying for you! How many days overdue are you now? Have they started talking about inducing you? Let us know what the plan is...I was induced with ds and it was fine - one of the most special days of my life! I do envy you; I'd love another baby but dh goes greeny-white at the thought and I had myriad complications with our 2 so I think I might need to get a puppy or something instead!

Well we are off to church this morning, back to our 'old' church, St A's. So here's the big question for you...is it acceptable to go to a church in a different town, when your own town has a variety of churches to choose from? I used to belong to a church in Canterbury and one woman used to drive from Cambridge to get there every Sunday. She said she'd make that journey to see her family, so why not for her church family? But I'm not so sure about that...

St A's, which feels like our spiritual home, is a 20 min drive away from here. Moving closer there is not really an option...we are thinking through the whole business of house-moving atm. The thing we keep coming back to is 'seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you'...I know that different people would come to completely different conclusions about what that verse means but I guess for us right now it means finding our way towards where we can meet with God and be part of a church. I guess I really just want to settle down, and a big part of that is finding out what kind of Christian I am meant to be, what kind of church I mam meant to be in, and so on. I can't believe I've got to the age of 33 and never asked thses things before!

Well, the dcs have made a 'christmas carpet' (!!!) (not many people have one of those! ) so I'll say ttfn.