Christian Prayer Request Thread - Feb 2007 - The Bible Bashers Push Onwards....

[CaptainDippy]

Hello!

New Month - New Thread ......

Firstly Huge Congratulations to WeirdBird & Podmog - on the safe arrival of our first two Prayer Thread babies this month! Hello to Hannah Elizabeth & George William! Praise God for the blessing of these wonderful, precious babies - May they be the hugest blessing to these lovely families!!

Hurrah!

Right ...... In no particular order.......

Shonaspurtle - Prayers for her close friend's wee baby, Lewis. Lewis is currently on heart bypass and has now been palced on the transplant list. Things are v.critical for him - Strength to his family.

Twiga - Welcome back! Praise God for Twiga's pregnancy (due in June 2007).

Podmog - Praise for the safe arrival of George William and praying that he settles in well to Podmog Family life. Prayers for them as they contemplate community living.

Nanou1 - Should be getting Internet at home soon - yey! Nanou1 is unhappy at work - praying that something works out for her there and that her DH would get a great job too.

ggglimpopo - Lost her youngest child, Maude (2) at the beginning of the month. She died completely unexpectedly in her sleep. Continuing prayers for the family as they coms to terms with this tragic, tragic loss.

fannyannie - Praise God that her and her DH have decided to stay under the same roof and try to make a go of things. Prayers for them as they enter counselling.

longwaytogo - She and DH have decided on a trial separation. LWTG has been really, really & struggling, she and her family need lots of prayers and support right now.

Emily - A friend of Misdee and her DH Peter - Prayers for her following lung transplant surgery. She is doing well so far.

lulumama - Prayers for v.close friend whose nephew died on NY's Eve.

MaryBS - Whole family has been poorly - Mary continuing to suffering with respitory infection. DS has tonsilitis. Continuing prayers for Reader Friend who recently lost her dad, prayers for his wife as she copes (she is in a nursing home with Dementia.) Prayers that DH would become a Christian and for his constant mood swings.

RoseyLea - Prayers for church situation (settling into a church in their local area), possible new house, broken car and that Rosey's health would continue to be really good!!

Posey - Prayers for boy at her nursery whose mum died in Nov of Cancer. The family are doing ok, but need lots of strength and love as they comes to terms with their huge loss.

Worzella - Prayers for Minister who has been ill. Returning to work this week.

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for DSis who is an alcholic - she has admitted her problem and is getting help. Prayer for the safety of her DD. Thanks to God that CC is feeling positive after finishing a course of counselling!!

Buffysmum - Prayers for fantasticmrsfox/madamereyand as she travels back to this country with her children, escaping from an abusive relationship abroad.

MarsLady - On-going prayers for her friend Dave and his wife Sue. Dave is going to require further treatment to eradicate more of "his" blood and have it replaced with his sisters. Special prayers for Sue as she copes with all of this.

Toady - Her sister Jo recently died after having her life support machine turned off after a horrific accident. Prayers for Toady and the whole family as they come to terms with her death.

WeirdBird - Praise God for the safe delivery of Hannah Elizabeth - Prayers for WB as struggles with poss. retained placenta / D&C and for Hannah who is struggling with Colic.

SleepySooz - Praise God her twins are finally getting a good night's sleep! Prayers for her panic attacks.

Bobsmum - Prayers for her DS as his "behaviour issues" are investigated. Thank you Lord for her gran's life - prayers for the family as they deal with her death.

NotQuiteSoTiredMum - Prayers for her friend and her family as they deal with the death of their 15 yr old son who fell into the Thames.

PandaG - Prayers for her as she has an interview for a possible new job. Feeling v.under-confident and nervous about it.

PeachyClair - Prayers for her as she works out what to do with her "Faith" Praise God that her DS' autism was diagnosed quickly - Prayers for Peachy and her family as the adjust and come to terms with his diagnosis.

NearlyThree - Prayers for her and her family as they are having to move to another part of the country very quickly.

potoroo - Prayers for her and her family as they deal with the loss of her grandfather who lived in Australia. Potoroo will not be able to attend his funeral.

Jockey - Praise God her DS who has selective mutism went back to nursery ok after an illness!

mrsgee - Prayers for her and her DH as they decide whether to try for another baby or not.

Milliways - Has recently resigned from a job of 22 yrs to start working for a small Christian company who are "making a difference"! Prayers everything would go well there - and prayers for DH who is also contemplating a change of career!

CaptainDippy - Has been fairly low of late and has started having small panic attacks. Praise God she passed her driving test (thank you for prayers guys!! ) Prayers for her as she copes with two toddlers and a big bump. Prayers for lady in her Book Group who has malignant melanomas in both legs.

Get praying guys .....

Or even NQGU!

Hi please pray for a mumsnetter who's a bit confused about chritianity and where she's at. Made contact through a discussion and put a suggestion forward for a great church for her to attend where she'll be "fed" and unconditionally accepted and loved!
Many thanks!!

Sorry all - forgot to ask if I can join the thread!

the more the merrier

Good evening everyone

Roseylea - just wanted to say that your story was relaly heartwarming. You are an inspiration to me as I am only just rediscovering my faith.

CaptainCaveman - I am praying hard for your DSIS - alcohol is such a destructive substance and one she will need a great deal of courae to give up. I really hope she gets the support and help she needs and that God will look over her during the coming weeks and months. May God be with you also and give you the strength to help your sister without undoing the good work of your counselling.

CaptainDippy - I remember how hard I found things when my DS2 was born and DS1 was 22 mths. Just remember that newborns do tend to sleep a lot so even if you do need to cuddle you DD for her morning sleep, it might just mean cuddling two for a short time - what an awful thought (not!!!). Try not to panic - these things tend to have a way of working themselves out and the more stressed you get - the worse the situation will become. God will take care of you I am sure.

MaryBS - your poor frineds, what a tense time for them. I pray that they receive good nes soon.

NQGU - good name change- I don't think I'll ever grow up! My children often give me weird looks as I dance down the aisles in ASDA!

LWTGo - Awful news about your friend. I will pray for her and her family. Not sure whether I should be saying that I am pleased DH liked the bedsit but I guess this means you can both start the next chapter in your lives. I will pray for you both and ask that God is with you when you take this huge step.

LORNS - I will pray for the Mumsnetter and ask that God guides her back into his fold as he is doing for me.

And hello to everyone else I haven't mentioned - God Bless.

I have been at work today and DS1 at school while DS2 with my mum and dad so no contact with their Dad.

I am so confused at the moment and really don't know what i want. We were supposed to be working towards getting back together and i sort of feel that this is what we should be doing, we did after all take our marriage vows for better or worse, in sickness and in health, but I'm not sure I really want to have him back. I think i will always have to compromise on the alcohol front as i don't think he wants to give it up completely - which is what I would want. is it unreasonable of me to expect him to? I just don't like the person he is after alcohol. And this issue aside - I don't feel he is as passionate about the children as I am. I know he loves them but for instance, this afternoon he knew that I would be picking DS1 up from school at 3.15pm and would be parking at his mums (where he is currently living) but instead of going straight home from work (he finishes at 2.30) to see DS1, he went to the golf driving range - nothing would stop me from seeing my children especially if it was the only time I would see them all day. Is it just because I am their mum and a mothers love is different from a fathers?

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense but as I said I am really confused.

any thoughts or opinions would be gratefully received.

mtgaa. I know exaclty how you feel.

You have the alchol problem I have had with my dh the being addicted to pain killers.

He too is different with the children than I am.

I'm just afraid that if he goes then thats it the end forever.

i too took my marriage vows seriously and up until recent weeks I would never have thought that I would feel the way I do now. I feel like its over and that my feelings have gone for him, but don't know if thats a self preservation thing.

Oh i don't know, i'm rambling. Is that bible bashers r us thread still going?
Maybe I should take my musings to there

Evening all - survived another day - hurrah! Had fun at the Zoo and only one major meltdown. Bedtime was ..... interesting ..... but glad they are down now .... phew ......

lwtg - - Am praying for your friend's sis and her fmaily as they deal with the unexpected and sudden death of her DH. Continuing to pray for you and your family too ..... [[hugs]]

Hello Lorns and Welcome! Will pray for MNer who is confused - you are both welcome here anytime .....

MTGAA - Praying for you honey....[[hugs]

Right, Fire Engine cake to make and Pass the Parcel to wrap .....

LWTGo - you weren't rambling I think you probably feel the same as me - would God approve of giving up on a marriage if the only alternative was to be unhappy and unsettled for the rest of you life? I hope that God knows I haven't just given up without at fight but that he realises there is no point in fighting when it is all one sided. You see, its my turn to ramble now!

BTW CaptainDippy - which Zoo did you go to?

I have talked to ministers and they all say the same thing, that there is no point in living unhappily and that I have done everything that i possibly can to save this marriage. I have forgiven and taken him back after the affair, adn tried to make it work and its not, its making the kids, me and him unahppy.

For crying out loud I used to be the one dishing out the advice as an officer but now look at me

LWTG, praying for you here!

FInally left my job today. Having trouble typing as had a "good" leaving do with a bit too much wine!

A huge Thanks to everyone who posts here & reminds us that we are not alone in our situations. I started a "Thanks for" thread yesterday & love the posts on there too.

God Bless you all

Very quickly, as I'm supposed to be going to bed... (still an insomniac, so I grab my sleep where I can!)

Just want to say, that LWTG, I AM looking at you, and I see a very brave, caring, intelligent, Christian, who's been through the wars lately. Many people in your situation would have given up, on your family, on God, on yourself, but you haven't.

One of the hardest things to do when you're the one used to giving the help, is to receive it back again. PLEASE just accept it as your due, and allow people to help you.

God bless

Mary

Hi Captaindippy - do you have a dc with AS or ASD??? Ref the Major meltdown?

Hi everyone, and welcome to Lorns et al

Praying for those situations mentioned... all well in the Worz house although we could all do with some energy

I'm half way through my maternity leave (12months) and would value prayer for the 'rythmn of my life' - it's either madly busy or quite quiet when I feel quite lonely - I'm not sure about being a SAHM... prayer for wisdom and peace about the busyness ... rambling now...

CD - love zoo's, especially the monkeys, I must be closer in characteristics than I thought hope you had a fab time!

I only got to take the twins to the local pet shop today as their treat, but there is a new lad helping out and he let the children hold the baby mice and the tortoise, I drew the point at the big spiders!

Hypnotherapy going ok for 'emetophobia' also have session recorded on a CD so I can play it every night!

LWTG - prayers are with you for strength to cope with DH's decisions re: bedsit, take care of yourself!

MaryBS - lovely words to LWTG. Prayers on the way for your insomnia, don't you just hate that, looking at the clock all night, do you get up, do something, then go back to bed or do you fight it and stay put? also praying for your friend adopting, we were waiting for adoption for 5 years, its tremendously stressful, hope everything comes right in the end.

Sorry for the essay, just know the weekend will go by so fast and forget to post! So prayers for a joyous weekend all around!

mtgna - thankyou so much for your lovely prayer, it brought a tear to my eye. Dsis is looking awful, very anorexic and shaking like nobodys business, but Thank God, also feeling positive about the next couple of weeks.

Prayers to all fellowship group - you are my salvation!!

xxx

Hello all!

Please could you pray for me? I'm stressed up to the eyeballs today!!!! I think it might be partly PMT so I'm going to take some EPO with my lunch.

I've just got so many jobs to do - the dcs and I are going to a party this afternoon and that means making a gluten-free pizza for dd, a gluten-free cake for her so that she doesn't feel left out, and taking up her dressing up dress, and sorting out a pirate costume for ds, as well as trying to get the house looking good for a do here on Monday as this is the only time I have to do it...!

Dh had a bit of a dig earlier about how stressed I was and how he doesn't like it because it rubs off on everyone else (fair point I suppose), but he's gone off to play golf and is going out for a meal tonight and I'm left running around like headless chicken looking after the dcs and the house and part of me wants to shout IT'S NOT FAIR!!! and why should I be the self-sacrificing one all the time who has a serene calm smile on her face whist holding the famiy togeher? Not fair!!! (stamps her feet)

Part of my stress is that it's ds's birhtday on Monday but I'm at work and he's at the cm's all day, then at 4.30 we are having the grandparents over for a birthday tea but I'm horribly panicking that the dcs are both going to be disappointed by the day and I feel very guilty about it. (Ds is having a party but it's not for 2 weeks yet). And I have to do all te cooking from scratch because of dd's allergies - we can't buy anything (except for Dove's Farm gluten free flour). Again, not fair!!!

Sorry for the great long rant - I don't often have gender envy but that's how I'm feeling today. I've had a busy week at work / doing housework, and now I'm having to spend the weekend being busy and I just want to kick back and relax for a bit. I probably sound like a spoilt child! Please pray that God gives me the peace that I need, and that today would be relaxing and fun, and that I'd get all the jobs done. I will pray for you all later when I've calmed down!

On a practiacl note...can any of you wonderfu lpeople hink of easy ways to make ds's birthday on Monday special, given that dh'll be out of the house at 7 a.m., dd'll be at school, he will be at the cm's until 2.45 and then after that we will be getting ready for the family tea?

Hey roseylea. How old is your ds. Could you give him something extra special for breakfast - as it is his special day - could he play/watch anything that he really likes to?? You could ask him what he would like to do on his birthday? (Not a trip to the zoo though - maybe somthing simple in the house)? Could he help you make things for the tea etc.

Could you save 1/2 presents to open together with DH?

Please don't feel guilty. He'll be excited anyway (age dependant). He's go presents to open, grandparents to see, a party to look forward too...

Also what about praying for a time this weekend to speak to DH about why you're so stressed and could he help out a bit when he is around with the children? Why is it always so hard to communicate??!!!

Sympathise with the allergies. Feel compelled to pray for healing. Do you go to church. Can you ask for prayer for your dd? You may say oh been there - done that. In the bible it says be persistant in pray. His timing is not ours...

Hope this helps???

OKay..I have calmed down and got it together!

Since my earlier post I have made a potato based pizza which the dcs had for lunch and really loved, and a gluten free choc brownie cake (covered in choc butter icing, white choc buttons and grated milk choc - I like to do things in style!) , a slice of which I will take to the party this pm. The rest of it will be saved for Monday for dd to have at ds's birthday tea. I have also made a menu plan and shopping list, and my mum has offered to make a wheat-based cake for everyone else, and a trifle.

You must think I'm bonkers, panicking like this, but I do like to do birthdays well, esp. the dcs, and I do feel a bit guilty about having to go to work...

(It's very quiet on here today!)

Oh Rosey. praying for you. (((hug))) (if I may)

praying that the DC really enjoy the party this afternoon, and that you do too.

You say you need to tidy the house for family tea on Monday. Can you just say sod it, and not bother with tidying up and kick back tomorrow - have a fun time with the family after church. I appreciate you want to make DS birthday special on Monday - but won't your family understand a bit of mess and enjoy seeing him having fun with his family (or are youl ike me and want it to be perfect ) Please do not beat yourself up because DS had to go to the CM on his birthday, and do not feel guilty because you are working either. God has given you that job for a reason - it was a work colleague who you were giving thanks about the other day wasn't it?

Praying too that you will get a chance to talk to DH - to plan how you are going to share the childcare so you both get some you time, some family time, and some you 2 time (not easy I know)

I am feeling a bit grumpy as DH isn't around today - he is at a Church training event, which I encouraged him to go to, and am pleased he has gone, but I still would like him to be here - perverse eh! He was out with work last night, and I was busy all 4 nights last week (2 church meetings and 2 social things)so not much us time, but we dohave a lock on the inside of the bedroom door and the DC get their own breakfast at the weekends (is that TMI) any how, hoping that helps.

Will pray for you too Worz - I know only too well how it s possible to feel lonely in the middle of busyness.

prayer request from me. I am feeling grumpy with God right now. Don't know why, not really under pressure, or depressed, or anything, just bleurgh. I know there are things I need to change, and yet i don't want to change them - spending too long on MN and not long enough with my nose in a Bible for example - nothing wrong with MN at all, just need to have spent time with God too, and been disciplined enough to go to bed early enough for mw to function properly...

Anyhow - God prompted me yesterday and I admitted my grumpiness to my Bible study group, and so, bringing it into the light means I have to change my behaviour doesn't it? Cos you guys are going to hold me accountable as well as my RL study group. If it is out in the light the devil can't have the power over me yeah? Thanks

Sorry for the long post - I am working things out in my head as I type.

much love - am praying for you all even if I do not mention you all by name. xx

Good evening everyone - have just put the kids to bed and am now catching up on this thread.

I have read through everyones posts tonight and my conclusion is "what complicated lives we lead!!"

It seems like we all have our problems and heartache, but we all have one thing in common and that is our faith in God.

May God be with everyone and send his love to us all with his guidance to allow us to find peace and tranquility in our lives.

Love to you all xxxxx

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that the concert at the church last night was fantastic. We had about 160 people there and have raised £800+. Thanks for your prayers.

praying for you Roseylea - have fun with the party - I'm sure it will be fun although we do get stressed about these birthdays...

BTW I saw on an ed thread that you are a secondary teacher - so am I - I teach maths - how about you?

sleepysooz -just been catching up - are you an adopter? just wondered from what you said - i am btw - with ds 1 . (ds2 is my little birth miracle i never thought i'd have who i have shared about before a little.)