Christian prayer thread for spring

[Dutchoma]

BES has no computer at the moment and has sent me a very comprehensive list of prayers partners.
Rather than put this is the middle of an ongoing thread I thought it would be better to start a new thread, so all the names stay at the top.

amberlight - for her work supporting people with autism, and for health and happiness for her and her family.

BlackEyedSusan - for all that she has to juggle as a single mum, for ds who has ASD, dd who might have ASD and dyspraxia (waiting for appointments) and for her mum. Also for the computer to be mended

Bloomed- New year, fresh start

Cocoaleaves - for issues around the safety of her DS.

Colabottles64- struggling with infertility.

DancingUnicorn - new to the thread, most welcome

Dontbesilly - for strength as she grieves the loss of her dad, for her DD's school issues, and for Dont's recovery from a car accident. For DH and his recovery from a heart attack and finding her phone!

drspouse - for happiness and a warm welcome in her new church and for dcs

DutchOma - with gratitude for all she does to support people on this thread and elsewhere.

EddSimcox - for her dd, for her relationship with DP and her parents and her growing faith.

FaithLoveandHope - for her anxiety and depression to lift and for her to be able to avoid falling into despair and self-harm, and for her relationship with her DSD.

girlandboy- family and faith

Lissette-anxiety and thanks for lots of prayers for others on this thread.

MadHairDay - for her health, and those pesky lungs. For her friend.

Musicposy- CT scans, diagnosis and treatment, giving thanks that some progress with diagnosis has been made

Nickel- for church and her disability, and a friend moving on from DV

NoRoomForALittleOne - Giving thanks that he operation was successful. For freedom from pain and recovery.

Orchidflower1- for help with her anxiety and the relationship with her husband

PositiveAttitude - for her whole family, but especially her DD1 who has been depressed, her dgs who was born early and poorly, her mum and dad, her DH and his work. Above all, we pray for PA herself, who is always there for others when they need her, for her studies, and for a potential house-move.

QoF - for her relationship with her DH.

sadandanxious- for help with anxiety

StillSmallVoice MIL has an invasive malignant melanoma for dd and historical abuse investigation.

Tunnocks - after the loss of her husband
Trazzletoes- for her young DS, Joe, who is having treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital- bereavement, losing her DH

TUO - who has had to withdraw from the thread for a while through business in real life.

Zombie clan- remembering Candy and MummyLin

And also thinking of friends who haven't visited for a while, or who pop in only occasionally, including: abbsismyhero, ALittleFaith, Anjelica27, Aphie, applesandpears33, Badders123 Bluetinkerbell, clementineorange, CoolCarrie, DancingUnicorn, FlappysMammyAndPopeInExile guinessgirl (how is your friend?)HardyLeodicean itshappenedagain, Kaykat, JugglingFromHereToThere, ktef, LarrytheCucumber legohurtswhenyoustandonit,LifeOfBriony,LittleBootsTheBabe, Mary, originalmavis, ozymandiusking Pandora97, pklme SESthebrave shortscotty,SingaSong12 SparkyStars Sugarpiehoneyeye The Woollyback'sWife Weegiemum, ZippidiSoozi and others.

And, as always, prayers for anyone I've forgotten (with apologies), for all who lurk but don't post, and for newbies who may not have posted yet.

Thank you bes

MHD I have been praying that your new course of antibiotics will help.

Caulk, I am glad that it was not meningitis. Will continue to pray for her health.

The legal stuff is trundling along here. Draining. In every sense of the word.

Prayers all around

Prayers for a lightness in your heart tomorrow cocoa.

Morning everyone. I just wanted to say hello and to let you all know that I am still thinking about you all and keep you in my prayers.

I have been having a bit of a trying time and
I am at the consultant today and I just hope she can see that despite passing every test they throw at me and my gp supporing me, I might allowed to drive. Hey ho hum.

I am a bit of a misery guts and thats why I have been away. I don't want to spread my misery. I am having counselling and I am trying to use the strategies I have learned.

I just wonder when I can start to see the good God has surrounded me with and not focus on the negative instead. I am feeling very anxious and worry constantly and I don't want it to take hold. I have started a novena and I am praying hard.

I am off to read your posts and catch up and pray as I read each post, as I find it the best way to feel more use and helpful and involved. It makes me feel better for doing this as it makes me realise that everyone has trials and I find thinking about others instead of dwelling on my woes, and praying for them is a better use of my prayers and I don't feel so isolated and miserable. Iyswim.

Off I go to catch up with everyone x

for everyone.

dont I was listening to Tara Brach yesterday and she had a point about Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh. Which is that he is basically depressed, but his friends still love him. He is still part of the stories and has a place there. The point is that Eeyore himself is not the depression, they are separate, his friends see that. Therefore depression and worry is not what defines you; it is what is happening to you at the moment because of a specific set of circumstances. It is the talk De-conditioning the Negativity Bias on her website under Talks.

Beyond that, i don't know. In my own situation (where I am beginning to struggle with depression and exhaustion with it all, and it is less serious I think), I think there is a need to let it go mentally, to know that it does not define me and it cannot be the reference point for all my decisions. I am not there yet, as I am in a process and the process will take several months still, and even then, it will have cost me so much emotionally and financially. But somehow, it is about holding on to what I have and being guided through by God's love. I do not know what else to do.

Thank you DancingUnicorn . Lightness will come, I pray for this. How are things with you?

May God keep you all safe.

I am up and down cocoa, thank you for asking. I'm still waiting for my referral to counselling, but time is helping. I am trying to believe in gods perfect timing for things, but it is very hard.

Don't I pray you will get the decision you need with regards to driving. I hope the counselling is helping. Continued prayers for healing for you and your dh.

Praying today for our democracy. So grateful that we are able to exercise our free will without fear and abuse. And prayers to the party leaders and those with power that any changes they may make are made with grace and god lead.

Cocoa - thank you for your advice and it all makes sense to me. I will look at her on YouTube and see what I can see and I really do like that sort of thing. I do listen to Noah Elkrief too which explains why we feel or do things psychologically and offers suggestions on new tactics. It's really interesting. I really do feel for you when you say just how much things will cost you financially and emotionally. I hope that neither cost is too much to you as it's unfair even if it is a means to an end. However you will be stronger for the experience as a person and nobody can take that away from you and you earned it so be proud of your achievements.

Thanks too dancingunicorn. It's so kind of you to remember us both and appreciated.

Just wanted to say that I sat next to a lovely lady in the bus and we chatted and I told her about the accident as I was unsure about the bus stops etc and hadn't been on a bus in decades. She was so so lovely and kind and was a stranger before today. I arrived in time for my appointment and saw the most lovely, kind and supportive doctor ever!!!! She asked me questions and I was able to feel so supported, unjudged and cared for. I told her about my faith when she asked a certain question about my interests etc and the support we have here and she is a churchgoer too and we had the most wonderful consultation appointment and made a plan for my care going forward and she fully supports my driving in 3 weeks time. I can't believe how much of a difference it makes to just see someone who is a doctor but has empathy, common sense and just listens to the patient and gets them and is able to offer good care where it's needed. It was strange to meet two ladies in one morning who were so so supportive and I actually wondered if they had been sent to cross my path from heaven. I had been feeling quite a misery guts and they were truly so caring and plain sensible and practical and helped me and I can't believe that it wasn't a gift from heaven.

yay to nice ladies and driving in three weeks.

the computer at home is on a go slow and not loading internet browser so things are a little tense. I need to be able to leave it on for a while to sort itself out. I managed to get on minecraft earlier for a little down time, ds is watching you tube videos in the library so is getting some time here, I have been answering emails frantically, and am now on the next task of updating the prayer thread and reading. dd is being good and doing homework on the library computers.

How are the moths? I have been thinking of you, especially as I got a fly in and that send s me into a bit of a stress. managed to murder the little six legged germy thing but still having a bit of a flap about it.

Dd just left for school and has a gcse science exam today. Prayers for her as she does get nervous and is quite sensitive. I am quite nervous for her but I don't let it show. It would be so much easier if I could just drive her to the exam as it's threatening rain and the walk is 2 odd miles to school, she's going on the bus but she gets a tad anxious about that. We managed to miss 2 buses yesterday and were still on time though. Buses both ran earlier than the online timetable said and the drivers didn't wait as we ran towards them grrrr. I just hope she is calm and focused and it goes well for her, shes definitely early today incase the bus arrives earlier than it should and the driver is on a mission to get to the next bus stop.

We pick up a car for dd1 this weekend and my dad put money into the dc accounts to pay for this. She's so excited about it and also sad that grandad arranged this and won't see it. I assured her that he absolutely does see it and is still very much involved. Its a car he would approve of and she knows that he can see it and is still very much involved. I can give her lessons in 3 weeks time too. I am really nervous about the dc when they do pass due to what happened to me but I need to get a grip

Glad the library visit is going well and hope your computer gets sorted. Well done on your fly ridding, I am petrified of spiders and it's open window season in hot weather and therefore open house for spiders too eek I am sure that they seek out the scared and attract them to them....

Dont maybe missing two busses was positive in a small way, as DD went early today. Prayers for her, and for you too. Your story about meeting a kind lady yesterday reminded me of someone I met randomly in a cafe last year whose DD is on the autistic spectrum. She was like an angel at that point in my life.

Dancing it will be hard, I think. Prayers for you.

I am struggling at the moment. I am crying pretty much all the time. It is not a good look. However, tears have a purpose and one cannot cry forever.

Dont I'm glad your appointment went well and you had these positive encounters :) all the best to your dd today, my dd also has gcse biology. Will be glad when they're over. End is in sight :)

Dear Cocoa. there's a lovely verse in Psalms which says that God records every tear, collects them up in a bottle. God will not let you go. Praying for peace and for joy - may you know sorrow turned to joy, despair to hope.

Interesting election - dh and I finally crawled up to bed at 4.30am. Somewhat wiped now.

back in the library.

so sorry to hear that cocoa. hope things pick up soon and you get a breakthrough with the situation

he had another humdinger last night. he ran away as dd's shoes squeaked in the flat foyer. took ages to get him back in.

BES glad you got him back ok and hope your night got better.

Cocoa. Hoping every tear only makes you stronger than before. Your right about the bus experience the day before exam day helping us out on exam day too. I need to change my thought pattern and see things differently for the hidden good. Your nice lady meeting sounds like mine. It's almost like they were put in our paths to serve a purpose as they were so kind and supportive.

Mhd. Hoping your dd did ok in biology too. One less exam to do eh? My dd had a bad start as she has anxiety she is allowed to sit her exams in another room with other students with other issues needing quieter smaller rooms and access to a break with an invigilator. However she got the wrong exam paper and panicked. Checked it again and told the invigilator who sorted out the problem and got her the correct paper but it unsettled her and she had a start time of 35 minutes later than everyone else, worrying about finishing in time for the next thing in school and being the last one in the exam room and it just generally unsettled her. She doesn't want me to mention it to school as she doesn't like fuss but she is in the special room for exam room anxiety and school suggested this to us as a strategy and we had to agree and things should have been in place ready really. I am certainly going to make sure that the next exams are not a repeat, in a friendly way and will have to explain why so I hope dd understands that it's not making a fuss

I would certainly contact the school about that, dont, that is just not on! Your poor dd. They should be completely organised, it must have stressed her out more. Hope she's OK and the rest are going well. Two more weeks! My dd is also in a quiet room as she has dyspraxia and so uses a laptop. It really helps her in the smaller place as sensory difficulties mean big crowds can get a bit much in that kind of situation so the exam hall would make her more fidgety and anxious.

How are you today, Cocoa?

BES - hope today is calmer

prayers cocoa.

there is another bloody fly. windows have not been open which leads me to worry that one of the children has abandoned som e food and we are breeding the bloody things.

off to listen to the cricket and attempt battle with the bloody flat.

Keeping prayers going, and continuing to read through.

Hi, I lurk on these threads occationally, but have never posted. Please could you all pray for a mum from church who's in hospital in labour with twins at 24 weeks. It's just so so early!

That is indeed very early *getthegoodlookingguy I hope the little ones make it through, many orayers for you all in this anxious time

hoping the babies make it ok.

well the flat has won but there is a little more floor and more worksurface and more clean pots in the cupboard.

Getthegoodlookingguy prayers for the mother from your church in early labour and the little twins, and for those looking after them

dont and mhd prayers for your DC at exam time.

Thank you for your kind words and prayers. I have stopped crying and I think I am getting things a bit straighter in my head. I am still praying for focus and clarity, and that those involved will make reasoned decisions. Everything has been pushed back a month; in a way this is good, despite the uncertainty, because it means nothing changes in that time. I am very grateful for the support we have on here. I will keep praying for those who need it, and generally that God watches over you and keeps you all safe

agghhhh. there is a situation going on. hide and seek where the seeker did not know it was a game. we have been entertaining the neighbours. I am aware that hypermobile shoulders must look very bad when intransigent offspring is refusing to come indoors. at least the situation has been moved indoors now.

tried to avert situation happening by providing food, but it got rejected.

more food is going in so hopefuly things will be averted enough to decamp to dad's house.

I imagine there will be another situation there. there usually is.

off to dad's (ex)

wish me good luck.... as you wave me goodbye

I sympathise bes I have been dealing with 'behaviour' too. He had a sleep this afternoon but it has not helped. We will do swimming tomorrow - that works as a re-set button sometimes.

hoping the reset button works.

today has been one helluva week.
prechurch refusal to leave computer and get ready/attend church, accompanied with the verbals.

he fell out of his tree.... (ok bumped himself a bit on landing)

then the game of "hide and seek"

then we went to dads house. and some plonka gave her a different sort of nut and it turns out she is allergic. she felt her airway was constricting. (think it was probably a bit swollen) and she went all puffy and swollen mouth. and pain, and refused to talk , 999 and off to hospital in an ambulance. did not develop into anything more, but we had five hour wait... again. sick of the bloody waiting room. spent 9 hours there in the last 3 weeks.

home in a taxi as ex was incorherant and not fit to drive.

just got the children in bed.

oh and I have to wake up in an hour to give her another dose of piriton.