May has arrived on the MN Christian Prayer Request Thread ....Bible Bashers continue ....

[CaptainDippy]

Come on Dippy Baby - One more day before you're a May baby ..... Sigh.....

Wow - another month has passed, seems only yesterday I was doing the March round-up. God has been doing his Holy stuff, as always and we're all still here!! Hurrah! Keep praying ... and praising!!

Here's the summary of April's Prayer requests .....

neener - Suffeed a missed MC at 13 weeks in the middle of March and is feeling and confused. Also prayers for niece who has CF and is soon to have a NG tube fitted as she has stopped eating.

mumtogusandalbie - Continuing prayers for Minister's son who is under-going treatment for Cancer. Also prayers for a lady at her church who is soon to be under-going surgery to remove cancerous parts of her bowel etc - She will have to have a Colostomy Bag; but praying that the surgery will eradicate the Cancer for good. Lots of prayers for mtgaa as she copes with panic attacks and tries to become more involved in her church (esp the Sunseekers Group). Immediate prayers that the stress re: driving licence would be resolved!

bobsmum - Prayers for Sinusitis, which has been very bad of late. Prayers for DS with his behavioural issues, has recently been to see Ed Psych who is pushing for a DX.

Mars - Prayers for the two babies who were born at the beginning of the month (update?) Last heard Baby1 was not doing v.well and baby2 was doing ok..... Continued prayers for Dave & Sue - recent investigations have shown that Dave is doing well; but prayer is needed as his liver function is not great.

longwaytogo / notsofarnow - Prayers as she contemplates a possible house move. Praise that she is feeling more positive (prayers that this would continue and she would be strengthened and renewed.....) Prayers for her and DH as they think about poss divorce prceedings etc.....

RoseyLea - Prayers for her as she settles back into the church that they used to go to a while ago, esp that they would find a good homegroup to attend. Prayers for DD's excema, which has been very bad recently. Prayers for her as she emabrks on Chaplaincy Visitors Training and lots of prayers for her health (Crohns) as she keeps herself busy and active.

Wilbur - Praise! - Friend whose IVF treatment failed numerous times has adopted a LO. Everything went really smoothly - Praise God!!

sleepysooz / zapidisuzy - Prayers for relationship with neighbours as they apparently "don't like her children's noise" !! Lots of prayers and encouragement to her as she strives to find a lovely church to settle into with her family. Prayers for DS who has been rather out of control recently. Prayers that her high BP would get lower .....

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for her friend who is in the process of splitting up with her DH. They have two young children. Prayers for her health, specifically worries about gaining weight (she used to suffer from Bulimia) and her "Housemaid's Knee" Prayers for her most recent completed assignment to pass and for her and her DH as they comtemplate having a 2nd LO! Praise that her DSis is looking a lot better, prayers that this would continue. Prayers for her Dniece who has been gaining a lot of weigh of late.

Worzella - Has been feeling very of late - Lots of prayers for an upllifting in her spirits! He's given us a garment of Praise .....

Podmog - Facing a very tough situation in her church where people are gossiping about her and making her feel , uncomfortable and unwelcome. Pray for a quick resolution to her troubles. Pray that she would find a place of her very own in church life.

MaryBS - Lots of prayers that she would find a wonderful new job asap! Prayers for lady she knows who possibly has Obstetric Choleostasis. Prayers for two women she knows who have cancer: A lady in her church who is just embarking on her third course of treatment for Breast Cancer; and prayers for Judy who has been given two months to live and has a 15 year old daughter. Prayers for a couple in her Emmaus Group whose daughter is battling with her ex re: access rights for their child. Very complicated and painful situation.

FannyAnnie - Praise that things are going well with PG and DH - Prayers that this would continue! Protect this precious family Lord.

harrisey - Prayers for her in all her busy-ness - that God would strengthen and uphold her and her family - Prayers of protection over them as they combine study and family-life.

mufti - Prayers as she stuggles with hr DS and his daytime naps; and as she struggles with being a SAHM - Praying that God would put wonderful people alongside her to support and encourage her!

Charleysunnysunsun - Prayers for her DS who has CF and is currently in hospital for an extended period recieving IV anti-b's for an infection.

charleymouse - Lots and lots of prayers for her and her precious family as they come to terms with the death of her DT, Benjamin Peter and the recent death of her gran as well. Praise that her other DT, George Edward is doing well and soon to be coming home! Wrap them up in your love, Lord. xx

katzg - Prayers fo her as she copes with building work on her home and for her DD's terrible excema.

Nanou1 - Lots of prayers as she comtemplates a job interview / offer and as her DH looks for work too. Prayers too as they think about a possible move.....

kilo - Her DH is going to be made redundant at the end of May - lots of prayers her would find a briliant job asap!

CaptainDippy - Prayers for Smole nad her new baby Jesse on her antenatal thread. Jesse has had a lot of problems since birth, but is doing better .... praying this would continue..... Praying Dippy3 would come soon and that the "on / off" contractions she has been experiencing would result in a precious LO SOON!!! Prayers for the family as they prepare to welcome their new arrival into their home / lives.... Erm, there's probably more stuff; but I am rubbish - always at a loss when it comes to these summaries .... I am sure it'll be revealed as May unfolds .....

Now - Get Praying!!

Well. we're off on hols tonight, I'll try and pop on later, but God bless and look after you all, and I'll see you in a week!

Mary

Mary - Have a super holiday, you deserve it, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FA - CONGRATULATIONS! and daddy FA

Aw - little Takunda, scrummy baby boy! lots of cuddles!!! [smile

CONGRATULATIONS to fannyannie, great news.

hi to all, still trying to keep up with thread.

builders still here, but nearly done now, we all have coughs, maybe all the dust.
ds trying to nap now and coughing bless him. will get some tixylix down him when he wakes, not that it seems to do much. he has a constantly runny nose too.
11m next week and still no teeth! but crawling and cruising, and a lovely happy boy, i don't know where that time has gone. don't they change so much in these first months, its amazing.

Awwww, Congratulations!! to FA and her family - wonderful news, God Bless them all through their Babymoon! So Phoebe has her boyfriend!!

Tee! Hee!

Glad the building work is nearly over mufti - praying for all your horrid coughs and snots .... Plenty of that in DipsVille too - Yuk!

Good news is that my pain etc has nearly gone (not to return, I hope...) Bad news is that I am feeling rather sick & dizzy - think I'm coming down with some kind of yukky bug. Pants. Good news is that DH has the PM off today! Bad news is that the girlies (older ones!) want to go to Farm & it looks like rain. Also, poor little DD3 has Thrush, so starting treatment for that once DH has picked up the prescription. All go here .....

thanks everyone - yes he's here - now have some photos on my profile (but beware if you don't want to see my fat bottom don't scroll down to the bottom of the pictures )

FA - DD saw that and you've put her off EVER having children!

Wow, what amazing pictures.
Congratulations for the baby, also for getting piccies out so quickly

That ain't a fat bottom, laydeee! [wink

How is everyone? I am exhausted - hoping DD's settle soon. I am hungreeeeee too. Early one for me tonight .... ....

FA - what a beautiful beautiful baby, congratulations again, and I agree with CD 'you don't have a big bum'
your whole family look gorgeous!

just have to share this picture - my favourite so far - especially given the trauma at the start of the pg with my DH who "definitely" didn't want a 3rd child

Aww, that's truly lovely. Which church do you play the organ for?

Good morning!

That pic is lovely FA!

At the risk of sounding really me-me-me...could I ask for more prayers please? It's to do with dh's job. Until recently we had a lovely family routine (dh used to be home from work by 4.30 pm!), and I was in a really good prayer routine, and now the family routine has all changed because of dh bering moved to a different dept, and I am really struggling to engage in prayer too.

Dh is in the new dept for 6 months, and it feels a bit like a prison sentence. I know that the dcs won't see him at all today or tomorrow, and I may well not either. I know that part of my problem (and dh's) is that we have a bit of an attitiude problem - he didn't want to be moved, in fact he said he definitely didn't want to go!

Yet because of the way his job is, he had no say at all in it. So I guess we both feel angry that our family has been messed with and dh treated like a pawn. It's not even as if dh earns loads of money, or is in a career where this move would be very advantageous (not that we can see atm, anyway) - it just feels pointless and arbitary, yet it's thrown a bombshell into our lives!

The nature of the work he is doing atm is 'out of the comfort zone' too and he is finding it very hard. Without wanting to say too much, he's dealing with some very difficult stuff and going into some dark places. If you could pray for him, that God would protect him body and soul, and draw him to Jesus daily I'd really appreciate that!

So he is feeling negative about work (and looking for another job, and I think he's right to be) and I'm feeling negative about being a de facto lone parent whose children never see their dad at the weekends. It makes me feel but I want to make their lives as nice as possible, so I need to sort my attitude out so that I don't infect them with my negativity! I really need to give this over to the Lord and ask Him to come and give both dh and me the grace to be in this situation and to flourish in it.

Tbh part of the reason tyhis has got to me so much is that when the dcs were babies dh was working all hours then, and I so struggled with extreme tiredness and PND (I think looking back, altho it was never diagnosed as such) and it's like now that we are thrown back to the same kind of situation all those old feelings of isolation and inadequacy have all came back to the surface, and I'm trying really hard to keep it going for the dcs (which is stressful, because inside I feel like I'm falling apart.

I think, tbh that I'm trying to 'keep it all together' before God too, which is why I'm finding prayer so hard. This is the first time I've said that this is how I'm feeling.) My parents are v. much of the 'stiff upper lip' variety (!) and keep telling me to count my blessings etc which I do, but IMO there is a place to say God this is how I'm feeling, it's a stinky mess, so please come and clean me up!

Sorry to splurge but I really needed to 'get this out'. While I've been posting, ds has drawn all over his legs in ballpoint pen...eeekkk! Time to get the scrubbing brush out!!!

Roseylea - sounds like a carbon copy of our family life, especially lo's drawing over legs

I really pray that you find some solution to this problem, its not easy, my DH comes home from work at 4.30 also (although not for long - yikes) he has always helped with tea and bedtimes, and to manage that on your own is so tiring, then theres the interuption in your private time with dh

I am sure god will support and guide you in these stressful times.

Good luck & keep posting, we are all here to support you.

Praying Rosey... You don't have to keep it all together inside, we are here for you. Praying that DH finds something new very soon, and that you can have some real family and couple time soon

We are off on hols again tomorrow, but I did manage a fleeting visit to my friend's new baby yesterday. he arrived on Thurs am, 6 weeks early on her bathroom floor! Mum and baby doing really well!

Hi, just me the stranger!

I have a prayer request (quelle surprise). I have a client in need of prayer. Please pray against fear and worry. Also please pray that the baby is born quickly and is healthy and well. Ta! Can't say more (confidentiality again), but thank you.

Mars

Evening all! Rosey - <a class="break-all" href="//[[[[hugs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[[[[hugs]]]]] honey peach - Praying that something fantastic comes up for your DH sooooooon. Keep talking to us - we're listening!

FA - LOVE that pic - looks like wee T has melted his heart, eh!!?

Panda - 6 weeks early on the bathroom floor - !!! Wowzers!! Must have been a quick one ..... so glad they are doing ok!

Will pray Mars - come quickly & safely baby!! (Good to "see" you btw! )

Gosh I am tired - please cont to pray for DH's job situation & for energy & peace in the Dippy Household ..... thank you!

Rosey God already knows how you feel. Admitting vulnerability in front of him tho does provide opportunity for healing adn coping mechanisms to kick in.

Gosh you can't fall apart in front of God and I at times can hardly pick myself up off the floor. Sometimes we just cannot change a situation and need to just give it over to God - remember he sees the bigger pictur, not much help when your going the crap I know but he is holding you all in his hands jsut now.

cd hope you lo's have settled I can hear my two banging on the wall their bedroom backs onto the sitting room [sigh]

I have managed to get to the 24/7 prayer room twice this week which was pretty good going imo. Saw on the programme for thurs toddler church, didn't know if one off for prayer event or regular event so went anyway. It is something they do every week and it was fab, just want to resource myself now and start something for our under 5's

NSFN - I have a 2 yr programme of once a fortnight toodler church type stuff that I ran a couple of years ago if you are interested? we go away tomorrow, but mail me next w/end when I am back and I will send it to you if you like? pandag at safe hyphen mail dot net

Hi girls dont forget to say a prayer for me tomrrow night.
Also for my poor dad who has been taken into hospital, I just pray its nothing sinister and hes ok. Also for my mum who is struggling with it all on her own.

Will think of you all when I go to church tomorrow

Praying mosscops - both for the flight & for your parents too. xx

If you see this soon, please pray - feeling v.frustrated, over-whelmed & atm, not nice. Thank you .....

CDSB I havent followed your story do you want to share.

Of course i will remember you in my prayers tomorrow (although not sure god will be impressed by the 'and also Id like to pray for captaindippysuperboobs reference

Praying CD hugs honey xx

CD - aw virtual <a class="break-all" href="//[hugs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[hugs]

How did I do that?