MN Christian Prayer Request Thread: June: WEEK TWO ......

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Right, here's this week's summary of requests .......

PandaG - Has trapped nerve in shoulder / neck - very painful - Prayers for quick release from pain ....

mumtogusandalbie - Really struggling with painic attacks & anxiety too. On lots of drugs & has ben signed off work. Lots & lots of prayers for healing and endurance....Please put lots of support around your precious child, Lord ....

CaptainCaveman - Struggling to deal with DH's attitude towards TTC - made worse by friend who has just announced that she is PG. Praise God for DH's new job & help them as they make decisions about MiniCaveman#2!

Dejags - Praise God that her wee girl Carys is making progress since being in hospital seriously ill with a virus - Prayers that she continues to makes good recovery.....

MaryBS - Prayers for Judy who is dying - praying that she would be released from her pain soon & prayers for her DD as she copes with the situation with which she is faced right now. Prayers for adopted DNiece who is experiencing nightmares about "Tummy Mummy".

Roseylea - Prayers for wisdom as she seeks to set up a Prayer Group at the school where she works. Prayers for poor DD who has horrendeous impetigo atm.

WeirdBird - Prayers for her as she juggles children and various committments (esp with the NCT) Prayers for DD1 as she goes to hospital on Wed (13th June) for nut allergy testing on the ward.

Suzy - Continued prayers for her & DH as they launch their gardening business following DH's redundancy.

fannyanny - Prayers for swift release & recovery from bad neck / shoulder pain.

harrisey - Prayers for continued return to health as she has had UTI and poss kidney stones and has been feeling v.poorly. Esp as she is currently supposed to be studying too and her DH is working long hrs on top of his study - Praise God that DH's counselling has really helped!

bobsmum - Prayers for church leader who has suffered severe heart attack and for his family (wife & 2 teenage children) as they struggle to cope with the situation.

CaptainDippy - Prayers that the Dippy Household would have a great week as DH is off work. Prayers for them as they approach the beginning of DH's new job, new routine etc. Can't think of anything else, but I am sure there's more ......

FA are you superwoman? Am and [in awe emoticon] at how much you've done!!! I am such a sloth!!

I can accept that Jesus died on the cross for us to take away our sins, I do believe in that but the words 'Lord our Saviour' is like 'God Almighty' seems erh, too close a term for somebody I don't personally know! a book that I read, I believe is easy enough to accept, its like falling in love with the main character, but this is 'the' book 'the bible' its the ultimate book! and it feels like the stories are what they say, the info is not negotiable [der]what I mean is I dare not disagree with the written word!

Sorry, I wish I was educated, then I could explain my thoughts better.

I was convinced I had posted earlir, but looks like I didnt!!!

I am feeling a lot better today - did some marking, did some essay, had a meeting with our lecturer about the possibility of doing an overseas placement as part of the course next year. Thank goodness I am not any iller - I really thought on Mon night I was going to end up back in hospital, but I idnt!!

BoRiA, welcome, as everyone has said! I'm 36, married for 12 years, got 3 kids age 7, 5, 3, beena CHristian for 20 years and am currently at Bible College in Glasgow doing a BA in Theology. I used to be a teacher, then a sahm, my hubby is also on the course and is a locum GP as well. I recently described my life as being a bit like a merry-go- tound, you know, lots of fun but after a while you ge tired and anuseous adn need a wee lie down!

Great news about the neck, Suzy. Mary, I hope you feel less tired soon.

Ah well, should get back to the New Testament esay. Done 1300 words, so only 1200 or so to go.

Over the next couple of weeks dh is away working a lot which is a bit of a pain for me, as I have so much to do. So could you pray that I will just get through all I need to before we go "oop north" for the summer - we have 5 wks where we used ot live (back to our old house -- weird!) as dh has 5 weeks of locums booked, which is fab.

Byeeeee for now!

Suzy, have you tried reading something quite simple about Chrisinity. When I am feeling like I'm not sure (and that happens!) I read a little book I got years ago called 'The Fight' by John White. Its a basic summary of beleif. Its very good.

I also like (hough some folks loathe!) Philip Yancey. A really good one is called 'Soul Survivor: How my faith survived the Church' - its all about the people who have influenced him in his Christian life.

Also good if you are struggling spiritually is Henri Nouwen's "The Return of the Prodigal Son'. THe language is a bit harder, but it is very refreshing.

HTH?

Good morning all.

CD - hope those little monkeys went to sleep soon for you. When we had problems a while back, we brought them downstairs for their story/milk after the bath, then we lit candles, and sang songs together. The dss then got to blow out the candles, which they loved doing. They then had to tiptoe upstairs and snuggle straight down. Any silliness at all, and there would be no candles tomorrow . . . the silliness had to stay downstairs. It helped us to break a few bad habits - HTH

CCM - I need to get back to the B & B and let them know whether you guys would like the room for the 14th, or whether you would like to look elsewhere. (How is your hospice work going by the way? It was really on my mind yesterday?)

Sooz - I've got a lovely book I will hunt out and post for you. Don't forget that the disciples felt like you do, just after Easter. They believed in Jesus and knew what He had done for them, but they didn't quite know what to do with that information! I think that you are at the beginning of a really exciting journey.

BoRIA - welcome. There was a very interesting thread recently, commenting on how depression and anti-depressants can both affect belief and make it seem unreal - something I can identify with. Glad you are hanging on in there and still enjoying housegroup too. Church can be taxing with little ones in tow - especially without a dh there to help. (Several of us know that one, don't we?!)

There was a lovely mention by SueBaroo by the way on another thread recently, with her saying that she hoped that her children would 'inherit' her faith. An answer to prayer there, I think, as she was really struggling with her faith when she posted here a few weeks ago.

Praying for you all. Hi Mary! Hearts/Matilda/Cargirl/MTGAA - are you still reading/around?

Hello,

I'm having a bad day! I will try to post again later but I have to go and get ds from pre-school in a minute.

Things have all just got too much for me atm - had a major splurge last night, spent the whole evening in tears and feel like I'm constantly on the edge of tears all day today. Dh not very supportive because he's stressed up to the eyeballs with work - which I can understand, but it doesn't make me feel any better.

Please pray for me!

Thanks xxx

NQGU - I think you have just hit the nail on the head, thank you, re: having the information but not knowing what to do with it! brilliant.

harrisey - thank you, I love to read, although not a very organised person in finding the right time, always too tired by the time I get chance and either fall asleep or forget what I have read, I don't retain information easily, so get put off even starting - anyway, I've been praying for your recovery, are you better?

FA - Gosh, I'm tired just reading what you did yesterday, you busy little bee, don't overdo it, glad your neck/shoulder is on the road to recovery [ouch]

CD - Sorry you are having problems with the rotton bedtime routine {{{{{hugs}}}}} I used to hate it, we still have the odd moment but generally its ok, so my prayers of support go out to you, is DH around? I know he is starting his new job and that you were concerned.

CCM - Congratulations with your distinction and you god-incidences

Mary - Thank you again for making things simple for me, words that don't overwhelm me with riddles make reading more achieveable.

Hia to everyone!

Roseylea - Prayers for a better day

Thanks Suzy!

I feel rubbish...I just want to go to sleep (but can't as the dc are both home - dd very whingy and fed up with chicken pox, ds winding her up).

Hello again!

Feeling a bit beter...I am having a mega-tidy up of the house (always makes me feel better!)

I just want to explain why I feel so low...I was threatened twice yesterday by two teenage boys (not nice, v. initimading) - also I have been told repeatedly by other staff members that my job is an irrelevance, don't bother turning up to meetings, basically marginalise me and patronise me and it's just reached the point where all the neagativity is really getting to me.

My job is to promote reading and literacy in a school with pretty low literacy levels - it is not easy at all! I have to spend loads of time and energy trying to win the teachers over and persuading them that reading initiatives are worth bothering with - unfortuntely I'm not really succeeding in persuading the teachers that reading is a good thing!

Also I was talking to a teacher the other day and he told me that my manager had said something about me in a meeting (which I was not present at) which made me sound like a 'rubbish person'. When I asked what he meant, he said that the comments made me sound lke a real cow who didn't care who she has to walk all over to get to the top

I am quite a sensitive person so those comments really hurt me, esp. knowing that they had been said to the whole staff at a time when I wasn't there to defend myself. My manager I'm sure didn't meant to defame me, it's just the way it came out

Oh, I just feel so tired of it all. I started the job really feeling like I could make a difference, and it just feels like a load of wasted effort. Unfortunately when I told dh about it all, he said that his job is infintely more stressful than mine, I've got an easy life compared to him and he doesn't see what I've got to complain about. (Hence all the tears.) He phoned today and said that he is trying to understand, but he doesn't know how to help me.

I am so tempted to chuck it in. I am not bringing in much money, so it wouldn't make much financial difference if I went back to being a SAHM. But it would be a shame for the kids who I have made a difference to - I run various reading groups etc. The way I can see myself staying in the job and not going mad is to say to myself that I can't change the school single handedly but I can change the experience of school for a few kids by being friendly and positive and providing a haven from the bullies.

What do you think? Is this a huge spiritual attack on the basis that the enemy does not want me to stay there, to pray for my collegues like I've recently started doing and to run the Christian Club?

Anyway the dc are busy 'making' things now so I'd better go and help them!

Aw - roseylea, I'm sorry you've had bother with the teenage boys, its not acceptable behaviour but they obviously have problems. Saying that you are so brave confronting your job head on all by yourself, without the support of your collegues, or lack of.

I just wish there was reading and literacy support in the 60's cause my DH can't read or write, and its hard for him work wise, even down to going to do quotes, he can't even refer to a diary making life quite inconvenient for him.

So carry on the good work, I just hope you can get support from people around you, but its still very intimidating when confronted with awkward situations.

I pray that the lord can work in these boys to see their ways and understand the need for reading and literacy, they can't do much these days without it, they can't get a job to pay for a house and food, without coming against problems. I pray they find self worth and want to better themselves. I pray for their home life and the support they obviously need.

Take care, we are always here to support you!

roseylea - I just wanted to tell you that I worked a long time go in a school whcih had low literacy rates and the literacy support teacher was one of my fave people!!!!!

Dont let them get you down. Your job it vital!

Sounds like attack to me too. Keep at it if you can Rosey, and sound off on here when you can't. Praying honey

RL - that's awful what you're having to go through! {hug}. All I can suggest is you pray for guidance. I think from other things you've said, your God-incidences, you're meant to be there, and there for a reason, and maybe this is just the devil's way of putting a spoke in it?

Do try talking to your DH about how you feel. My DH has a high-powered v. stressful job too, but he listens to me and I listen to him. Its a bit like not praying for small things because there are so many big things to pray for... why not pray for EVERYTHING? If you need to talk, feel free to call me! xxx

Sooz - glad it helped. I like simple. Jesus was always making things simple - and where better an example could you get? Would you like to borrow my book "Nice girls don't change the world"? Not really relevant to what you're going through, but its nice and its heartwarming, and it shows how God reaches out to people so beautifully... and its simple Email me your addy if you want to borrow it!

Good Evening, just back from work, I am shattered, mentally exhausted! (for a change)

Mary - Thank you so much for your kindness, I will e-mail when have a quick mo!

CD - Where are you, are you having a mn lurking day, or are you just plain busy? hope you are ok, my prayers for your dd's to settle tonight {{{{{hugs}}}}}

Right I'm off to bed, night God bless xxx

Hi Ladies, I have been praying for you all

Today has been a better day. Played some Gospel music, really positive stuff, (Kirk Franklin and Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir), it has made a difference.

My husband is home tomorrow, please pray the days will not fly by

Love to you all, BoRiA x

Hi everyone - marking is finished and broadband is restored... it only took 8 weeks!! Spoke to a verty helpful woman at Orange today - it seems that they're not all muppets!

Hi BoRiA - it was great that everyone introduced themselves to you as it was a good reminder of who's who. I'm in Sheffield, 38, with 3 DCs - DS1 is 5, DS2 is 2 and DD is 10 months. I'm a teacher , currently on mat leave until Sept.

I'd like prayer for DS2 who can't poo anywhere sensible - what can I do? He's quite good with wee and even took himself to the loo at toddlers this morning (slack mother !!) but he has pooed in the loo or potty about 7 times sive the beginning of April and no amount of bribery, cajoling or shouting seems to make any difference. I put him back in pull ups but he just takes them off - any ideas? I'm at the end of patience with him!

Praying for all the situations mentioned...

Good Morning!

I am going into college first thing to hand in my LAST ESSAY! Whooo-hooooo! I am very excited about this as it has been a hard slog this term, but now it is done) well, apart from the poncey 'reflective paper' which is all about how the course makes you feeeeeeeeeel (my answer - tired!)

Then I am going to ds's nursery "Graduation"! He has been practicing a song that he wont sing for me at home because it is 'specially for the graduation day!'. Proud Mummy Moments coming up.

And I am looking forward to the weekend - tomorow a good friend from college is getting married, we are going to the ceremeny and the evening ceilidh, and it should be a lovely service. MIL is coming to stay for the weekend, so we dont have to worry about babysitters etc, so we can be as late as we like!!

Now I only have to mark 88 exam papers and I will be done!!!

So where does he poo Worzella? Not promising any ideas, just curious

Good morning all. Special poo prayers for you RL! (Isn't MN wonderful?! Where-else would you get to write that!)

CCM - I need to get back to the B & B and let them know whether you guys would like the room for the 14th, or whether you would like to look elsewhere. Could you let me know please? Ta!

Praying for you all. NSFN - how is dd1 doing? And how are you?

God bless.

Oops. Poo prayers for your ds Worzella! And special prayers for you Rosie, for guidance for you and peace to know that you are in the right place, doing the right thing.

Good morning!

Thank you for your prayers. Well dh was v. apologetic last night so all is forgiven there! I think he realised he'd been a tad insensitive.

I have decided not to give up. I have also realised tho that I am not getting the 'replenishment' that I need - since dh has gone onto shift work I've hardly seen nay of my friends and my prayer routine has gone all over the place, and I am the type of person who needs a good prayer routine! So things are getting to me more because I'm feeking a bit like I'm running on empty.

So I've been having a big think about how to manage dh's work and the imapact it has on me and the dc...

Umm...interesting. I was thinking about the Prodigal son - "when the father saw him coming, from a distance he ran to meet him" - how whatever moves we make towards God, however flawed and fumbling, He always runs to meet us. I heard someone say it should be called the parable of the running father.

God bless xxx

Hello - Not long to post as DD2 will be awake in a mo, as will DD3 probably - lunch to get & DD1 to pick up from Pre-School - Hoping to go to Painting Pottery place with DH and the girls this PM, should be fun!

Had a manic day yesterday, so read the thread, but no time to post .... every day is mad atm!!

{{{{hugs}}}} Mary - Praying God would renew your strength - like me, you are one v.busy lady - We both need to learn to slow down a bit & allow others to do some stuff for a change, eh!!?

• that your neck is a lot better FA - Great stuff!

Great that you are feeling better too, harrisey - YEY to handing in final essay!! Praying for you as DH is away & you cope with the family on your own - You are absolutely amazing - much admiration here - I am so sure that God will honour your commitment to him in all of this .....

NQGU - LOVE the idea about going downstairs and having drink / DVD / books & candles - DD1 would LOVE that (not sure what DD2 would think though ) Will deifnitely try - brilliant - Thank you! ... and thank you for all your hard work organising the Meet-Up - You are a star! I am soooooo looking forward to it!!

Rosey - {{{{{{hugs}}}} MY GOODNESS - you sounded like me yesterday - I am like that too, absolutely fine & then all of a sudden - BAM - all teary and not able to cope. DH finds it difficiult to understand too - it is a "man thing", trust me hon!! Glad you are feeling better today & soooo pleased you are sticking at the job - Don't let the buggers get you down!! You do such an important job - don't undervalue / underestimate yourself sweetie - Like Sooz says, if there was such good literacy support in the 60's as there is now, he DH would be a lot better off (not that he isn't "better off" with his fantastic wife, beautiful children and thriving new business .... God is good!! )

Worz - GREAT to have you back!! Praying for DS2's poo! How are you doing atm??

Right - feels good to have caught up / posted .... off to help DH a bit with decorating spare room - Please pray progress is swift, esp as DH is back at work on Mon and we have guests coming to stay Tues!!

Worzella - Just have to add my post of 'poo prayers' my DS1 had the opposite, he just wouldn't go and could sustain himself for 2 or 3 weeks, eeeeek the toilet efforts we go to, anyway, sorry I'm at a loose (pardon the pun) end, with advise, but I will pray for 'poos in the toilet' for you.

Will catch up with you all later, I have the nanny from Home Start here atm, shes a God-send!!!! I have had her help since twins were 12 weeks old! I can hear them playing hunt the chocolates

We don't have HomeStart here, which is I'd love a bit of extra help - fabtastic that she comes to help you Sooz! Hello btw, how is it going?? Need any more flyers??