Where does all the time go?? MN Christian Prayer Request Thread JULY 2007: WEEK 2!!

[CaptainDippy]

Summary from last week:

KSM - DD had operation last Thurs (5th) to remove adnoids & have grommets fitted. No news yet.

PandaG - Praise God her friend's DD who was in hospital has had a DX for her rash & is home, feeling a lot better. Prayers for Panda as she is feeling low atm.

Suzy - Prayers for DNephew who has been admitted to hospital because his kidneys are leaking urine.

tasja - On-going prayers for her child-minding business to pick up.

fannyannie - Things are going well with DS3 and DH - Prayers this would continue and get better & better!

BedofRosesitAint - Prayers that she would be able to sort childcare out for Sept.

CarGirl - Prayers for increased intimacy with God.

CaptainCaveman - Praise God for the "all clear" result reiceved for A & J from her church! Lots of prayers for DSis who is drinking a lot again & not doing well, prayers of protection for her DNiece.

LaurieFairyCake - Welcome! Prayers for her & her family as they struggle to make ends meet financially at this time.

NASWM - Lots of prayers for her & her family as her DH gos through gruelling treatment for liver failure. NASWM also requested prayers for her friend K who has cancer but is too ill to recieve Chemo at the present time.

CaptainDippy - Praise God that Adam is recovering so well, prayers for this to continue. Prayers for her as she struggles with tiredness and anxiety.

Oh Rosey, what a nightmare. I've been able to dry a wash outside and iron it and put it away (smug emoticon) but if you are reliant on a tumble drier it must be an utter blow especially with the weather so uncertain. Where's Ampleforth? What does one do there?

that sounds really scary rosey - glad you were in the house to sort it out!

I had a line of washing dry too today - gosh that makes me sound so middle aged !! Definitely need smug emoticon!

Goodness me Rosey! Glad everyone's ok - there's a pub in Eastbourne that burned down cos a tumble dryer caught on fire (I've just been reliably informed by my DH wo knows all things Eastbourne / tumble dryer.....) I'm still up ...... what am I doing still up!!? Goodness me ..... must go to bed ..... goodness me .....

Have decided that this time the thread summary is going to be fortnightly ..... hope that is ok with everyone!!!?

I am just feeling darn lazy .....

Night. x

eeek Rosey, glad it never turned out to be more serious! Thank God for that!

DO - Ampleforth is a Benedictine Abbey (RC) that offers retreats (amongst other things).

Well I went to my tutorial last night. We got stuck in traffic, but made it there in the end. Set off from home at 6:50, returned home at 10:50! I'm absolutely shattered. I've got to have my first essay finished in less than a month (by 13 Aug). Its on Julian of Norwich and the revival of mysticism in the 20th century. Please pray that I can keep up with the demands of the course - this module looks to be more taxing than the last two... I'll miss the next tutorial, we'll be on holiday.

Oh and TONIGHTS THE NIGHT (big date with DH!)

CD - fortnigthtly is fine with me!

How scarey Rosey, glad you are all ok! Have you managed to arrange the meeting yet?

Mary - have a fantastic date tonight

I got 2 loads dry yesterday, and one almost dry overnight - just got it in as about to chuck it down just in time fo rthe school run.

I have lots of bitty jobs to do today for school. PLease pray that I don't get tied up in knots with anxiety doing them, am feeling panicy flutters iykwim.

xx

Friend's thread abouther DD here - I didn't name her as Snuffy previously as I didn't know if she wanted to be named. snuffy's DD

Good morning all

Rosey!! So glad that you are all fine. (Drying on the washing line is sooo much greener, anyway! You can be an ecowarrior for a while!!)

Ampleforth sounds lovely Mary. A day retreat sometime would be great.

CD - a fortnightly summary sounds good to me. I was wondering if we wanted to keep the Meetup thread going as a chat option too - might save the prayer thread from getting too long, but might just be confusing?

I emailed Mumtogusandalbie last week by the way, but no response. Praying for her.

Hope the other newer posters are still lurking - Morocco, Hearts et al.

God bless all

Hope you get an opportunity to have a little rest at some point today Mary - You are super woman!! Ooooooh, hope you enjoy your "date" tonight ..... how exciting!!!

Praying for you Panda - I know those "anxious knots" only too well - so much sympathy here - Praying God gives you a clear and focussed mind today sweetie.

Praying for snuffy's DD at this time - and for the whole family as they cope the diagnosis and it's implications on them all. Thank you for linking the thread, Panda.

Still needing your prayers for Naswm. She is now in hospital I know no more than that, and that she is scared and lonely - she texted me so. I am fearing the worst about how she ended up there. Please don't forget one I know many of you have spoken to.

Thank you so much for the update DG - NASWM & her family are very much in our thoughts and prayers right now. Please do let us know when you have any more info. Hold her close Lord. Don't not let her go. xx

Hi everyone, thank you for your kind words

I really don't know what to do - feel ok one minute then BANG feel rotten and anxious, a bit like being on a rollercoaster! I've felt worse than this before and I dont' want to go back there. Thinking about going to gps today to talk to him (my lady gp is on hols). I want to be proactive and not slide down any further. Have felt anxious for last 3 weeks, the past week feeling panicky too. last night was awful, kept waking up and feeling anxious but did get back to sleep - I think some of that was nervousness about my interview this morning.

i just want to chill out and enjoy the simple things in life!

Sorry to moan, my problems are nothing like as bad as some peoples. I hate being sad like this .

Lord help me for I don't know what to do.

Have a chat with your GP CCM. Just walking in there is a concrete step to get things back on track. You can always go back and see you lady GP if he isn't able to help you. Feeling for you. Panic is horrid, horrid, horrid.

Special prayers for NASW. Praying that she might find all of the care that she needs in hospital, and praying for her little ones too. Prayers for you DG, in helping her out too, that you might find the right words, and that you might be able to be there - albeit over the phone/internet - for her.

CC - I am getting all panic-y & anxious atm too - Tis horrid, I agree. Agree with NQGU - you should go & see your GP & see if they can suggest anything - Although I have to admit, I went to see mine and he was less than helpful .... ...... Am praying for you though my sweet.....

Right, going to go and take little Pea Pod out for a walk while it is still nice & sunny!

I do sometimes wake up in the night with what I call a 'dread feeling'. The feeling that everything is wrong and I don't even know what 'everything' is. The way I get round it (and this of course may not work for you, but it does work for me most of the time) is to imagine God on the throne and all the angels going about their business. I assert that God does everything for the best, that He knows exactly what He is doing and that He is 'on the case'. I think about Ps10:14 But you o God do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand.
And then I go on (if I'm still bothered to praise God for all His wonderful works. Ps 103 is a good one for that.
As I say, it may not work for you but I hope it does. Praying for all of you and specially for NASWM in hospital.

afternoon all.

Useless at roundups but prayers for everyone and extra ones to misdee and family.

All ok here at mo just waiting for the hospital to get back to me with a repeat prescription for dd2 since they postponed her appointment by 2 months, meds we have woudn't last.

prayers and God's love all round

Hugs for all those feeling down... {hugs}

Remembering in particular Misdee and Peter, and NASWM and her family...

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

MAY THAT PEACE BE WITH US ALL! Amen

Thanks fo ryour prayers all, I have got through most of today ok, just had to go to bed for a nap this afternoon - thank yo God for an understanding DH who came home from work, fed DC and put them to bed. Going out later, should be ok then, will be surrounded by friends.

CCM and CD, praying for your anxiety too, let the peace of God rule in our hearts and minds

Snuffy's DD's heart scan was clear - check ups in 6 wks and 6 months but the prognosis is very good !

Are you getting ready fo ryour date Mary? x

Hi all,

Just a quick one as I'm soooooo tired. I read through the thread and prayed for everyone earlier today.

And.......guess what? Dh got a phone call from his dad today who said "You don't want my tumble drier, do you?"

Dh assumed I'd told FIL the tale, but I hadn't spoken to him at all! God moves in mysterious ways...I had been a bit worried about how we were going to pay for a new one, but God knows. He holds our lives in the palm of His hands.

Oh and my meeting with the SENCO (special needs co-ordinator) at dd's school is tomorrow afternoon. Please pray! I have loads of ideas to put to her, which I bounced off the SENCO at the school in which I work, today...I'll let you know how it goes...

Oh Rosey that's lovely, God is indeed very good.

Wow Rosey thats FAB!!

Praying hard for all of you, and Thanking God and All of you here for praying for me. Felt much better this afternoon, still doing ok. Phoned GP but they were only seeing emergencies this afternoon. Will phone tomorrow or see if I can wait til my gp is back next week.

Interview seemed to go ok today, hope to hear soon - they said they were hoping to tell people today, so not sure if thats good or bad news . Still, I prayed long and hard about it, and I trust God to deliver the outcome He intends.

DO - if I wake up anxious tonight I am going to try to remember your words, thank you.

God bless you all, you bring so much joy into my life - even if I've never met you! (except Sooz ) Where is Sooz btw?

Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I have just got off the phone to Naswm. I don't want to go into too many details (although she said I could!) as it is her situation, not mine, that I am talking about, but she has had, in layman's terms, a breakdown and is snugly tucked up in hospital being assessed and cared for (at last). Thank you so much for praying for her (if you did) as I feel she was very close to leaving us at the weekend, but she now sounds calmer, if rather unnerved by what is happening to her.

That is the good news. The bad news is she has no internet access and may well be in the hospital for weeks - the length of time is not certain but it is not going to be a quick recovery. Please keep remembering her in your prayers. Thank you.

Am praying!

Quick update to say all on the mend in the plague house! Praise God

Evening - popping in before heading to bed - esp after my ridiculously late one last night .....

Great stuff about Snuffy's DD's heart scan Panda - Thanks for letting us know - Continuing to pray ....

Wow to the "Tumble Dryer Tale" Rosey - Fab stuff - God is quite blatant sometimes, isn't He!!? (Good thing too cos I am so slow sometimes, need a smack in the face ......) Praying for your meeting with the SENCO tomorrow, let us know how it goes sweetie.

Have you heard anything more re: the interview CC??

Thank you for telling us about NASWM, DG - Praying that God would really surround her with his love and peace at this time. Protect her precious family and draw her close to you, Lord. Praying she gets lots of love, attention & care now. Please keep us informed as and when you can, DG. Thank you.

Right, off to bed ....

SOOZ - WHERE ARE YOOOOOOOOOOU!!?

Incredible News!!

Just has this email .......

"Hi ? this is just to let you know that Adam has gone home today! There is still a long way to go and nobody knows yet how far his recovery will go but he is doing amazingly well!!!

Thank you so much for your prayers and God bless you all for your support in this way."

Wow! Thank you Father - Priase you God - isn't He great!!? Thank you fory our prayers - we must continue to pray for Adam and his family as he clearly has a way to go yet ......