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Looking back over the thread to do a summary, there is so much to thank God for in the past month or so:
Bobsmum coming more or less unscathed through a car crash, with bean intact, Podglet's bean doing well in 'secret' and most of all Pepperpot's wonderful news. God is good, never doubt it.

Lots of large and small struggles:
CaptainCaveman, CaptainDippy, MaryBS, Mufti, NQGU, Roseylea, Zipadisuzy and probably quite a few others struggling with negative feelings, anxiety and feelings of being a 'bad mummy'. Praying that you will derive your self worth from your Heavenly Father Who knows 'how we are made' and loves us with an unfailing love.
Harrisey with decisions to make about future ministry
NSFN for wisdom regarding relationships.
QueenofQuotes - giving thanks for a better relationship.
Creambunnie for wisdom and strength in dealing with a difficult marriage.
PandaG for a new job that's just right

Praying with ChocolatePeanut for poorly mother and baby, giving thanks that the news so far is good.

And giving thanks with Dumbledoresgirl for the recovery of NASW/Losty, who is now PhoenixSoaring, how marvellous is that?

We keep praying for OnlyJoking and MummytoT&F, who are both still in very hard places.

MumtoGusnAlbie, MorticiasMother, NotanOtter and Shreksmissus, let us know how we can continue to pray for you. If I have forgotten to mention anybody, God never forgets and He loves you.
And everyone who has a look at this thread, we know that 'our help comes from Him Who has made heaven and earth, Who loved us before we were formed and Who never abandons what He has begun. Praise be to His Holy Name.

Hi, I could do with some prayers please... I am borderline depression now I think. I went to Morning Prayer/Communion this am, which DID lift my spirits, but am feeling v. tearful...

hugs and prayers to you Mary, may the Holy Spirit fill you with inspiration. Anything we can do to help? You're in good company at least!!

Lost 4-0 at hockey.....oh well, I just enjoy playing!

Off in to town with ds whose legs seem to have grown an inch overnight, and whose trousers no longer fit him

You've had such a lot to cope with Mary, stress over Robbie,and this whole thing about Asperger's, stress at work, feeling uncertain about your studies.. you need some slack.
A wise old minister, in fact the first Baptist minister I ever knew once said when I came to him in tears that tears were as much a language of the Sprit as speaking in tongues. I think that is beautiful.
May the Holy Spirit fill you with that peace that the world cannot give.

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thank you for your prayers

PSx

Podmog, Since I came late to this thread, only about 6 months ago, I know absolutely nothing about your church circumstances. I keep looking with aghastness (if there is such a word) at your posts where you feel judged, devalued and cast out. I cannot understand why you are still there? That is not a judgment in itself, I just don't understand.
I'll CAT you if you like.
I'm so sorry to hear that the d children are a pain at the moment, again, I don't know how old they are or anything.

PhoenixSoaring, glad to see you are back with us. How are you sweetheart?

bit rocky today DO...

What support have you got? How do you want us to pray for you?

DH is around and has just taken the DSs out for a bit. I am feeling particularly vulnerable atm. I am sure it is because my period is due, and I have always been 'worse' prementraully. Right now I'd love to get drunk and forget everything. Or cut to divert some of the internal pain I feel. But I am sat at the pc trying to distract myself from doing any of that

i dont know if you are good with words, PS, but i am a little hooked on a website freerice.com
just guess meanings of words, another mumsnetter linked to this, and for each correct, they donate rice.
its quite a distraction, and a good cause too.

that is fantastic mufti - I shall be hooked

i am!, and i am trying to up my own vocab level too, i think max is 50, managed 44 so far,
as it drops if you get one wrong, it does repeat words, but i forget what the correctone was , it moves the answers round too!

my top number is 30 so far....

Got DG playing it too - but she is doing far better than me!

Got to 48 at one point (modesty is not my middle name!) but rapidly slipped after that. Another addictive site. Thanks for that Mufti!

thats ok DG, and well done!

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I got to 48 at one point, then couldn't get it back. 560 grains of rice though..
Riveting

Podmog, gossip is such a damaging thing, especially in a church setting.

Something that came up today in our Bilble reading (we do Lucas on Life) was that it was very difficult to put up with being falsely accused. "The moment I am being falsely accused," he says, "my mouth goes into overdrive and I inevitably fall victim to my own verbosity. Jesus, barraged by false charges (Matt 27:14)stands in silence".
You are not alone in being falsely accused, your Saviour has been there before you and He knows what you are going through.
In His eyes you are precious, His bride, His love. My prayer is that you will be able to make that a reality in your life.

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And I jumped in when you'd hardly finished, sorry.
I've just sat here, with my head in my hands, thinking: it's just too much, I can't imagine how you keep standing. It's so understandable that you feel a huge failure, in reality of course, you are not. You know that, of course, but now you hear it from a stranger

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Seems an excellent idea of your vicar. My grandson is nine months old now and really quite hard work, especially at night. Are you still feeding him yourself? My dd is and it means of course that she either needs to express or do the feeding herself.
I think I will just pray for you tonight that you have a better night than can be expected, don't forget the clocks go back.

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Podmog - I can totally sympathise with what you are going through. I hope and pray things improve for you.

Thank you DO for your kind words. I've totally lost my confidence, although a "still small voice" is telling me I can still do this. Next Saturday I've got to give a speech as if I am St Augustine. Its about 2/3s there. I am SO nervous of delivering it. I also have another essay to write...

And of course, I still have to get through church tomorrow... I am leading intercessions, which I'll write in the morning - I generally do this, so that what we pray for is relevant to the day.

Mary, can I say, the still small voice is saying "I can do it through you"?

Pray for PhoenixSoaring, she finds Saturday nights very tough.