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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.

{{{{{{{{nowweaarefour}}}}}}} Praying. xx

thank you. our god is a faithful god. thank goodness for his love for us eh....

Hello again!

Nowwearefour I will remember you in my prayers. Having 2 dc that close together is sooooo intensive, eh? Mine are 17 months apart and the first 6 months or so of having ds (the younger one) were just a blur of changing two nappies and exhaustion...

Hello RubyShivers (cool name!) It's very touching that you are inspired by faith - if you ever want us to pray for you, or to ask us anything about our faith we'd be very happy to do so!

Mary it's a big adjustment - give yourself time and space as much as poss to process all the different responses and emotions you have. It is a real God-send that you have access to the church, just to be quiet and away from all the demands. I am praying.

Well I'm "Sargeant-Major Mummy" atm! I've had to be so strict with ds - only black and white discipline gets through to him, bless his heart. I don't believe in smacking so I'm doing all the naughty step malarkey and so on. He is just going through a naughty patch! He's still my darling boy, though, and he is very loving and gorgeous (when he's not biting dd, throwing his breakfast on the floor or putting his tongue out at me while I'm trying to tell him off) Please pray that I am able to treat ds in just the right way, that I am able to steer him away from naughty behaviour and bring out the best in him. Aaaaggh - parenting, eh?

hello again all

I am here to ask for your prayers. I have jujst been phined and asked to apply for a job - the closing date was last week and I am not qualified as per the job spec! It is a nursery workers position, in the nursery attached to DD's school. I didn't apply fo rthe job as don't have the relevant qualification - I am secondary qualified not primary, so not qualified for nursery age, and had discounted the job. BUt the chair of the pre-school committee just rang and asked me to put in an application - I used to childmind her daughter so she knows me well. If this is the right job then I ask that I get it, and if not, then I ask that the application form will be good practice. Interviews are Wednesday - I will let you know if I get through to interview stage - I am shaking, is really odd to be asked to apply...

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Yes indeedy - parenting, eh, Rosey!!? Praying for you in your naughtyness quashing regime of -terror- discipline! DD2 needs firm boundaries too otherwise she goes craaaaazzzzzeeee!

Hi Panda - Praying about application for job hon. xx

Shrekmissus - I am sending you {{{{hugs}}}}, admiring your honesty and praying for you - I am also admitting that it is a wee bit late to respond to your post properly & I am going to sleep on it 1st. xx

On that note, I am off to bed .....

Please continue to remember us in prayer - this is over a week now since I (last) was resolute about leaving our marriage - and we are still in the same boat!

"D.Oma" your words "don't you know your ds is perfect in God's sight" spoke to me re dh! we are all sooo judgemental aren't we. Am I allowed to post a link on here which I found to be a blessing the other night??

re marriage - still confused and "Stuck" - felt myself slipping into a big depression this afternoon which fears me for the sake of my dd.

I welcome any spiritual direction, words of wisdom.... as mentally and physically exhausted.

Love to all xxx

So sorry to hear that, Creambunnie.
Judgmental, well, yes, I have no doubt God loves your dh with a passion, but.. you are hurting and he is hurting you.
Forgiveness is a wonderful and liberating thing and no doubt you have to bring that into operation many a time.
But there is also your dd to be taken into consideration. It's such a difficult situation.
Have you made any headway with Relate? Is there any chance you can be out of the house for a bit?

I think you have already said the most important thing, CB - "we are still in the same boat" ... so you are still there, still hanging in and holding on. You are in my thoughts and prayers, you, your DH and your precious DD. I have a couple of verses for you ......

28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Matthew 11 v 28 - 30.

"31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint."

Isaiah 40 v 31.

Something for all of us in those verses, I think.

Here for you CB. xxxx

Wow alot to pray for there! , I'd better get on with it!

Bobsmum - prayers for your scan on friday

Mary - having your own front door key (to church) sounds very theraputic for you, prayers for your continued understanding about 'Aspergers'

katz - prayers for your poor toes {{{ouch}}} and your dd2 rash

podglet - prayers for you 'tired bones' hope you get sorted

rubyshiver - welcome - please keep posting, the more the merrier, especially

whilst 'drinking pints whilst pressing flowers' - CD ??????????????????? lol

nowwearefour - I have twins, 4yo tomorrow! so I feel for you I remember how difficult it was when you have tiny ones, get all the help you can, I had 'Home start' ask your health visitor, its a voluntary organisation that send someone out for a couple of hours a week just to be there for you.

creambunnie - I just love your name! - prayers for some understanding in your marriage, please come on here for support when you feel down.

Right better go, dd is screaming for her nails to be painted for her birthday and its nearing lunchtime, then its off to playgroup then off to work, then parents eveing! then party preparations, eg bake cake! tidy house! blow balloons up! all before I go to bed!!!!!!!!! - prayers for energy

dd stopped screaming so I can continue with prayer!

shreksmissus - sorry you're having a rough time, don't be too hard on yourself, you have been through alot with 2 mc, you have every right the need for another baby, please feel you can get it all out of your system on this thread, we are all worthy of prayer no matter how big or small the problem is!

Panda - Fab, exciting being 'headhunted' sounds good to me, ooooh let those butterflies tickle your tum panda! good luck!

Roseylea - prayers for you and your ds

QofQ - continued prayers for your grandfather!

CC - Hia, hope you are ok atm and still receiving positive vibes from your church friends.

NSFN - you are always in my prayers, hope you are all well atm

Right I must go and do that birthday girls nail varnish I can only keep twins occupied for so long in front of cbeebies

Creambunnie - of course you can post inspirational links here. Looking forward to reading it and praying that God will show you very, very clearly how you should be moving forward. It has been a long week, hasn't it, since you first posted? Have you found out about Relate in your area yet? Please do, as there may well be a waiting list to see someone. In the meantime, have you also considered contacting Al Anon? They have support groups for families who are affected by alcohol. I am sure that it would help you to have others around you who know what you are dealing with, and to whom you can talk.

Nowwearefour - have you been to your GP, Hon? Please do. I took far too long to seek help when I was depressed post children and it clouded those first precious few years, for me and for them. Do go and get all the help there is out there. Praying for the light of our Lord to shine brightly in your life in the meantime.

Mary. hugs "What bothers me is seeing him extremely upset . . . knowing how much I hurt when I was growing up due to my own social awkwardness and inability to make friends, the bullying etc. and fearing the same for him." I could have written those words exactly. Praying for peace for you, Hon, and for joy for your ds1 in his growing up. It doesn't have to be the same for him. The fact that you have been there, means that you can look for alternatives for him. Praying that our Father with guide you in finding a route for your ds which will lead him into green pastures and beside still waters (and that you will get to sit there too, for a while!)

Hello Rubyshiver. What a lovely message.

God bless all.

to Sooz, Super Woman!!

Right, DH coming home for lunch, then I am buzzing into town to do ten million things ......

Sorry Mary. Didn't mean to send you a link to a hug. Here's a real one! {{{hug}}}

Praying too with Chocolatepeanut, as the news doesn't seem so positive today.link here

Aw mega mega prayers for mummy and baby

Give thanks! Just found out the insurance co are going to pay £3750 for the Range Rover (after their original offer of £3300), so with that wee bit extra should be able to get something to replace it!

Thanks NQGU!

Shreksmissus, the way I look at it is you should pray for everything and anything you want, nothing is too small for God. I think all of us can think of something which is more important to pray for than the thing we want. So what should we do? St Paul tells us in his letter to the Philippians:

"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. "

Believe me, when I stopped worrying about what I should and shouldn't pray for, the time I saved worrying, I spent in prayer asking for things and thanking God. My prayer life has improved IMMEASURABLY!

Creambunnie - post away with your inspirational links! As for what you should do about your marriage, I can't really tell you, but its good that you are giving a lot of thought to it, its a big step. I hope and pray God will help you make the right decision. I'm divorced/remarried, and would probably never have made the decision for myself - my ex kicked me out of the house when I lost my job, then moved his girlfriend in. It was hell at the time, but played a huge role in shaping my life as it is now. I think you need to ask yourself, in your heart of hearts, is it really over? And if it is, what's stopping you making the decision - is it because it seems too difficult? Take care and God bless.

Thank you all for your support!

Mary

PS forgot to tell you, DS got ALL his spellings right last week, so the game worked!!!

Just wanted to add, that like any good parent God won't always give us what we ask for, but he does know what is best for us, both now and in the future. So I pray for everything, but leave it up to God which of my prayers he grants, trusting in him...

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I'm prying, Podmog, that you will be able to find "peace for your soul".

Just a real quick one - answer to prayer - I had ds's parents' "evening" today (it was in the afternoon, but hey) - this is the same ds who's been driving me to distraction recently - his reception teacher was overflowing with praise for him - she said "He's so happy, so friendly, so kind and gentle" and she also said "He's got the potential to do fantastically well academically" and that he is way way ahead of the Early Learning Goals (or whatever they're called atm) My boy! Proud Mummy! All that time on the naughty step was not in vain!

Aaagh I mean PRAYING! I am rubbish at typing!

A prayer request from me - today I ran the christian club on my own, and we had an "Ask anything you like" session (first question - "What are your favourite animals?" ) Anyway I told the group of teens about how I became a christian (at secondary school) and then they asked me all sorts of questions, mainly about how I know that God hears and answers prayer.

Please pray that something - anything! - of what I said will stay with them and draw them closer to God. Some sceptical boys came over and asked the obvious questions about evolution, science vs. faith etc but they did listen respectfully to my answers and seemed to accept what I was saying. And please pray for me, that I will have just the right words for these teens, and that I would be able to express God's love and offer of salvation for them. Thank you!

I just love this thread - so fab to hear from adn about you all. Mumsnet can be so harsh sometimes, and here is love and community adn light - even though we dont really know one another. Its so inspiring!

Thanks for your prayers about our future. I have been invited by the course leader to apply for the Master's Degree in Biblical Interpretation next year and think I am going to do it. It will be VERY hard work, but it looks so incredibly interesting!!!!! Not entirely sure yet, but I would like to know that this is possibly in front of me. I meet all the requirements as long as I keep on scoring at the same level as I did last year.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. Think I must be mad!

oooooooooooh exciting, Harrisey! when you said the other day about teaching theology I said to myself "Oooh yes!"

Hi guys will catch up later I promise!!

Please send a quick one skyward for me - the "road to maturity" course starts tonight at 7pm in c hurch and I'm going.

laters...xxx

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