MN Christian prayer thread - come let us adore the world's most precious firstborn

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We pray for ourselves:- that we may make time to be "Marys" as well as "Marthas" in all the busy-ness leading up to Christmas.

We pray for our precious husbands in the words of the prayer I quoted earlier:-

Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him;
And Patience for his moods;? and?
we won't go into the rest of the prayer so close to Christmas. (Full text on the old thread)

Pray for NorthernLurker's dh to find a job soon and for Harrisey's dh to find the strength to do a stressful job. Also for Bobsmum's dh to find a new job before February. We pray for peace and quiet over Christmas in all household, especially where dh is not fully committed to the Christian faith, that they may see the loveliness of Jesus around them.
We pray for those without husbands, for NSFN and Mummy2T&F. Also for Creambunnie.

We pray for our children; from the tiny unborns (Podglet, Bobsmum and CaptainCaveman) to include all our children young and not so young. Pray that we will be able to show them the love of Christ. That we may be able to protect them, help them. We pray for Roseylea's dd, Bobsmums ds, Mary's ds, NQGU's ds, that they may be able to cope with life at school and with the holidays.

We pray for those who have suffered bereavement, for QoQ family on the loss of their much loved grandfather. For Mufti's dh who lost his father recently as did Santas(Shreks)missus' dh.
We pray for Pepperpots in her loss

We pray for those with worries over sick friends and relatives, for Spookymadmummy's Mum and for her stepdad, just out of hospital, for CaptainCaveman's friend and little one in hospital, (Lord if possible, bring her out of hospital before Christmas) also for her teenage friend with eating disorders. We also pray for CC's dsis and her dd. Lord, we pray Your healing over that whole family.
We pray with Muppetgirl for her mil and her mother, who is ill and a long way away.
Lulumama and Rubyslippers' grandma.
We also remember OJ and Steve and their 3dcs in our prayers.

We give thanks with Geekymummy for healing in her marriage for PandaG doing well in her new job and enjoying it.
We pray for TheWiltedRose that she may have a very happy Christmas and that she may come to see the One Who is behind it all.
And we pray for CaptainDippy that she may feel surrounded by the love of Christ who is the Provider in all her needs.
We pray for 'absent friends', for Soozy, Creambunnie and MumtoGusandAlbie
Lord, we bring You our prayers and our worship in this Christmas period.

Evening All! I'm feeling much better now even though I still have no clue as to deal with the whole milk issue. DH came up to me whilst I was changing DD's nappy this evening, looked me in the eye and told me how much he loves me [full of love emoticon]. Had a lovely time feeding DD at bedtime and didn't bother trying to battle with a bottle at all.

I think that I forgot to say that I'm a health care assistant at the local hospital. I work on a ward specialising in respiratory disease but we also take other medical patients so I get to see a wide spectrum of diseases and an even larger selection of characters!

I've been looking online this evening for alternative jobs that I may be able to do without working shifts but I'm not sure what the best thing to do is.

ohhh swaliswan its so not the easiest job with family life is it. I work as a HCA on gynae but luckily I work set days and only 16 hours a week, but thats hard enough.

I too have been looking for other jobs but not a clue what in. wish I was qualified in something, and could be totally financially indepedant.

I wish I could get a job too - sigh - I am qualified; but tbh, my degree means absolutely nothing I am over-qualified for a lot of the jobs I am aplpying for & I totally caught in the whole "no experience, no job, no job, no experience" vicious circle, most frustrating. Arse.

Glad you are feeling abit better, SS.

do you have to put down your qualifications on job applications then cd? know you cant lie about qualifications you havent got but is it an offence to not put a qualification down.

just to say - CD your degree does qualify you for stuff - we just have to sell it right. If I can get at my e-mail tomorrow I'll mail you about the phone interview - dh hogging pc at present doing pa budget for church. He seems to think that's more important than Mumsnet - deluded man
but he has borrowed a laptop for me so I can read stuff and post - just don't have e-mail on it.

Deluded indeed, Acomb must have had a pofound affect on him.

Degree. McSmee. Pooee.

Anyway, tiredness making me go mad, must go to bed ......

SS - I really feel for you, if ever you feel so rubbish again and need an ear please speak on here, I have not had any family support with the twins, and like you if I did, didn't I know about it!!!!!

Have you tried (if allowed) to express some bm and add a little formula milk then increase the formula milk in with bm gradually, just an idea, I know I had to do it with formula into pasterised cows milk, didn't work with ds1 but did work with my twins!

I also agree that a different person try bottle/trainer cup re: not smelling mummies milk!

Good luck, and keep posting, my continued prayers winging your way from nottingham!

CC - Glad you are feeling ok atm, good luck for tomorrow, will be praying for you

CD - lol at p typing, takes after her mummy

Mary - more lol about word p in prayer!!! hope that doesn't happen for you tomorrow in training meeting

SS - Sorry I've just re-read my last post, I wasn't calling you rubbish!!!!! I meant feeling low, just my nottingham twang! (from the gutter me)

Right must get some shut eye, got back from work 10.30pm 1st shift back for 3 weeks, knackered!

Night God Bless xxxxx

Mary - Apologies 'word p' I meant, I meant, oh you know what I meant, bleugh!!!!!! brain where are you!

LOL Sooz!

Fortunately the vicar saw the funny side too - he was laughing and finding it hard to keep a straight face too!

Morning!

Love and Prayers to all you lovely ladies! xx

Ditto 'Dyson'

SS - How are you today?

Hello Everyone! I'm feeling good, thanks for asking. I've decided to to bother with a bottle at all today because we've had such an unusual morning and I think that I really upset her with the bottle yesterday by putting EBM in it.

I'm so proud of DD today. This morning she had another short settling-in session at nursery and this time I had to leave her for 1.5 hours over nap time. I was very nervous about whether she would give in to sleep and the nursery manager did point out that they can't just let her cry for a few minutes like I do at home in case another parent is around. I felt really heartless asking them to do that, but I know that DD cries because she is tired and falls asleep much quicker if I leave her. She only cries for 5 minutes max at home but I had no idea what she would be like in a strange environment without me around. It was great when I went to pick her up and found out that she had slept for 30 minutes and only sobbed for five. She was happy and it sounds like she has had a fab time. She wasn't at all angry with me!

After nursery we went to a first birthday party. I wasn't sure how she would cope with so much in one morning but she did brilliantly. It was exciting to take her to the first children's party she has been to.

As far as jobs and bottle etc are concerned, I'm going to bury my head in the sand today. It feels like I need a day off from worrying about how I'm going to manage everything for the family when I go back to work.

I hope that you are feeling recovered from that first shift back at work now Sooz. I'm sorry if you have already said, but what is it that you do?

CD, I loved the typing that your LO did last night it made me chuckle!

Scan good, only 1 bean in situ and I'm 8w4d. Due aug 16th! Catch up later xxx

Glad you are feeling good and glad DD did so well at nursery and at the Party - Good idea to have a day off the old "botle/breast" issue too. Deep breaths!!

Older 2 have truly horrific today and I am feeling harrowed and exhausted - DH is home and I've told him I am on strike for at last 30 mins .....

Things not good here, I know I'm overreacting, but can't quite put my finger on why I feel the way I do. Its an Aspergers thing I think, but that doesn't stop it feeling so painful and so real. Can't type it, could maybe talk about it. Would welcome prayers though.

Mary - will pray - it's going to be ok. I've been looking for a verse or two to share with you - this is what I've found: " Don't worry about anything: instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus" Philippians 4 Vs 6-7.
I don't want this to sound glib or smug but in the Lord we can find rest and peace of heart - we can't do that for ourselves but we can ask for it from Him.

Thank you NL, that's one of my favourite passages.

Oh another God-incidence then!

I am in if you are still around and want to ring, Mary - I'll text you my landline number so that you don't have pay to phone the mobile. I was reading lovely little piece this afternoon with the theme "Why worry when you can pray?"

Link here

CC - I hope you really enjoyed the scan. It is a magical moment and there is something awesome about the first time you see the grainy image of your teeny-tiny baby. How exciting to have a due date. I know that they don't mean anything (certainly not to my DD anyway!) but it is fun counting the weeks away.

CD - only 30 minutes?! Tell DH you deserve a nice soak in a candlelit bath with a big box of chocolates and a glass of champagne (hopefully you'll at least get the soak in the bath!)

Mary - I'm praying for you. May God heal your brokenness and envelope you with His love and peace. I'm trying to be horrible by calling you broken BTW, I just know that battered feeling.

NL - What a blessing it is to have you here.

Everyone else - How are you all? Has anyone not introduced themselves to me yet?

Erm, make that I'm not trying to be horrible. Trying to be horrible would be bad.

I'm going to shut up now and feel a little