MN Christian Prayer Request Thread - New Year, New Start .......

[CaptainDippy]

Hello lovely ladies! Lots to pray for and lots of Thanksgiving too as we head into the new year. Praying God challenges us, surprises us and bless us all this year .....

Podglet - Praying for healing for her relationship with DH and for opportunities to rest as she is PG and has a young DS too.

SpookyMadMummy - Ongoing prayers for her mum who is ill and has been in and out of hospital; and for her StepDad as he copes too. Last report was that her mum was doing very well at present!

Worzella and Panda - Ongoing prayer for thier DF who is currently hospitalised with severe depression and ED. Prayers for them both to be blessed as they emabark on a 10 week course at church, looking at Prayer Counselling - exciting stuff!!

RubySlippers - Ongoing prayers for her Grandma. xx

Bobsmum - Prayers for her as she endures bad weather and as the family face DH's redundancy at the end of Feb - praying for a fantastic oppotunity to arise for him; prayers for DS who is currently being assessed for a possible SN DX. Prayers for lots of energy for BM who is PG, due in April, especially as she has suffered from bad SPB with past PG's - Heal her, Lord.

DutchOma - Praying for her DH whose health has not been fantastic of late and for them both as they miss their DD, her DH and their lovely grandson. Praying for their cat who has cancer.

NothernLuker - Praise God her DH has been offered a new job!!

notsofarnow - Praise God that steps have been taken on the road to recovery!!! Praying lots and lots for her as she battles with depression, with caring for her special fmaily alone and dealing with her XH too. Praying his driving licence is re-issued soon. Praying for her friend who has recnetly undergone bowel surgery and is in hospital again

Shreksmissus - Continuing to pray for her MIL who recently lost her DH. Praise that she is a believer!! May she find much comfort in God's Promises at this time.

Mars - Praying for her stress levels, for work, for her precious family and for miracles!!

Summersun - Recently lost a twin Praying that she finds light in the darkness. xx

NotQuiteGrownUp - Has been very poorly over Christmas Praying for full recovery asap and for energy for her poor tired boys....

Mary - Praying for her as she struggles at church with issues and as she contemplates gaining a DX of Aspergers. Protect and Bless her, Lord. Restore her broken pot!

OnlyJoking - Praying for her and her lovely DC's and for Steve. Always. xxxx

DumbledoresGirl - Give her focus and direction Lord as she decides what to do re: going back to teaching and as she struggles with depression. xx

Sooooz - Praying for her relationship with DH and praise that she has gained her swimming teacher's qualification!!!!!

CaptainCaveman - Praying for energy levels and for nausea as she appraoches week 10 of her PG Praying for healing with panic-y moments and for relationship with friend who has been very hurtful of late. {{{hugs}}}

Saliswan - Praise that her job situation has been sorted and that she can work and continue to BF her DD!! Praying for the family as DH facing the risk of redundancy atm. xx

Ilove8pm - Praying for her at this very busy and potentially stressful time. DS is facing a DX of SN and DH is facing redundancy. They are all facing a possible house move. Praying for peace in their hosuehold, Lord.

RoseyLea - Praying for her as she makes steps forward in her vocation at church and as she plans outreach opportunities for the school in which she works. Keep her calm and focussed Lord and she her plenty of "time-out" too!

CaptainDippy - Praying she finds a job asap!!!!! Praying for her Foster Sis's family as her SIL and BIL recently had a stillborn DS. Comfort them in their sadness, Lord. xx

Do add prayers I may have missed.

Love, {{{{hugs}}} & Prayers to all.....

Hey all. Just flying by. Sorry that i haven't posted for a while (and sorry DO that I haven't replied to your e-mails - I promise that I will). We've been having a bit of a nightmare with DD's teething and my work are being a pain about me changing my job. It has all added up to not very much sleep with DD's teething pain and stress during the day when dealing with work. I've just sat down to start typing a CV for a job at the local uni so that I can tell work to get stuffed cancel my contract but DD has decided that she is going to cry instead of sleep. I really need to write this CV and know that I'm nomt going to get it done. Please pray about all the stress and lack of sleep. I'll pop back in when things have calmed down and give you an update...

Oh sweetheart, I'm so sorry. Don't want to hassle you in any way, just deal with it when you can. How I wish I could fly and be there when you need someone.

Did you get my e.mail Bobsmum? Sent 17/1

Hi all,

Back from mammoth trip to Dr and midwife - short story is that I have been signed off for the rest of the week Dr said I am exhausted and need to glue muself to sofa for the next few days so that is what I am going to do House is a tip but the Kitchen / Bathroom guy is here so not a lot I can do to keep it clean.

SS - hope that CV gets done, does DD have a bouncy chair you can sit her in next to you? Failing that, a dose of Calpol may help (for DD, not you!)

OK, this is getting silly now. DD will not shut up or go to sleep. She's had calpol and teething powder. I managed to get her to sleep in the pushchair and was heading home when a market research woman nabbed me and I was too nice to tell her that I was busy. DD promptly woke up and is now whining because she is still tired. I'm exhausted and totally fed up with DH expecting me to juggle all of the childcare day and night and find a new, higher paid job while his contribution is to go to work and sit in bed with a cup of tea for an hour while I do the housework and look after DD. ARGH! I have no clue how I'm supposed to sell the idea that I currently wipe people's bums for a living to someone who wants an intelligent admin officer. Writing a CV seems too difficult to bother with

Good for your dr Podglet, glad he signed you off. You'll have the house back in order in no time once the kitchen/bathroom man is gone. And if not, well...
Swaliswan, all I can say is {{{{hugs}}}}
Your dh has been coping with a lot recently and I think you may get further with being as patient as you can, rather than totally losing it with him.
Try and explain where you find life so hard to cope with, he obviously has no idea. Although I find it hard to see why not. Men eh?
PS wiping people's bottoms is hard work and takes a lot of skill. I know, I've done it.

Suebaroo, praying for peace and clarity for you.
Podglet, sounds like a very sensible plan to me
Swaliswan - you're trying to handle all the childcare and housework with so little help? That's not all you hoped for You've got tons of things to offer an employer - organisations skills, multi-tasking, mediation, conflict-management, financial management (all part of running house home and children). If it's a good employer they'll want to know what you can do, not what you've just been doing? Shall pray for inspiration for you.
Praying for everyone else.

PS people did ask me to say more about me, but I'm not sure what, so this'll be a random selection. At home I have 15 yr old ds who has dyslexia, hubby and I own a business together, sister moved in with us temporarily 12 yrs ago and is still with us, (thank goodness for big house!), we have 1 bernese mountain dog, 1 crossbreed dog, a cat that thinks it's a human, and there's a family horse that lives somewhere else (thank goodness!). I'm on the autistic spectrum, so if I get a bit of communication wrong, please bear with me. I'm building up to asking if people would pray for me, but I need to think about what to say...

Thank you for sharing that Amber, we have a cat who thinks he is human too, alas, he is not well and we shall lose him very soon We call him our nest-filler since both children have moved out and it is just dh and me at home now. Thank goodness there is no age limit on MN.
DD posts as TheUrbanDryad for my sins and hers
What business do you run? From home or do you go out to a shop/office?

Hi everyone - hope all is well - just a quick visit as I'm marking exam papers... AS level maths...! so shouldn't be on the computer at all !

dO - replied - sorry for not getting back to you.

Hi DutchOma, sad news about your cat. They're such a blessing, and it's so awful to think about when they're not there any more.

We run a firm of consultant Surveyors from two offices, something I had the idea for eight years ago. It's all commercial property - shops, offices, factories etc. It's hard work but it fits around son and we can't complain about the money, so it was worth all the effort.

Amber that is very kind of you to have your sister live with you for so long. Mine moved in for 3 months, and it was 2.75 months too long! (although I love her dearly).

Praise God that I have done a huge chunk of my essay and should get it finished tomorrow!

Also, prayers of joy much appreciated for Ladydeez (my friend) who has her 20 week scan tomorrow!! YAY.

DO i never knew you had 2 dcs - I really must pay more attention!

Ok, am off to bed soon so will remember you all in my prayers. Sleep well ladies, and may tomorrow be filled with the joys of God's blessings.

Just posting to show presence and practising prayers with all your requests! (Wording of prayer - v tricky. Giving God a right laugh at the moment methinks)

Hi walnutshell, I used to struggle to know 'how' to pray - iykwim? I think after a while you do find something that you feel comfortable with. If it's of any help, I don't think God will mind what words you use - He will just be overjoyed that you are trying.

I love to listen to little ones praying, they are so simple and honest and not at all bothered by their wordings. Eg. Ds prayer at bedtime last night:
Dear God, thank you for the days of sun, and my beautiful mummy and beautiful daddy, and for the walls, and the things that Santa bringed me. Amen.

Well, you've seen my curtain prayer . When/how I pray varies. Sometimes I don't have the words for what I want to say, and I ask God to look in my heart and find it there. Like the quote from Romans:

"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words".

I try to pray over each request as I read them, as sometimes its difficult to keep track. Or if I get time, I'll read over the thread and pray then.

The trick is not to beat yourself up over either the words you use, or what you see others doing. We are all on a journey to God, and he sees the efforts we are all making. We don't all have to be strong at the same time.

Yes, Urban has an older brother, a very tall (6'7 1/2") chap who is married to a very small wife, doesn't quite make 5", I think. She stood on a little step (like you give children to reach the toilet) covered in satin to match her dress at their wedding in 2002. They have no children yet.

Prayer:- sometimes I just sit behind the computer, just thinking God, oh God and I know He knows and hears. I think prayer without words is just as valid as prayer with words and yes, I hope that God does have a laugh with me and at me sometimes. And I try to praise more than I ask. And I find set prayers helpful, to even praying Hail Marys (in Dutch)when I can't sleep.

Most of the time I just chat to God!

{{{{{{{SS}}}}}}}} Praying for you - especially that DD would settle and so that you can get this application form filled in. There is no reason why you are not qualified to do an admin job - don't belittle yourself - go for it girl!! I am on a job hunt thread here on MN - I'll post a link for you to join in a sec!

Hope you are getting lots of rest Podglet! xx

The job I WANT has been advertised today, so will be filling in application form shortly. am a bit as it is not exactly what it was made out to be. But tis better than nothing.

Hope everyone's doing ok - love and prayers to all. xxxxxx

Morning all,

Am trying to rest but a little difficult with a chap upstairs fitting the new bathroom!

Also a little rant alert - Am trying to rest up, though DP is really irritating me, keeps telling me I am "malingering" and I'm not really ill. Ok, I have a cold but the real reason I was signed off was stress and exhaustion. I had another rubbish night, could not get comfortable and was bunged up and coughing. Honestly, he thinks that me being at home means I can get lots of things done... phrases such as "you're not ill, pull yourself together" and "there's nothing wrong with you" are just making me tearful. I have put myself forward for counselling to help with what the Dr thinks might be undiagnosed PND, combined with AND, the result of not dealing with the feelings I had after DS, then getting pg again and another load of hormones. He moaned this morning about the bad night he had had because I kept him awake coughing

sorry, rant over. Off to get back onto sofa and continue to feel a little sorry for myself

Podglet, I'm sad to hear that your hubby is being this unfeeling.
You deserve your rest and some caring from him, I think. Shall pray that you find some peace today....

Please, and although I am new here, may I ask for prayer in my quest to find a safe space to worship in? It's a very long story and I won't bore people with it, but I am without a faith community at present and I miss it so much.

...and you have every right, Podglet. xx Your DP is being totally unfair, imho - not at all supportive. Wish I could give him a good talking to!! Just get the rest you need and ignore him, honey. Sorry he is making it all so difficult for you xx

Oh Amber - how that you shoud feel unsafe - Praying that you would fine a lovely, warm and welcoming place in which to worhsip, my lovely. xx

Saliswan!! The Job Hunt Supprot Thread is here Do come and join us!! xx

support, even!

(((((Podglet)))))) bless you. I am praying that the Holy Spirit will guide your dh to understanding your needs, and being able to offer you the support you need.

AND (and PND) are no fun! I had AND with ds and am sure that were I not on citalopram now I would be feeling pretty crappy. Praying that the counselling gives you some understanding and peace - and PRaise God that you have that facility. Thank You Father.

Praying for you too Amber, I can't imagine how that feels for you, but I ask that God intercedes and shows you a safe place.

Right, time to stop avoiding the essay - got to get it finished today!!!! Scan tomorrow at 11.30 (or is that 11?)

and good luck in the job hunt dippy!! Hope you are doing well too? ((((CD)))) any ttc news for you.......?