MN Christian Prayer Request Thread - Where's the year going ...... !!?

[CaptainDippy]

Here we are again!! Anyone else feel like this year is speeding by at 100MPH!!?

Here's the summary of request from the last thread for all your lovely ladies! .....

Scootergrrrl - Prayers for her friend L who has been really struggling with her DH who is an atheist.

QueenofQuotes - Prayers that she would find a new job v.v.v.v.soon!

Bobsmum - Hurrah! for new kitchens and Praise for her friend's twins (boy and girl) who arrived safely - prayers for their health as the little DS has been in hospital and for them as they cope with 4 very young children. Prayers for childcare provision when BM's little bubba arrives and praying that DH's new job is going ok Also remembering BM's SPD - praying for healing. xx

Saliswan - Is PG!!! Praying for her as she has a lot to cope with right now. Praying her DD would sleep better and that God would cement hers and her DH's relationship in all the strain. Praying for her PG to "stick" and for worries that she has following previous MC, hyperemisis and preemie baby. xxxx Praying that she would find a job soon, perhaps this one at the Christian Pregancy Crisis Centre!!? You know best, Lord. xx

RubySlippers - On-going prayers for her Grandma who is still "hanging in there" atm. xx Special prayers for her mum who is struggling with G'ma's ill health.

Ilove8pm - Praying for her as she prepares to become a registered CM!!?

WalnutShell - Prayers for her friend who has just entered her 2nd trimester of PG who has been struggling.

NorthernLurker - Prayers for her DH to settle quickly into his new job (yey!) and for the complicated situation surrounding her own job, which she should be going back to in April. xx

Sooooooz - Prayers for her DNiece who has just had girl twins! Prayers for her sore tum and for DS who has been ill - keep the household germ-free, please Lord!

Paperchain - Has been struggling, protect her and keep her safe, Lord. xx

Podmog - Has again been struggling with horrid situation at church. Praying for light and resolution, Lord. xx Praying for DS1 who has been very poorly with his asthma. xx

Sabaidii Prayers for SE Asia, epscially that Sabaidii would see way to demonstrate Christ's love to those who are suffering. Prayers for her friend who is facing a tought situation right now. xx

RoseyLea - Praying for her health, that she would find a good balance in life and keep strong and fit! Praying for her as she fills in forms to determine her vocation - show her the way, Father. Praying for the girls at the school where she works who had been experimenting with an oiuja board.

Podglet - Praying for her poor little DS who has been ill.

SueBaroo - Is feeling unnerved and "hanging on by her fingertips" atm, protect her and show her love, Father. xx

notsofarnow - Needs lots of love and support right now!! Everyone in her household seems to have been ill recently and she is really struggling with family issues, feeling and negative - Protect and guide her, Lord. xx Prayers that DS would not be so clingy!! xx

NotQuiteGrownUp - Prayers for uncertainty regarding work.

MarsLady - Prayers for her as she arranges her father's funeral. She did not have a good relationship with her father and is finding the whole process difficult and daunting. Praying that everything would go smoothly - with the funeral and with work. xxxx

OnlyJoking - Constant prayers for her and her DC's as Steve goes into a Hospice - praying he can come home soon and that they will all cope. xx

PandaG - Prayers for her as dear friends move away xx

Yey! that Mary has found a Spiritual Director Praying for her as she seeks help with possible Asperger's DX and praying for her as carries on being busy at church and at work. xx

CaptainDippy - On-going prayers for perfect job Has interview on Thurs pm for a job she really wants. Praying for her as she faces the prospect of DH going aay on lots of yukky work-related courses. Humph.

Prayers and Love for others, those who post and those don't, inc. DutchOma, Amber, Xavielli, Mum2GusandAlbie, WeirdBird..... xxxx

Now Get Praying!! ....

Yeay to getting the job CD.

Poo to the pox. Chop green grapes in half and pop them into a green jelly for her to eat. It is lovely and soothing for the mouth pox. Poor little soul

Give dd2 time. The lethargy is completely normal for up to 3 weeks after a bad dose of chicken pox. It's quite a powerful virus, which the body has to battle hard against. Rest is the only answer. (Some adults force themselves back to work too soon and can suffer horrid side effects. Kids fortunately don't force themselves beyond what they can do).

Mary - have you read "Tramp for the Lord", Corrie ten Boom's follow up to "The Hiding Place"? I've been reading it and keep on thinking of you. Happy to post it to you, if you would like to borrow it.

Hello everyone

God bless all.

Thank you NQGU They are both sleeping again now. The Dr has been and looked at DD's 2 & 3 and prescribed anti-b's. A friend has taken DD1 to go and get them, which is nice. Can't wait til DH gets home .....

Praying hard for work situ SS. xxxx

Hello MJIM!

I am so tired.

Congrats on job CD praying for your dc though Tell us more about the job?

praying for your return to work SS

Podmog, praying for your church situation too...glad you could speak yesterday, fab

ROsey, DDO meeting sounds good...praying for your workload

god to see you all

Swaliswan - I've even checked the agenda for change handbook now and all it says is that you have to return to employment - well if you're on a/l then you are definately still employed so I think we are right and they are wrong! Will pray this works out for you and that HR learn to read their policies properly!!!

Well done on the job CD! How's the pox? Hope the dippies are feeling better soon.

A quick visit - I'm trying to control my mumsnet random lurkings!

Hi to everyone....

CD how was last night? Are your precious little DD's OK this morning?

My GP was very lovely yesterday. I have to go back next monday and then maybe go for a scan if I still haven't started bleeding. He said that I would have to wait until 6 weeks as a scan wouldn't show enough before then. He was more worried about how I was feeling emotionally than anything else. I don't know what's going to be worse, the moment that I start bleeding or going for a scan I'm trying to not think about it too much at the moment as I can't do anything to change the outcome.

Prayers for energy in SwaliLand today would be appreciated. DD got up at 5am and wouldn't go back to sleep. Also DH worked until 2am and then was up 4 hours later. He left for work at about 7am and will get home at 6pm if he's lucky before having to go to TA tonight until 10:30pm

So glad your GP was so lovely and understanding SS, it does help, doesn't it!!? Praying for your energy levels today and that you would be physically "sorted out" asap, iykwim!!? God wrap His loving arms around you sweetie. xx

It'a all bit "up and down" in DippyLand tbh - DD2 seemed a lot better this morning, but went to bed at 9.30 and is lying there now, all pathetic and vacant. P is being a pita, she never normally wakes up from morning naps time, but she is up now and I have loads I should be doing, but she won't let me go anywhere or do anything - really hoping she'll get tired and go back down again soon. I am not very good with unpredictability - I get all paniced and stressed, horrid feelings

Argh!

CD - Aw prayers for your dd's hope they recover quickly, I know what you mean about 'unpredictable' it can make you very anxious, prayers you have positive feelings and feel beeter soon yourself.

SS - Prayers for your work situation, I hope its all sorted and you can move on soon, thank you for thinking of me, my dh was made redundant last June, we set up a gardening business, he is 54yo can't read or write, has extensive learning difficulties so is basically un-employable, it was the best thing we ever did, he is so happy, but I do all the advertising and paper work, we had accounted for the natural lack of business in the winter, but the money has now gone!

Wouldn't it be nice not to pay for things in life, everything free, as long as we could prove we do work!

Sorry boring the socks off you!

Afternoon all

CD - sorry to hear about your plague house but congratulations on the job - what are you going to be doing?

Could you pray for my MIL as her brother died from pneumonia on Thursday. It was very sudden - he was only 62, but had been suffering from Alzheimers for several years. My (disabled) MIL had been looking after him until the last year when he eventually went into a home. So although she's devastated, I think over the long term it'll be a relief for her. Her brother didn't really know who she was anymore.

Dh is a bit sad that there's no way he or we can make it down south to the funeral.

On a positive note Dh started his new job yesterday and is quite excited by the whole thing. It's looking like he could still be home by 7pm if he's lucky as long as he's in work before 8:30am. With a 2 hour commute, this is still a long day, but he should be able to see the children before bedtime and have at least a quick cuddle with baby once he/she arrives! Prayers for travelling mercies as the old ladies in my last church used to say

Had a scan on Friday to check where placenta is and everything is looking normal. I'm now 80-90% likely to have a normal delivery Baby has beautiful rosebud lips according to the sonographer! Am 31 weeks now and counting down! SPD is bearable, just feeling tired.

If anyone wants to see ds' winning poetry performance then the school website has the video up and running. I won't link to it directly in case the webmaster gets antsy but it's all the w's dot buchananschool dot co dot uk and click on scottish songs and poems. Ds was the P1 winner

Praying for everyone too

Sooz, I'm praying hard for you. The gardening business sounds like a fab initiative. I really feel for you running out of money and know money worries all too well. I am not in the slightest bit bored by your post. I have debated 'the need for money in this world' with several Christian friends and family members with some fascinating points of view emerging.

If you don't mind, I was trying to think of a few ideas for the business. As much as this is a time for prayer, it is also the time for practical help and this is the only way that I can possibly help you. Feel free to completely ignore them as I'm sure that you have been trying your absolute hardest to find work. How about offering to do a free 'spring tidy-up' of the garden to customers booking (and paying for) a set number of hours. Or how about some sort of incentive for refering a friend to you? I know that my nan's gardener also does window cleaning and windows get dirty all year round I don't know if he is any good at woodwork and could maybe make some garden furniture to sell to his customers or do any of customers want a new area of decking or some construction need for their garden. Maybe he could tempt someone with a new pond so that the water has time to settle before late spring when it could be a good time to introduce fish? Could he offer to paint sheds/fences etc? Is he good at designing gardens and could offer this as a winter planning service? Have you tried advertising in your church newsletter/civic centre/library/post office? Could you help him register with an agency for some winter manual work? Could he ask some of his current customers for references that he could show to potential customers maybe with some photos of his work? What other practical skills does he have?

I'm going to shut up now and hope that maybe there might be even one of my thoughts that is helpful to you.

Flying by.

Brill ideas SS - I like the idea of a window cleaning gardener - though he might have to buy the goodwill of a window cleaning round, I guess. Simple picnic tables (those A shaped ones) particularly child sized ones sell really well round here too.

Hello all

Will try to catch up later, but just wondered if we could offer up a few prayers for the town of Bridgend in Wales, and for the families of all those teenagers who have committed suicide there, another one found today. Please God, don't let there be any more!

good point Mary! The news keep saying that there is no particular link - but there is obviously a very dark shadow there - praying that all the young people there can realise how precious they are, how loved and value themselves.

Bobsmum - remembering your MIL in prayer. Glad to hear the pregnancy is going well and PRAISE GOD for your DH's job!

CD - if you need a chat, you know where I am! I'm free tomorrow evening... God bless you and yours, and give you strength to battle the sea of spots!

Podmog, if I can be of any help, if it would help to talk, let me know. I know all about lost confidence and negative feelings... praying for you...

NQGU, am about the trip to Australia. I haven't read CTB since I was at school. Would love to read her book...

SS - praying for God to hold you up in his arms and keep you close at this time.

DO - how are you atm?

Everyone else - praying for you all... need to sort DS's bed out, he's just wet it. The past 3 nights he's woken from a bad dream about this time. He's very fretful and clingy atm and keeps wetting himself (after a relatively good half-term), can only assume its to do with being back at school... I've mentioned it to the school. I've settled him in our bed, while I sort out the bedding... my poor little soldier. Even the diesel in Thomas the Tank Engine scared him tonight, so much seems to scare him... and he is such a lovely lovely cuddly boy

Hello ladies, popping in to let you know I'm praying for you all.

SS - love the ideas for Mr Sooz!
I'm also NHS employed (as a manager, boo hiss...) and you definately DO count annual leave as part of your 3 month period after mat leave. How odd for them to say you don't. They are utterly WRONG as NL says. Are you in a union - if so you should speak with your rep about this. If not, ask to speak to your HR rep and get them to go through the agenda for change handbook!! Praying that they see the errors they have made, and make amends sharpish!

CD -YAY for getting the job, you jolly clever lady. When do you start? PRaying for your poorly dds!

Ds bit my bum this evening. When I asked him why he said "because its so big mummy!" the cheeky little monkey!!

HI everyone - another flyin visit - new resolution to be in bed before 11!

CHEEKY DS, CC I start the job as soon as my girlies stop being poorly, which I hope will be soon - seemed a lot brighter the latter half of this pm - so keep praying!!

Bobsmum - glad the SPD seems fairly "controlled", continuing to pray sweetie. Great news that DH's job seems ok so far and that he might be home for bedtime cuddles, always good Yey for your placenta!! Praying for your MIL and DH and family So xxxx Off to look at DS' poem now!

Oh Sooooz Think SS made some good suggestions, praying business picks up asap - We really need our lawn doing asap, wish you lived nearer, we'd employ DH! xx

{{{{Mary's DS}}}}} Praying for a sense of calm for your lovely DS honey. xxx

CHEEKY DS, CC I start the job as soon as my girlies stop being poorly, which I hope will be soon - seemed a lot brighter the latter half of this pm - so keep praying!!

Bobsmum - glad the SPD seems fairly "controlled", continuing to pray sweetie. Great news that DH's job seems ok so far and that he might be home for bedtime cuddles, always good Yey for your placenta!! Praying for your MIL and DH and family So xxxx Off to look at DS' poem now!

Oh Sooooz Think SS made some good suggestions, praying business picks up asap - We really need our lawn doing asap, wish you lived nearer, we'd employ DH! xx

{{{{Mary's DS}}}}} Praying for a sense of calm for your lovely DS honey. xxx

Whoops!

Night. xx

Amazing poem, BM - DS is a Super Star! xx

Night (again!) xx

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Could we please pray for Mummy2TandF and Onlyjoking and Steve?

I'm alright Mary, thank you and everyone else

Hope the poxes are bearable today CD

Yes, praying for them - Thank you DO xx

Both DD's sem brighter today, which is good P's Poxes are starting to scab and fade at last - and DH has a few days off work - yey!

I am exhausted though and P's sleeps are all wonky