MN Christian Prayer Request Thread ..... Marching into March ..... Easter is in sight!! =-)

[CaptainDippy]

Here's the summary from the last thread for you, lovely ladies!!

M22 - Was approached by man who has caused her a lot of trauma - He is legally not allowed near her and she has contacted Police. Prayers for protection.

Podglet - Household has been ill of late, prayers for healing; and prayers for resolution of two complicated decisions: Whether to have an elective C-Secion and to know what name to call her new baby. x

QueenofQuotes - Things are very bad with her DH atm and she thinks they are going to split up. Protect her and her precious DS' Lord. xx

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for DSis who has fallen off the wagon again Prayers for protection for her precious DD. xx Prayers that someone would buy their house soon! Praise for unborn baby! that her cat has died. Prayers for friend who is about to loose her baby at 13(ish) week gestation xx

MaryBS - Praying that the healing process continues Prayers that she would sort out childcare issues for the holidays and special prayers for DS who has been unsettled at night recently. xx Prayers for M at church who has recnetly lost her DH, S.

Saliswan - Prayers for her and her DH as they cope with the loss of their baby. xx Prayers that their DD's sleeping and feeding would sort out asap so they can relax and get more rest. xx Prayers for SS' anxities about her imminent return to work. Guide her and protect her Lord. Prayers for lady on MN who has recently had a termination and is struggling to cope. Prayers for possible new house for the Salis Household .....

Amber - Prayers for her as she attends her 1st "Low Mass" this Sunday!! (2nd March)

CrushWithEyeliner - Praise that her DD who is poorly with impetigo seems to be improving Praying for continuation of this .....

myjobismum - Praise for the little baby growing inside her! Praying protection over them both.

notsofarnow - Praise that she is feeling more positive Prayers that she could have heaps of motivation to sort out her house. Prayers for her DD1 who is very low atm and for her return to work on March 7th. xx

worzella and PandaG - Prayers for their friends who are moving away and for them both as they adjust and cope. Prayers for their friend in psychaitric unit who is expected to remain there for another 6-9 months. xx

RoseyLea - Prayers for her dilemma between extending their house or moving. Rosey has felt very unsettled in their current area for a long time and is unsure of what to do. Guide her and her family, Lord. On-going prayers for the the unravellling of her "vocation"!!

NotQuiteGrownUp - Prayers for her and the family as they prepare for a trip to Australia in a couple of weeks time!!

Sooooooooz - Prayers for DNephew who is on mild doses of Chemo for Kidney disorder and not coping very well the drugs. Prayers for DCousin who is PG after having childhood ED's. Praise for fantastic opportunities for DH's business to flourish Prayers for DS' x-teacher who collapsed in class with stroke the other day, he is only in his 20's! Prayers for DH's best man who has recently lost his dad and for Sooooz's post lady who has also lost her dad. Prayers for her collegue who has just split up with her DH, they have teenage children

Podmog - On-going prayers for complicated church situation. xx

bobsmum - Prayer for BIL who is now in a care home since DH's MIL who was his carer died He has Alzheimers. that DH's new job is going well, prayers that this may continues. Prayers that BM's SPD remains bearable.

Chibi - Praise that her DD's Virus has improved

CaptainDippy - Prayers for BF whose DH has recently left her with four young children Prayers she would adjust to her new home-working position asap and for other new job that starts 17th March - Thank you Lord for employment!! Prayers for dire financial situation ....

Prayers always to OnlyJoking, Steve and the children and for Mummy2T&F and her DD and DS.

Prayers for everyone I haven't mentioned (DutchOma, NorthernLurker.... etc) and for those remain absent - mumtogusandalbie, WeirdBird, Xavelli .......

Get Praying!!

hello all

thanks for the roundup CD

been to Bible study this morning, was really good. we are looking at Colossians atm, the talk was about taking off our old self and putting on the new, a biyt like a Trinny and Susannah makeover, but the difference being we change from gthe inside out, and that the cheque the TandS guinea pigs get to buy new clothes is for £2000, yet the cheque God gives us for our new clothes is blank, and signed in Jesus' blood. Good stuff!

Hi Panda - good stuff indeed!

Well done CD! Just remember you and Panda, that the first shall be last and the last shall be first!

I've just got up . Have been in bed with a cold. I set off to go to work, decided I wasn't up to driving so turned round and came home and I've been in bed ever since. It did help though!

Well done Dippy!! Thank you!!
Hope you soon feel better Mary, are you all stuffed up or is it more than that?

Fabulous round up yet again CD - when I read all that I am grateful for my own happiness atm
(apart from having flu type symptoms and off work again)

Thank you lord!

Prayers for everybody to have a lovely weekend, hope this rain stops!!

I'm all stuffed up, but had a headache too. I think as well, I've been overdoing it plus not getting enough sleep.

Next week will be VERY busy - I have to finish preparing TWO sermons, one for my tutorial, and one which is an assessed sermon in my church. I'm also leading worship at the Womens World Day of Prayer and also meeting up with my SD. Please God, help me complete it all in time and to YOUR glory!

Hope you feel better soon too Sooz.

I just want to say thank you God for giving me a kick up the butt when I needed it. I also want to thank God for NQGU who sent me that book by Corrie Ten Boom. I feel a little ashamed of myself when I read about her faith and what she has been through, but I know CTB wouldn't have wanted that, nor would God, so I'll quote this bit from a Gospel song written by blind composed Fanny J Crosby:

Down in the human heart, crush'd by the tempter
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.

After I read this I cried, then I heard the words in my head "call the Autism helpline". So I looked it up on the internet. I've not yet got to speak to a counsellor, but I was pointed to a web page. I've phoned a support group that offers training for parents of children aged 4-8, and a support group offering a social setting for children to play and parents to talk. STILL not got to speak to anyone, but I've made contact, and that's important!

Finallt, as I re-read that verse above, I realise it can be sung to the tune of the verse of Christ be our Light, and then keeping "Christ be our light" as the chorus. Praise him, for he works wonders.

That is improtant, Mary - hope someone contacts you soon to talk about things. xx

Praying for all who are yukky and stuffed up atm, inc Sooz and Mary. xx

Why can't men do anything without getting frustrated, cross and angry and everything and everyone around them!!!?

That was a rhetoric Q btw!

just heard a friend is in hospital having an op after coming off his bike this morning. He (L) and family are Christians. please pray.

I had a message from BobsMum. She is very well, but, by the sound of it, has been overdoing it a bit. She has been told to take it easy. So she is going to a craft fair tomorrow with children and dh to sell childrens' clothes . She says she will just sit and drink tea and sell her beautiful clothes, while dh and children do all the work
She asks to be remembered in love by all of us.

.... and she always is, DO - Thank you for passing that on!

Praying for your friend, Panda - do update when you have any more news. xx

Just have to share this with you ....

Before bed, my DD1 came in and annouced and that she and DD2 were playing "Hiding Sikhs" DH and I creased up, bless her!!

Thanks for the great round up CD - you remembered me this month (just teasing!)

Fantastic that God spoke to you so clearly Mary, Praising Him for His guidance, and praying that you get to speak to a counsellor soon.

Thanks for your suuport today DO, I really appreciated your kind words on email, and for taking the time to offer some kindness. I took Malley to the vets wrapped in a towel. We went in the back door and waited a few mins for the nurse to come and take him. They made me cry again because they were so nice. I said a fond farewell to my little fella, and ds said goodbye in the saddest voice he could muster (swear he will be an actor). You'd think someone had just died...! Ds did ask the nurse if he could set the fire extinguisher off though - now that would have been a send off with a difference

Wild and windy here tonight!

lol @ hiding sikhs CD!!

praying for L Panda, may his recovery be swift and painless.

Your DS cracks me up, CC - I sooooo have to meet him one day! ... and yes - I made darn sure I remembered you this month after your whinging and sulking upset at being forgotten in the last round up!

Captaindippy, I don't post in here very much but I need to issue some sort of clarification.

My mother is not dead. Nor is Bobsmum's. And my brother is not in a care home. Nor does he have alzheimer's disease.

My mum's brother - i.e. my uncle - was a long-term Alzheimer's sufferer and he died two weeks ago.

For dippiness beyond the call of duty, I hereby promote you to the rank of Lt. Colonel.

I am very very sorry.

Was that a little harsh or am I just misreading the posting? [CC hides behind Bobsmum coz Bobsdad scared her!]

So are we going to try for a summer meet up? (preferably not august as i will be popping then!) Might be wise to start planning it now!

I hope you have a blessed Saturday, filled with God's joy and wonder.

Good morning early risers. Brilliant summary of a huge month's postings CD. You are brilliant!

Ooooh - agree - Bobsdad makes himself very clear, but does sound rather scary (joins CC peeping out from somewhere behind Bobsmum!) I'm sure Bobsdad is very nice really, and I'm sure the Bobsfamily will have been blessed by lots of prayers for them anyway. (I always remember Linden Bowring saying how blessed he was by his grandmother, whom, he knew, had prayed for him 3 times a day, all of his life. However as he got busier and she got older, he had a very clear picture of God sorting out her prayers as they arrived - Hmm, now that one is for Tuesday; I'll put that one over there; that one is for his cousin, David; and we'll save the prayer about Cardiff for when it's needed, one day . . . !) However, it was the love behind the prayers that counted.

So glad that I listened and sent the CTB to you Mary - though I didn't mean to make you cry. I am so pleased to hear that you have made contact with the support group.

Right, crazy weekend this weekend. Prayers and love to all.

Thanks for the new thread, and more prayers from me for everyone.

The priest at the church and my SD have both decided that it's too soon for me to be attempting the Low Mass, after I'd had a rather scary time visiting the church during the week and finding out how many things were new to me (oh the perils of an autistic mind....) The priest is going to meet me in church and try to explain everything, then let me sit with a kindly church warden who can explain things quietly during the service. Phew.

Mary, glad you've managed to make contact with the autism support group. They're often a huge source of useful info and one place where you can say "arrrghhh!", knowing that others feel just the same way.

I was sent the most wonderful booklet yesterday by Revd Donald Eadie about the experiences of churchgoers with disabilities, which came out of last year's Sarum College "Uncomfortable Presence" course. So much to think about and plan for (I'll be there this year),and so wonderfully written by everyone who attended.

Blergh, that's what I get for posting after bedtime.

Here, have one of these:

A DS funny

Hello Bobsdad!

How's the job going? Is everything working out for you?

how are you SS?

I'm OK mufti, thanks for asking. I'm currently listening to an exhausted DD crying herself to sleep I think that she must have some more teeth coming because she has just thrown a tantrum at having anything put in her mouth at lunchtime - even banana This doesn't fill me with confidence that she will eat well on monday when I start a new job. Thankfully, the Lord has provided me with a transfer to an outpatients department which will hopefully be an OK job for the moment. What is not so good is that the nursing manager is extremely against giving people set days to work. I'm very angry with HR for not sorting out something properly for me. I made it clear that I needed to work set days because of childcare. I finally had a call from my new manager on tuesday (not her fault but I'm very that I was not called until 6 days before I was due to return to work). I don't know what to do. I'm going to fight my case for only having to work six weeks before leaving. I think that I am going to have to leave because this job really isn't suitable. The only thing that is keeping me going at the moment is that I only have to work 18 days before I can leave. I am dreading those 18 days though because they are going to be a logistical nightmare. I wasn't told that my new job is in another hospital (part of the trust) which makes travelling much more difficult and expensive plus I now have to pay for extra childminding hours because of the travel.

Please will people pray that I find another suitable job ASAP and that I manage to fight my case with HR. I did go for a job interview at the university yesterday. I thought that it went really well when I came out but I think now that I haven't got the job. They only interviewed three people and were planning to tell the candidates the outcome yesterday afternoon. I still haven't heard anything so I'm assuming that my enthusiasm wasn't enough to secure me the job. I'm going to be absolutely gutted to be told that I haven't got the job as it sounded fab.

Our offer on the house was turned down as it wasn't enough. I'm not surprised and I think that the person who is buying it is going to have to pay out more money to do the place up than it's worth. I really hope that they don't end up with a terrible negative equity situation. I feel that DH and I have managed to escape from the potential bidding war that the estate agents were clearly hoping for.

DD seems to be slowly improving with her sleeping patterns at night most of the time. She keeps on getting a sore tummy at night though which means that she sometimes wakes up screaming and then comes into bed with us. She is rarely fed during the night now though which is a big improvement. I can only pray that things will continue to improve especially now that I'm going back to work and need to be alert during the day!