Mumsnet Christian Prayer Thread for late summer

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It's quite amazing how quickly the time goes. Looking back over the past six weeks there is not much that really lights up apart for the birth of Oliver Benjamin on the 1st August to Mr and CaptainCaveman and Tom. Praise God that all medical intervention went well and that Oliver was born safely and is feeding well
We pray for two other expected babies: Myjobismum's which is expected at the beginning of October and Swaliswan's who only just confirmed the pregnancy. Pray that all may go well, bearing in mind her miscarriage in February.

The weather this summer has not been very good and a lot of us have been on holiday and have struggled to a greater or lesser degree:- Soozy, Podmog, Dumbledoresgirl, Amber and Mary (who is still away).
We give thanks that Mary was not seriously hurt after an accident on her bike; also for her church placement in an immigration reception centre. Nearer the time this will need much prayer.

We pray for Weegiemum who suffers with frequent kidney stones and who has the additional difficulties in obtaining adequate pain relief.

We give thanks with Myjobismum for a much better prognosis for the baby of a young friend. Initially it was thought that the baby might have to spend months in hospital, the baby will still need a lot of care but it is now thought that it will be weeks rather than months.
We also pray for Henry,(thanks to StickyJ who flagged this up for us) who has had operations and is still very up and down and for the baby of Mascarpone's friend in New Zealand who is suffering from trigonocephaly.
We pray for two other 'newbies' on the thread: longlegted and livvylouis.
We pray for Amber and Roseylea, Notquitegrownup and Notsofarnow, (prayers for dd, GCSE results and MRI scan results),Jentlydoesit, FAQ, Mufti and PandaG.
We give thanks with Marslady who managed to support the parents of two fatboys and twind, within the space of a week. we have seen real answers to prayer here.
We pray for those who have suffered bereavements: Onlyjoking, Evenstar and MartianBishop and we pray for Mummy2TandF on the coming first anniversary of her dh's death
Last but not least we hold up our own CaptainDippy who is still not in the right place healthwise and who is struggling in other ways as well. Lord, bring someone alongside her to guide her, support her, emotionally and practically and please Lord, make her aware of your loving presence.

We praise God for the ability to pray for one another in the certainty that He hears our prayers and deals with them in His infinite wisdom and compassion.

Feel a bit cheeky asking for prayer as some of the requests here are so huge but I need prayer. I am only 6 weeks pregnant with 3rd child and already getting such bad sickness that the doctor has medicated me. DD1 is special needs and keeps asking if i am going to die and DD2 just confused. Run my own business with DH and can't do so when I am out of action adn he is having to take loads of time off to look after children. Dr changed my medication today and i have just managed to eat a small bowl of pasta. Please can you pray for these tablets to work as i just cannot function at the moment. Also DR mentioned that as I was nowhere as bad with other 2 pregnancies, this could be twins. Now I know every child is a blessing from God and this is a horrible thing to say but please pray that it is not twins - don't know how we would cope either emotionally or financially with 4 children.

Loonywoman, don't feel cheeky asking. THis thread and our prayers are for anyone who wants them. And it's not a small thing you're asking, either! It sound like a stressful situation and I personally know what it's like struggling to look after dc when you are in pain

So yes of course I will pray for you to have the medication that you need that will be really effective and enable you to do all that you need to. And for your dds that they will understand at their level, and have peace. And that if it is twins, God would make a way for you and your family to be able to care for them.

Prayers for everyone. For those worried how on earth to cope, for those in pain, for those ill, for those who are staring into their bank accounts in alarm, for those who so wish someone would notice how they are and know the right thing to say...

Prayers for everyone this Sunday. May God bless you and give you peace.

Survived church this morning. Surviving it is definitely better than not coping with it. They are nice people and I truly wish and pray that it was easier for me. I sat and listened to all the things they were encouraging people to join - home groups, bible study groups, relationship groups...and thinking "Oh, I can't manage any of those". I need to learn the fine art of being grateful for what I can manage, I think.

Hugs Amber, so pleased you were able to go. Give it time, once you are settled in you can think about joining in other things.

The immigration centre was an experience. Very humbling but also heartbreaking. Can't quite find the words at present...

Emailed you WM. Hope you get it OK.

Loonywoman, no prayer is too small for God, IMHO. Will pray for you, and for you SS and all pregnant women and their families.

Clockface, let us know if you're a loony woman too, won't you? When you get the results of your psycho report

Oh and apparently at church this morning, the vicar appealed for help in looking after DS at church, and apparently the lady I thought of, but couldn't get hold of, is happy to be in charge of DS So a big thank you God! And a bit of a for my being unChristian about our vicar the other day, re childcare.

Oh and another God-incidence! The chaplain this morning started talking about his outlook on life, and I thought this sounds familiar - he said "did I know The Sacrament of the Present Moment by Jean Pierre de Caussade?"

I said I certainly did and that I was reading it only yesterday, and that I'd thought what he said sounded like it had come from that book!

As a newbie to this group, I have been curious and read back on some of the postings. I am so amazed by the way in which all of you really show God's love for each other and care, particularly in noticing people on other posts who need prayer. This is what we as God's family should be doing.

I was particularly touched by Amber's account of her experiences when attending a new church and the way that it seems to her. My DD1 has special needs, including dyspraxia and social communication difficulties which they think may be Asperger's but she is too young to assess this yet. DD is too young to explain what is going on in her mind when she enters new situations and I can see that she is struggling - it was just so enlightening to read what AMber wrote. I just thought "so that is what it feels like for her". So thanks Amber for your honesty - it has helped my understanding.

Please keep praying for me - the tablets seem to have made an improvement and i have been able to at least eat something today. I just hate feeling sick sooooo much - I feel awful admiting this, but i have felt so near the end of my tether, that it crossed my mind to terminate. Feel so guilty that I could even vaguely think that. Also that I come to accept this baby with love - long story but came off some panic medication to conceive, didn't conceive very quickly and the panic attacks returned with a vengence. Then decided that as DD2 about to start school next Sept, I would not bother with 3rd and would retrain as a special needs teacher, along with get back on the panic medication. Took me a long while to make this decision and let go of my "dream family" but was happy. And then, the nausea started and didn't go away - lo and behold, I'm pg. No panic medication, no retraining - finding it harder to accept getting my original "dream" than i did to let go of it. Struggling with understanding God's plans here.

Loonywoman. Lots of thoughts pop into our heads which we feel guilty about. I don't think you think its a realistic prospect that you'll terminate, so don't beat yourself up about it. Sometimes God's plans for us go a different way from the way we're thinking. I find sometimes years later, something I thought was wrong or out of synch with God, turned out to be part of God's plan after all. He has the bigger picture, is how I see it, and although its not always easy, I keep reminding myself of that

ARGH! Robbie's birthday today. He was having ONE friend round for his birthday tea, and now the mother of said friend has phoned to say he isn't coming because he doesn't want to! Robbie is going to be REALLY upset! I'm upset too!

Happy Birthday Robbie, prayers for a solution for birthday tea.

looneywoman - Hi I'm soozi, and I felt exactly like you when I was pregant with my twins, I think because you feel sooooo retched, its hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I agree with Mary, God sees a bigger picture, yes we have had alot of rough times, but we are now through it and twins have just started school, I never thought I'd see the day. 'Tomorrow is another day' ooh and I did my education at the weekends or evenings when twins were little, so keep that focus, but for now it may be rough, but won't last forever.

Sorry I do twaddle on, as you notice my english is terrible, but I get there in the end

Sorry, been soooo busy last week, must catch up on rest of thread, so in the meantime, prayers to you all.

Tiddy prayer request, dd has been playing games on my mobile and I can't find it. Its the only contact tel no. when I'm out, so can't do bank and shopping and delivering chores! just in case school phone {{{{{{{monkey}}}}}}}

when i cant find mine SUZY, I RING IT from the landline

Hello ladies,

Hope everyone is well. Prayers for you loonymum, remember only too well the nausea and sickness in early pg.

SS - our vicar does all sorts of blessings if asked, such as new home blessings etc so I am sure if you asked your vicar or church leader he / she would? So sorry DH lost the ring, I don't have a wedding ring but can imagine how he must feel. Whoops, just seen Mary has answered as well and she is far more qualified than me!

WM - glad you had a good week away and prayers for a quick recovery for DD.

Clockface - hope today goes well for you.

So sorry if I have missed anyone. Please could I have some prayers? DD's christening is coming up this weekend and DP has started to get a bit stroppy about it. He is saying he doesn't want to be involved as he is an atheist and he is only "letting" me have the children baptised as he can't think of a reason to stop me Please pray that he is more reasonable and respectful of my belief and prayers for my anxiety in organising everything on my own. Feeling very down about not having his support I don't want him to change his belief, but to just support mine - does that make sense or am I being selfish - perhaps I should post under AIBU?

P.S Mufti - I do that too!!!

CONGRATULATIONS MJIM piccies soon please

didnt mean to ignore you JDI, just dashing out,
pray that dp realises how important the christening is to you.

WOW MJIM, congratulations! What a beautiful name and weight! Hope it all went well and welcome to Naomi!

Congratulations MJIM - hope you are enjoying getting to know little Naomi.

JDI - I will be praying for you and the christening and that your DP comes to realise that God is God.

And prayers for all the needs that have been identified on this thread.

Thanks for prayers - sickness is abating a little but still having major panic attacks every time I think about stepping out of the front door. So nervous about being sick and dizzy in public that i just have complete meltdown. Had such a bad one this morning that i am still feeling wobbly now.

LW, glad that I was able to help a bit. I often post on the special needs bit in Mumsnet, and some of that helps some of them too.

Mary, so sad to hear about your son's birthday. Happy Birthday to him from me!

MJIM, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!! Congratulations MJIM - Beautiful name - well done you - Praise God for Naomi's safe arrival

Sorry I haven't been around much, haven't been feeling very well Feeling marginally better now though, which is good. Hoping to crack on & start a new thread for us soon .... bear with me!

Love & Prayers to all xxxx

... oh and hello Looney woman & Happy birthday to Robbie - hope Birthday tea gets soted r

happy birthday ROBBIE from us too

Phew! We managed to get another friend to come round! He's just left as he has footie practice, but at least Robbie had someone!

oh good MARY

CONGRATULATIONS! MJIM!

Wonderful name! Well done, so glad to hear of her safe arrival!

love Weegie and family xx