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.

whats happened nsfn

mjim , i have had porbs with anameia , also being veggie, heard just 3 dried apricots a day will give you your daily iron requirement, so i eat them daily

What's happened nsfn?

Praying, NSFN...

Praying nsfn - talk to us sweetie. xx

DO - praying for Bob & Margaret xx

Great stuff about the twins LL - praying twins 2 is home asap

Off to shower before church .... quick!! ....

Sorry amber!! I hadn't forgotten you Was in the shower praying & remember about your situation too. Hope all's a bit better now and you are feeling less shaky. xxxx

amber - glad you are feeling more together, and hope you have a lovely day relaxing and gardening yesterday

NSFN - Prayers for you, are you ok?

Mary - Praise the lord for God-incidence of 2 x-lifeguards on duty for your dd, how frightening for you all. prayers for a safe return home.

CD - how are you atm?

Prayers for the rain to stay away long enough for us to go on a quick bike ride, managed to get twins a couple of new bikes (£10 & £20) obviously second hand, but they are delighted!

Eeeeek, rain go away!

CC - hows the new family getting along? just look at your piccys, sooo scrummy!

BOING (Just for you Sooz )

I just wanted to come and say thank-you for all of your prayers. I'm now past the six week mark with this pg which is such a relief. I'm feeling much more relaxed than I did (mainly because I have more symptoms I think) but I still don't feel confident about the pg yet. I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to get any sickness with this pg and that is making me a bit nervous. This is certainly a very different pg to my pg with DD.

I did, thanks, and a lovely day today at church too. The vicar very nearly got it wrong by passing a microphone round the congregation to ask them to say something, but he realised he hadn't warned me about it, so whipped it away at exactly the right moment and saved me from a whole set of 'dropped spoons' (how I love that 'Spoon Theory' thing). And some of my work has been on the radio this morning, which was sort of scary, but the lady who did the interviewing of my colleague was great. Phew. Now I just have to cope with doing an interview myself tomorrow (arrghhh!)

Prayers again for all.

Thank you all - we got back late yesterday afternoon, and are still wading through the pile of clothes.

Still a bit shaky after what happened with DD last week. I'd taken DS to the toilet, leaving DD with DH, and when I came back, found DD some way off, out at sea, on the far reaches of the swim zone, between the flags, but about to enter the "speedboat area". Asked DH what was going on, he said he'd been calling her to come back, I screamed at him, well she obviously can't, go and GET her! I then stood there on the shore screaming "where is the lifeguard, will someone get the lifeguard", whilst keeping an eye on DD. Then a married couple (mid-40s) next to us on the beach dived in, quickly overtook DH, to reach DD, who was shouting for help, and eventually reached her, and brought her back. The proper lifeguards were nowhere to be seen, I just hugged her and cried and cried when they got her back. It then came out that they used to be lifeguards, but some years ago. The lifeguard never showed up. I couldn't stop crying over her, I was so worried she'd sink before they could get to her. I really felt God sent his angels to protect her, plus those people to save her (I mean, they were right NEXT to us!). The first thing DD said was "why didn't the lifeguards come and rescue me?". She was treading water until someone came, the current was too strong for her to swim against. Someone found a lifeguard at the lifeguard station, and complained, but still no-one came. I spoke to them myself afterwards, they were very apologetic, claimed to be patrolling, but no-one at all had seen them doing this. It was in a cove, so it wasn't a massive area to patrol. If you know St Ives, it was Porthminster beach. When we left the beach, just about everyone there kept coming up to us and talking. That evening, there was a service at one of the local churches, and I went there and gave thanks to God for my daughter - it calmed me down, I was a nervous wreck, completely falling apart! Praise him for his mercy in protecting DD!

Praise for the safe rescue, Mary. SO glad that all's well with her.

Oh Mary, we all gave thanks when you first posted, but do it all over again now we've had the full report. Thank God those 'angels' were sitting right next to you.

psalm 91 MARY , especially verse 11
dh was probably in shock, sure youve forgiven him, your still realising how different it could have been
praise GOD those people were there

I don't know whats wrong with me. Just feel panicky - girls are moaning that i have mood swings, come in from work and instantly scream at them for whats not done and no thanks for what has been done. Just feel like a rubbish mum. Having problems with dd2 her attitude stinks tbh. She has no money in her bank account and doesnt have a clue what she's spent it on.

has anything changed NSFN?
how is your relationship with exh?
you have a lot to cope with and its tiring isnt it

Aw Mary poor you & how frightening for your dd, praise god she is safe.

NSFN - Teenagers, hum! or more like humph! actually thats quite tame, but I can wholly sympathise for you, count to 10,0000000 and have cuppa & chocolate I have to go for time-out myself so I don't say anything I regret prayers for a more peaceful evening!

NSFN - I'm sure you're not a rubbish mum! You sound like someone just doing her best, and when things get tricky, it's always easier to convince yourself that you're rubbish than to remember all the good things that you've done. Here's a piece of (sadly imaginary!) chocolate cake for you.

I pray that God gives you strength while things are difficult, and a little bit of peace this evening!

Thanks to those who asked re my friend. I don't have much extra to add - she isn't on email much so contact is a bit sporadic. However, I think her ds's operation will probably be in the New Year some time.

Thanks Mufti and everyone, that verse sums it up... FWIW, I don't blame DH, wasn't blaming him at the time either, only he needed prodding into action, I'm a crap swimmer, so I couldn't dive in

NSFN - I think any mum with teenagers would relate to what you're going through, please don't blame yourself! Keep posting here though and we'll give you as much support as you need...

Good morning all.

Mary - Welcome back! My heart is beating sooo fast reading your account of what happened. Praise to our Heavenly Father for His loving care of your dd.

NSFN - big hugs. You are doing sooo much caring for all 4 dcs on your own. Could you give your daughter a special notebook to list what she is spending, so that she knows? At least then she learns to budget now, whilst she is still at home, rather than get in a mess later. Or are you worried that she does know what she is spending it on, but not telling?

God bless all.

Hello all,

Still lurking and praying for all. Feeling very overwhelmed here with everything so haven't been on much.

Mary - what a scary time for you. So pleased DD is ok and thank god for those Angels next to you.

DO - Prayers for your friends, how difficult for them.

SS - sticky prayers for your tiny bean

CD & CC - hello Captains! Hope all ok with you.

If I caould ask that you pray for me ot try and be strong and work through this. thank you.

Praying for you JDI & NSFN. xx

Prayers for DH & I as we are struggling right now would be appreciated. xx

Prayers for you CD with home life, pants sometimes isn't it! (alot of the time actually)

Prayers for communication and compromise!

Little prayers for my big tummy please in turmoils, knots ?????????

Little big tummy prayers coming your way Sooz. xx