Let’s lift one another up today, Ladies. General prayers for the group would include praying against depression - I would say at least half of the team is struggling with that - and of course for strength and motivation in making healthy choices.
Leave your requests and words of prayer and encouragement for the other requests in the comment thread.
Please pray for my neighbors - Manny and Josie - who are grieving the sudden loss of Manny’s sister. This situation is complicated by some ugly family issues too long to detail here. Please pray for their comfort, that they would come to know the Lord, and that I would be sensitive in my ministering to them.
Also, please pray that my left hand will stop hurting. I’m going to need my hands for all the cooking I’ll be doing today.
Comment by blestwithsons — September 28, 2006 @ 7:02 am
Blest, I will definitely pray for your neighbors and for your hand ((HUGS)).
Prayer Requests:
I’m having some mood swings that I wish would just stop already.
We still don’t know if my husband’s contract is being extended past October.
A distant cousin of mine was killed in a motorcycle accident a couple of weeks ago. She had just accepted Christ and was turning her life around (history with drugs). She left behind two small children. Her mother and sister (who are still into drugs) are not doing well.
There’s plenty more but I don’t want to hog everyone’s time lol.
Praise:
The lovely monthly is definitely here - glad it’s essentially ontime for a change (a week or so early each month is NOT cool)
Comment by Blair — September 28, 2006 @ 1:05 pm
Prayed for your moods - I’m right there with ya girl - and for your relatives… Thanks for joining me in here - I was getting lonely!!
Comment by blestwithsons — September 28, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
Blair and Blest, praying for you right now.
I’d love prayer for depression. I think you hit the nail right on the head, Blest. I keep asking myself why I’m having such a hard time staying disciplined. Last year, when I was on WW, I actually had a fairly easy time. But ever since the health issues, including the allergic reaction that started me with anxiety, I’m having an extremely hard time. I want to eat all the time, and I think it’s because I’m depressed or anxious all the time. I’ve been trying to deal with it with prayer and the Word, but I’m wondering if I need to talk to my doctor about some other way of treating this. Pray for wisdom and that God would just lift this depression.
Comment by Carrie — September 28, 2006 @ 1:14 pm
Lifting you up, Carrie!
Comment by blestwithsons — September 28, 2006 @ 1:17 pm
Praying for you guys… Isn’t it fantastic that we have a God who is personally interested in each of us. May he pour his love and peace into each of these situations right now.
Comment by Debs — September 28, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
Praying for all…
(((((HUGS)))))
Comment by Leann — September 28, 2006 @ 2:03 pm
I’ll be praying for you all.
I could just use prayer for extra rest right now. My almost-8 month old is still not sleeping through the night, and with first trimester exhaustion, it’s making my days drag and I’m not getting much of anything done. Everything seems blah since I can’t get up the energy to tackle anything. 
(((Hugs)))
Comment by stephanie — September 28, 2006 @ 2:28 pm
Oh how I wish I’d logged on earlier today ~ Praying for you all.
Comment by aj — September 28, 2006 @ 4:52 pm
Definitely praying!
It does seem that depression is going ’round. Even the craft blogs I read are talking about feeling the duldrums, and crafters are usually happy people =) I wonder how much the seasonal change has to do with it.
Comment by lady laura — September 28, 2006 @ 8:07 pm
I will certainly be praying for all of your moods to brighten!! I grew up with a bi-polar, manic depressive, borderline schizophrenic (boy that is a mouthful) mother. We are actually not speaking right now. So I would appreciate prayers for that. It is hard because I feel like I am always justifying her behavior because of her mental issues….but in the mean time she gets to say and do really hurtful things to my family (especially my husband) and then just pretends like nothing happened. Sorry for that sidetrack…you know the saying, “If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.” ;O)
To Blest: Thank you Lord for the heart You have given Blest for all of us women! She has been such an encouragement to all of us and I pray that you would be her comfort, her peace, her guidance, her strength, her joy, and her delight today. Bless her as she raises up her 4 little men. Lord help her to achieve her weight loss goals. We do it all for Your glory Lord but it would certainly be nice for her husband to proclaim she is “one hot mama”!
To Blair: Thank you Lord for the sweet sweet spirit of Blair. Her tenderness and compassion just ooze through her words to us and I thank You today for her! I pray that Blair would delight in You and that she would see herself as You see her Father. She is such a beautiful woman and I pray this would be evident to her today. Lord bless her efforts to be healthy and surround her with people who will encourage her, lift her up, and support her. I pray that her husband would be her #1 encourager and that she would be filled with the love of Christ.
To Carrie: Lord I lift Carrie up before you today. Father please ease her anxiety. If there is anything she can do to ease the anxiousness and depression please show her. Give her clarification for what her next step should be. Lord bless Carrie for drawing close to You during her time of need. I thank you for this Father and praise You for always being there for us in our trials. During this trial I pray that Carrie would be made stronger (spiritually, physically, and mentally) than she was before it started. I also thank you for her transparency which allows us to pray for her.
To Stephanie: Lord I pray for rest, and sleep, and quiet for Stephanie. Father please help her with getting her 8 month old to sleep through the night. I thank you for the life growing inside of her and ask a special blessing on her body. It is so hard to take care of little ones and be pregnant, but there is nothing on this earth that can happen to us that You can’t help us through. Give her the energy Lord that she needs. I pray that her husband would support her and help when he can. Help her to make good food choices Lord. I pray that she would crave the things that will energize her and nourish her own body and the body of her child. Give her a desire for healthy, wholesome foods Lord.
Comment by Mandi — September 29, 2006 @ 7:00 am
Blest - thank you for the prayers hon ((love ya))
((Carrie)) I have sooooo been there girl. I will pray for you in this. I was “on something” for a bit after my third living child arrived - email me if you want to talk about it
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Debs, Leann, Steph, AJ, Laura - thank you for praying ((HUGS))
((Steph)) I will pray for you to get some rest - I know what that’s like big time.
((Mandi)) I’m going to lift up you and your mom - I know how hard it can be to have a strained relationship with a parent. I am praying for restoration. Also, while I was reading your prayer, I got goosebumps. If you only knew what God has been saying to me lately - wow! Thank you so much.
Comment by Blair — September 29, 2006 @ 9:09 am
Thank you, ladies, for the hugs and prayers.
Comment by Carrie — September 29, 2006 @ 10:05 am
Depression is quite enthrenched in me at this point, and I certainly appreciate prayers. But I’m also praying for a precious little boy, Jake, who has run out of options at St. Jude. I first heard about Jake when my youngest used to go to speech therapy at his aunt’s speech therapy business. Anyway, the only treatment left is a miracle. They’ve contacted hospice and they’re home in Louisiana. Here’s his site
Comment by Tracy — September 30, 2006 @ 7:35 am
well, I didn’t get the code right for a link - so here it is in plain English. http://www.caringbridge.org/la/jakeowen/
Comment by Tracy — September 30, 2006 @ 7:36 am