Please pray for me some more, sisters. <P>I am in fairly constant physical agony, worse every day from the pregnancy and its various complications. And I have 5-6 weeks to go before due date. Now my H has decided that I am stressing HIM out and he needs me to be out of his way better. I can't sleep, the pain of constant muscle stretching is getting me sleep deprived. <P>Even though my mom is taking very good care of us, H wants to LB a bit. <P>His new desk job isn't working out as well as it had been. They may just let him go rather than putting him back out in the field with his tools. I need to pray for him and his work more specifically again.<P>Many money issues may be problems soon too.<P>I guess we must have needed these problems now. Just too tired to cope properly. Need prayers!<BR><P>------------------<BR>A true friend is one who not only is willing to love us the way we are, but is able to leave us better than he found us.

Karenna,<P>You hang tough there sister. You have come so far and the end is in sight!<P>Father, give strength to this daughter of yours to walk the second mile. Give her strength for the journey and rest along the way. Keep her in the calm center of Your will and protect her from that which would draw her into distress or despair. May words spoken around her be ones that would bring peace and serenity. Keep all who come in contact of Karenna mindful that she is doing the hard work of Motherhood. May this job that supports this family be sufficient until the baby is here. May it provide for the needs of this family financially. Thank you Lord that You alone are our sufficiency, in all things. IJN<P>------------------<BR>"Perfect love casts out fear" I John 4:18

Jesus,<BR>Thank You for being there for Karenna and her family. Lord this is such a stressful time for this family. We know You are right there with them. We praise You Lord that You are a Lord who never leaves us during a crisis, but You carry us. Lord, carry Karenna and this family through the birth and the days to follow with this child. Father, You are there, remind her husband of YOur presence so he can be more supportive during this time to his wife and family. Father he is hurting and because of this he may not realize it and take it out on others. Recall this to him and bring him Yor grace. <BR>Father lift Karenna's eyes upon You this day for she is weary. Father bring her peace and Your mighty blessing this day. In Jesus name, Amne.

Gracious Heavenly Father, <P>You know our every need before we speak it. <P>You want us to grow in grace, yet we cannot understand the school you call us to attend. <P>Please grant strength to Karenna, please convict her husband of his failure to properly care for her. Please call him to yourself and let him call out to you for help in their difficulties.<P>Thank you gracious Lord, for your never ending mercies,<P>Amen<BR>

Father God, we thank you for the opportunity to lift our sister and her husband up to you. We thank you for how you have worked in their lives, how they have accepted the heavy task you have placed in their laps and have stood firm in light of the adversity of the baby's dignosis.<P>We just ask that you wash them today with the power of your grace and mercy and the peace that only you can give, that they might receive affirmation and rest. Help them in their grief, with fears and anxieties that desire to absorb them. <P>Father I ask that you especially be tender to Karenna's husband today. We praise you for the changes seen in him. We know that he takes his role as provider seriously and that this new development regarding the desk job, etc. has got to be overwhelming to him. Though we know that you will always provide what we need, the sense of responsibility to do our parts is so strong in this man, to the point of workaholic. Father, open his eyes today at how you take care of everything and how you consider him even more important than the birds of the air or the grasses in the fields.<P>We thank you that Karenna's mother can be there to help. Let their life be a walking wonder to her as she watches these two special people reach out to one another for support and love. Guard their tongues today, IJN, Amen.

Am thinking of you at this time, rest in His arms, IJN Laurie

Oh, God our help in ages past, I agree with all the prayers for Karenna and add pleas for the blessing of peace to be on this family, and for all the "angels" on this forum <P>grant us all strenth O'lord to see your will clearly In Jesus name amen

Thank you so much, ladies. Things are looking better already! The Lord is my comfort and His arm sustains me. We are not here to go through this life all by ourselves, are we? He gives us each other as angels in disguise, and His constant presence if we only ask for it!

Karenna, I pray every five minutes that you'll have five minutes free of pain. Hope you get a good night's rest.

Karenna--<BR>You are in my prayers...<P>Kathi

Karenna:<P>As I have read your encouragement/input to Renae, I now can see how you've ministered out of your own pain/wounds.<P>"Father, In Jesus Precious Name...right now, at this moment, because there is no distance in the Spirit, I lift up my sister Karenna to you.<P>I ask that she experience an abundance of grace...grace being much more than 'unmerited favor' - but rather I feel grace is really "Your enabling Power" or power that 'enables' us to go through/endure things that in our own strength we couldn't.<P>Father, it is also written, that "whosoever waters, shall himself (herself) be watered" so since Karenna has watered others...please water her at this moment.<P>Father, in Jesus name, we declare the baby will come to the birth, whole & sound and at just the right moment.<P>Lord, open the eyes of her husband and show him what it really means for a man to love his wife as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her.<P>Lord...I also ask you to send extra angels of intervention & protection around Karenna and her household even now...in Jesus' Precious Name...Amen!<P>For it is only out of our wounds/hurts can we most effectively minister to others. For with the comfort we are comforted..we comfort others (Paul, II Cor 1:3,4)<P>[censored] from Texas