Praying for you

This morning as I was ironing I was thinking about you, my blog readers, and praying that God would bless you today. I tried to remember those of you who I know read my blog because of your comments as well as those whose blog I read.

I prayed for you who are sick and under the weather.
I prayed for you who are traveling this week to the bloggers retreat in Florida.
I prayed for you who are worried about your health.
I prayed for you who are speaking at the bloggers retreat.
I prayed for you who are dealing with financial troubles.
I prayed for you who are writers that God would bless your words and your readers.
I prayed for you who are pregnant that God would protect your little one growing inside you.
I prayed for you who are Mommies that God would help you as you daily love your children.
I prayed for you who are dealing with troubles in your marriage that God would bring renewal.
I prayed for you who are depressed.
I prayed for you who are working to reach out to others.
I prayed for you who are daily facing chronic illnesses.
I prayed for you who are people I know in real life who read my blog.
I prayed for you who are starting new businesses that those would be successful.
I prayed for you who are my relatives that you would know God's love today.
I prayed for you who are mourning the loss of a loved one.
I prayed for you who are caring for your elderly parents.
I prayed for you who are not sure about your future.
I prayed for you.
I prayed for you.
I prayed for you.

In case no one has told you lately, you matter...you are special.

Have a day of blessings!

How can I pray for you?

Please share any prayer requests you have that I can pray for with you this week. God bless you!

I will be remembering the following in prayer:
* friend awaiting the birth of her child.

* safe travel for holiday travelers.

* J (mentioned on Marsha's blog).

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"Now we can come fearlessly right into God's presence, assured of his glad welcome when we come with Christ and trust in him." Ephesians 3:12, TLB

How can I pray for you?

Please let me know if you have a prayer request this week. I'll add it to my list. This week my
heart is remembering these things specifically:

* military families.

* our troops during the holidays.

* those missing loved ones on this their first Christmas without them.

* lonely people who will be alone on Christmas.

* a football player named Tanner who was seriously injured in a football game.

* Annette and her family.
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"I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer." Psalm 17:6

How can I pray for you?

My heart is really full of prayers this week because of some stories I've read in the newspaper. So many people are hurting. A lady lost her life in a house fire. A man whose wife is due any day lost his life when his boat capsized. A husband and father lost his life working in Iraq. Twins are left without parents in another incident. A lady I know is left to move back home as her husband is deployed again and she's expecting their first child in a few months.

I read about one of the ladies in an online email group that was hospitalized this weekend.


If you have a request I'll pray for you too!
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"But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice." Psalm 55:16, 17

How can I pray for you?

Please leave any prayer requests you have in the comments or email me. God bless you!


This week I'll be praying for....

~ Denise and her health.

~ military during Christmas holidays.

~ Christmas joy.

I'm adding a couple more from over the weekend.
~ peace for those missing loved ones this Christmas.

~ Sam, who lost everything due to a house fire. I read this over at Becoming Me.

~ friends looking for jobs.

~ Kristina and the upcoming birth of her daughter.


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"For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel." Luke 2: 30-32

How can I pray for you?

Thank you to all who have shared prayer requests with me recently. God hears us when we pray. Please let me know if I can pray for you about something as we begin a new month, the last of 2008 this week. God is good!

(Since I'm typing this post in advance, I'll come back to update later.)

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"Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith, not by sight. " 2 Corinthians 5:6, 7

How can I pray for you?

If you have a prayer request to share this week, please let me know! Thanks!


Prayer requests for this week:


~ Continue to pray for Marsha and her husband on her trip. You can read an update on her blog.


~ All those traveling and visiting family over the Thanksgiving holidays.


~ Families who are missing loved ones this Thanksgiving as they face the first Thanksgiving without them.


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"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." I John 4:18

How can I pray for you?

Let me know if you have a prayer request this week. Also you can join me in praying for these needs.

~ Marsha and her husband on their trip to visit family in Kenya.

~ Christelle asked for prayer for Elizabeth's health.

~ Duane and Jeanie. This newly married couple is facing the unthinkable as Duane is not expected to live much longer. (Request from Debbie, read more here)

~ Pamela's Mom in rehab

~ Good week healthwise for both of my boys. Both my husband and son are battling allergies.

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"I will sing of the Lord's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations." Psalm 89:1

How can I pray for you?

There are so many hurting people and needs. I'm thankful to read stories of how God is answering prayers. Let me know if I can pray for you this week.

I will be praying for:

~ election.

~ the new job development for my husband.

~ Devin. This is the football player I mentioned a couple weeks ago. I got an email that he has pneumonia and is still in ICU. The email also said his teammates were really down so remember them as well.

~ J. mentioned on Marsha's blog.

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"For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy." Psalm 149:4, 5

Today's prayer for the election:
Pray for Presidential candidate John McCain and his family

How can I pray for you?

Please let me know if I can pray with you over any requests this week. Thank you!

Join me as I pray for these requests over the coming days...

~ election. As Christians we need to be on our knees this week. I received an email this week with a prayer list of items to pray for each day leading up to the election. I do not know where this originated, but I am going to use it. I am going to post those at the end of my posts this week.

~ Kelly. This teen girl is my buddy this season with Audrey's Umbrella. She was hospitalized this week after her chemo treatment when she was getting sick and had blood in her vomit. Update: Kelly is back home.

~ Tyrese. I received this prayer request from my Mom. Pray for this family as their baby boy was beaten and doctors were not sure he was going to live. It is just heart breaking. They were going to take him off the respirator Friday. Monday a.m. update (received in email): They took him off the respirator Saturday and put him on oxygen. He didn’t need the oxygen, he’s breathing on his own. He will stay one more night in ICU and then they will move him to a private room. He started physical and speech therapy. Before the incident, he was talking in a normal 2 year old language. At this time, his only communication is grunting

~ upcoming Financial Peace University at our church. My husband is the volunteer coordinator and I'm helping him get things ready, promoted, etc. We're really excited about this.

~ Hilliard family. Mr. Hilliard passed away Friday very unexpectedly from a massive heart attack. He was 49. Pray for his wife, children, family, coworkers, and students.

~ Christelle's husband.

~ Britt's missing student. Read more here.
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"To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1

Pray today for members of the media, for fairness and honesty.

How can I pray for you?

Let me know if I can pray for you this week.

Let's continue to pray for the election together as people start doing early voting.

I read this request on Kathy's blog. Pray for this family, school, and friends during this difficult time.

Also, let's all say a special prayer for Heather.

Thank you for joining together for these requests.
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"How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand." Psalm 139:17, 18

How can I pray for you?

I hope the week ahead is one of peace and joy for you. Please let me know if you have a prayer request. Email me or leave me a comment.


If you'd like, please join me in praying for these requests this week. Thanks.


~ Baby Bennett. He was to have G tube surgery on Thursday. There has not been a new post since this has happened.


~ Macie. She was mentioned last week. The tests did not show a brain tumor so that is good but she has still been sick.


~ family of Tim Russert. With the election this has been in my thoughts lately. I saw some other news person being interviewed the other day and I couldn't help but think of Mr. Russert and his white board he had during other elections. I was thinking how much his family must be missing him.



~ Devon. This young man was injured last week in a football game. Preliminary tests show he will not walk again. Please pray for him and his family, as well as his teammates and one boy in particular, Anthony. He was struggling because he was "blaming himself, as he missed the ball which got intercepted, which put Devon in the position to tackle the other boy." I received this request from one of my former teacher friends.

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"Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. " Psalm 43:3

How can I pray for you?

I would be happy to pray for you this week if you have a need on your heart.

These are some of my requests.


~ Bennett. He went home at the end of the week. He has a feeding tube through his nose and they will do more tests next week to see what they can find out about his swallowing problems. There was new pictures on his site while he was in the hospital, he was a happy little guy!


~ Stephanie and her family. Her husband recently lost his job.


~ Mrs. B from church. She fell and really has a bad gash across her elbow. She is really sore from the fall. Pray for her to heal and be able to rest.

~ Macie. This little girl is the niece of one of my online friends. She has Down's Syndrome and lately has been having silent seizures, vomiting, lethargy, and turning blue. She will have tests run next week to rule out a brain tumor.

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This is a verse I read Saturday that I liked:
" 'Come, follow me,' Jesus, 'and I will make you fishers of men.' At once, they left their nets and followed him." Matthew 4:19,20

How can I pray for you?

Please let me know if you have a request this week.

~group from church continuing on their travels to Central America. This morning we heard an update on the group. They are across the border into Mexico and trying to get a radiator for one of the vehicles today and be on their way. One of the men reported they are safe and are all still laughing! It is good they are in a good humor during this adventure!

~Jeana and her husband.

~Gavin's Mom. You can read this request at Simple Expressions. Pray for Gavin and his Mom.

~Nolen's family. I've mentioned Nolen here before. He passed away yesterday.

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"The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him truth." Psalm 145:18, NLT

How can I pray for you?

Do you have a prayer request on your heart this week? I will be happy to pray for you. Please leave me a comment or send me an email. Thanks!

Some of the things I'll be remembering in prayer this week include:

Katie Fitch....I got an email about this little girl who is battling cancer.

the Olympics and athletes.

first year teachers who are beginning a new school year.

college freshmen and their parents as they're leaving home and beginning a new chapter of life.







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"How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!" Proverbs 16:16

How can I pray for you?

Please let me know if you have a prayer request this week.

I'll be praying for...

~teachers preparing for back to school. I've been surprised this year of the number of times I've heard someone or read about someone already starting a new school year.

~Olympic athletes.

~a lady named Margaret remembering her husband this week on the one year anniversary of his death.

How can I pray for you?

I will be happy to pray for you this week. Please let me know if you have some request on your heart you'd like to share.



Things on my prayer list include:


*Nolen and his family. (He's fighting a brain tumor.)


*my friend who just had twins.

*Olympics and everything surrounding that.

How can I pray for you?

Do you have a special prayer request this week? Please let me know if there is any way I can pray with you in the coming days.

Some things on my prayer list this week include:

*friends who are pregnant. I have one friend 8 months pregnant with twins.

*Lorie during her surgery.

*the church group going on a mission trip at the end of the week for Nicaragua.

There are a couple of praises too this week:

* I have previously mentioned Erin and her baby. Erin's baby was arrived safely into this world this week at a good weight and healthy.

* Kat is making progress after her surgery and is beginning to eat again. Her family is thrilled with the baby steps she is taking.

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"Prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:13

How can I pray for you this week?

Please let me know if you have a prayer request on your heart this week. I'll be happy to pray for you. Leave a comment or email me at preciousmoments2004 AT gmail DOT com. Thank you!

This week I'll be praying for....

*my friend Casey and her work.

*Jesse and all of our troops in Iraq.

*Kat. I mentioned her several weeks ago. She had the surgery to remove the mass on her liver and is still having trouble eating. Pray for her as they have been away from home for so long now and her family as they are there with her. They are hoping she will be coming home soon.
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"Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory." Isaiah 6:3

How can I pray for you?

Please let me know if you or your family members have a prayer request I can pray about for you this week. My email is preciousmoments2004 AT gmail DOT com. Or you can leave me a comment!

This week I am praying for.....

~Marsha's safe travel

~Macie--This is a little girl who is recovering from surgery. Doctors were amazed at how well the surgery went.

~teachers and students at the end of the school year--I remember the feeling of the last week of school as a student and a teacher. It is a very busy time for everyone!

~the Chapman family--My heart just hurts for this family and their loss.

~men and women serving our country.