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we are adopting, and my

ChildofGod — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:41:10 -0500

we are adopting, and my heart aches for his first mom. He is due to be born October 10th and I am so conflicted. Here this precious woman has taken away all the pain of infertility that I have had for almost 18 years. But, in taking my pain away she is going to have pain I can't even understand. I have fallen in love with her as a person, as a mother and I cry and cry thinking of her having to go through all of this.

Thanks for letting me peak into what a birth/first mom is feeling. We are doing an open adoption and hope she wants to spend time with him one day. (HUGS)

Hi Dawana

Mata H — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:44:12 -0500

Hot water --it is amazing what we take for granted here in the more affluent countries. How right you are to remind us!

My guess is that God doesn't have a "right" form in which to pray. I think he is just happy to hear from us.

Pray on!

Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

Not doing it right?

dewhug — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:18:33 -0500

I pray often, I think. I consider myself to be spiritual. Whenever I talk to God I consider that to be prayer. Just my private time with He and I. I try to not only askHim for strength, help or guidance, but I thank Him. For so many of the blessings that he's given me, including my daughter, my health- Hot water. Every time I take a shower I thank Him that I have hot water, because I remember going to Uganda on a service trip for 2 or 3 weeks and not having any hot water... I value it that much more now. I don't do church as well as I pray, but even with my prayer, sometimes I wonder- am I doing it right? I know he hears me, though.

Dawana
www.abittersweetexistence.com

Hi Janny

Mata H — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:46:18 -0500

Fits and starts are fine. Sometimes prayer flows, and sometimes it sputters. If you'd like to try formalizing the time, you could always set aside the first few moments of waking or the last few minutes awake as times for prayer -- even for a week to see what happens..sometimes that kind of jogs me back into shape!

Thanks for the kind words!
Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

Thanks ClizBiz!

Mata H — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:43:57 -0500

That feeling of closeness is such a rare and wonderful jewel. I'm so glad you have felt it. That is why I included the quote from chabad.org. The Hassidic community really "gets" that part of prayer -- and the joy that comes with it.

"Prayer in the air" sounded great to me too! I do not fly so much anymore, but I sure can pray a few blessings for the people I drive by!

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

Beautiful Post

janny226 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:45:18 -0500

I need to pray more. It comes in fits and starts. Thank you for a lovely post and timely (though, really, when would this NOT be timely??) reminder.

Jan at http://itsajanslife.blogspot.com/

Kinda Rusty

ClizBiz — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:58:04 -0500

Wonderful post, Mata. I am fairly new to praying so I have a lot to learn about letting myself open up to God & Co. I did manage a real conversation with God while sitting up at Keys View in Joshua Tree National Park. I can't remember what I said but I'll never forget that feeling of closeness. Thanks for reminding me how important it is.

I LOVE the "prayer in the air" concept. As a frequent traveler, it just makes so much clean sense.

Amen!

~ClizBiz

BlogHer Contributing Editor, Animal Concerns, Proprietor, ClizBiz

Hi Jenna

Mata H — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:59:37 -0500

I read your post and sure do understand the need to pray for personal peace. Well written post!

Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

gratitude prayers

Mata H — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:55:29 -0500

It's so easy for me to underpray these -- yet when I least want to feel thankful is probably the moment when I would be better off doing just that! Thanks for the reminder.

Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

thanks for the kind words

Mata H — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:54:12 -0500

I'm glad to hear that it is a spiritually rich time for you! I look forward to hearing more from you o BlogHer.

Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

Oh, the Timing

JennaHatfield — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:31:01 -0500

I just posted about prayer today over at Chronicles. My prayer right now is for peace.

Kudos on the prayer forum.

@FireMom from Stop, Drop and Blog and
The Chronicles of Munchkin Land

Prayer

jelkie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:29:47 -0500

I pray all the time and I try not to make it only when I am asking for guidence or strength, I try to pray to show my gratitude for what I have! I teach this to my kids too! Ask and ye shall receive! I believe in that!

www.citymommy.com

Thank You

IamMe — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:12:15 -0500

www.amommysdaybyIamMe.blogspot.com

Thank you for starting this forum. The Holy Spirit was really working. I am just now feeling a huge surge of spirituality. I truely believe that my heart is fully opened to hearing the Word. I spend my free time (when I have it! ) online searching religiously related sites. With a click here and a click there, I was lead to this site and your forum. Thank you.

I hope members participate, I know I will! :)

Thank you

adustyframe — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:20:42 -0500

Thank you for the mention. Sorry I didn't see this sooner;0!

Thanks for the shout out!

nevemiriam — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:13:26 -0500

Hey I appreciate this list! And thanks for the shout out.