Everyday, I keep my eyes , ears, and my prayers focused on one thing the good ness of God and the beauty often hidden from my sight. Well, today was no different. Last evening was beautiful my youngest daughter Rachael worked all day she went food shopping and picked up her boyfriend who I very much consider to be another son from the train station.Austin is currently attending college in Boston she and Austin made a dinner side by side in the kitchen. It was a family dinner so all of my children were here. They made vegan tacos that were delicious. My son brought over vanilla bean cupcakes that my daughter Stacy had made and gave him so it was a great night eating and sharing.

I watched part of the 50th anniversary of Charlie Browns show The Great Pumpkin and a few minutes of the toy story Halloween show because it reminded me of simpler days with my children being younger. I live in the past at times  because it was a simpler time certainly simpler than my days are now.They were times that I have never taken for granted nor will I ever forget those days of joy are in my heart, and deeply embedded in my soul. Those memories are eternally mine.

This morning I was tired and actually came down to have breakfast at around 10:00 Everyone was up and about and my wife had long since left for work.

I was sitting in my chair and my daughter Rachael had to have all four of her impacted wisdom teeth out today and for the first time I was unable to go with her generally speaking my wife or I always accompanied our kids to all appointments like this. Well, I was sitting in my chair here and the phone rang. It was the specialty pharmacy that delivers my chemo therapy drugs setting up the delivery of my next round. I got speaking to the gentleman and soon understood that this man was a message for my day. It was like talking to myself on so many levels. Meanwhile both my daughters and my daughters boyfriend Austin exited the house. Before I knew it I began to feel badly that I was not able to go but was so happy that God had Austin here to do what I could not.

So, I sat in my chair. And spoke to my new friend Bob at the pharmacy and the front door opened and in came Rachy and Austin they had already been to the oral surgeon and the pharmacy.Rachael was how you would expect her to be from the Meds.  weepy, Austin with his soft spoken nature just tended  to her needs quietly he was reading the  the Dr.’s directives and was getting her getting her some soup so se would not get sick from the medication. Rachael ate and starting her Meds. Austin then grabbed a bag of peas out of the freezer and wrapped it in a towel for her to use. He was up and down the staircase getting her settled next he came down and got Jerry the wonder pug and up he went to bring the pup to cuddle with Rachael 👍😀❌⭕️❤️. She loves that pug so much it is her baby. I tell her all the time that Austin is using her to get to Jerry. I said that Jerry is technically Austins first dog. Lol

 

The bottom line is this. I have prayed by my kids beds when they were little as did my wife that our kids would be happy and would be loved. My wife and I have I placed them in the loving hands and heart heart of My blessed Mother and Jesus Christ.

What that has done is no small thing. God granted beyond our wildest imagination true loves for each of our kids were we as parents would have that peice of mind.

 

Stacy ended with another wonderful man named Chris Cucinotto. Whom she wed  in June of 2015. He is another son to us and his family is simply and extension of ours

My son Dan met his wife Andrea and they now are now wed . I tell her she is now my fourth daughter. And in my heart she is. Her parents and her sister are wonderful too so one again the family stretched out a bit more.

Rachael and Austin met at a Cathoilc Retreat Center that we belong to and became involved with  the teen retreats there. They trained and worked many weekends with teens who were on their own individual journeys of faith.

 

Last, but not least.

My daughter Rebecca, Becky or as I call her Becky Boo, She has been dating her boyfriend Leopold Leo for the last 3 years everyone loves him.

Each one of my children have someone that only God could have matched with such precision. That’s not that my kids did not meet others but they clearly were not the right ones. I always said to my wife if we had those feeling lets just point out the different things that we see and let them look themselves. They need to have the dignity of their own decisions. When each one of my kids met their current partners it was just natural. Their was no drama. So, per usual I am grateful to God for this part of my life being settled and not turbulent.

 

yes, everyday is not easy but the stuff that really matters in life we have in huge amounts. We have, life,love,  our family, a comfortable home food, and a general sense of peace and harmony which is rooted in one thing faith.

 

I came upon upon this song today after prayer and it totally sums up this day and all of the others that I am experiencing.

 

So, this day Graditude is what life is all about. Today I am so grateful to God for my children’s significant others and to the parents / grandparents who raised. Them Particularly today Eillen and Brian Austin mom and dad.

God Bless You All, Be grateful. Amen.❌❤️⭕️👍👍👍😀❤️❤️

 

Danny