Beautiful Song, Jesus is with us every moment of everyday. But we as a people all await the day that is written when he will return to us all. To lead his remnent church here on Earth. So we wait and in the meantime we try to help eachother and live a life full of love, hope, joy and faith. Amen . Life is good. ! 🙂
It is written that none of us knows the day, the hour or the minute that Jesus does return. It could be in a minute or 1000 more years. God knows! 🙂
I came across this song months ago and remembered it from the Jerry Lewis telethon. I like many of you grew up with Jerry’s Labor Day telethon.
I remember aside for the family cookout, I was glued to the television. The stories of so many of these kids and their families were something that changed me at the core. I saw what true hardship was and I saw what true heroes looked like.
as, I have walked my walk here and life has happened I have attained a richer understanding of this life. Without the cancer diagnosis I certainly would not be the Danny that I am today.
I was in communication with the lovely woman Jenn and her dad Jack recently. Jack was due to see Dr. Reardon at Dana Farber today . Please say a prayer for him.
Without my cancer I would not know them or many others that I have been privileged to meet , talk to, and most importantly pray with and for !
Cancer has given me the opportunity to cut life to the quick, to shed the materialism, to appreciate the moment I am in and to grow in faith with a relationship to my God, my dad.
The beauty is this, God has called me in this moment to help others as they have helped me. As I have struggled God has blessed me over and over again in countless ways. Most important although I am not perfect I believe that and feel that God is well pleased with me. My course is set at this moment toward the destination that I desire when I am called so that is the best blessing from God that I or any of you could ask for.
Another thing I want to share with you is this. I have written in the last month or so that I had an issue walking the track due to a fear that I self inflicted on myself. It is on my blog post a week or so before the Boston marathon.
I have been blue over this because I need to walk, exercise and continue to heal myself. Like I have said before God has given us all the Holy Spirit to feed us and guide us..
About a month ago while driving to my dads for a visit I looked out my window and was thanking God for the beautiful day, my life,everything. My eyes looked off in the distance and I saw the new track in Winchester and saw that it appeared to have a black chain linked fence circling the tracks edge all the way around.
So, today my youngest daughter came with me and we found that the track did in fact have a beautiful fence around it. What this means is this I can walk the track daily. I can walk with my right hand with the fence to my side for security.
So, thank you God and the Holy Spirit. Like I said I caused my own problem with the fear of almost falling and, I have suffered because of it but in time God showed me the way back to the path. I can now walk safely.
Here is the song that I mentioned earlier in this writing remember we will never walk alone.
What ever is going on God and our brothers and sisters have us. Amen
I have a very good friend who is going into treatment for alcohol abuse. The amount of courage it takes a person who suffers from a disease such as this to recognize it and to act to break this cycle is enormous. God bless L.
If you can keep L in your prayers it would be very much appreciated
God knows this person well. So he knows who you are praying for. 🙂
NATALIE GRANT…. HUMAN…
By confronting our struggles head on and calling it by name helps to strip the situation of its power. God can come and heal us.
I have been so very blessed in these days to talk to many people with their own isuues with illness and those dealing with loss of loved ones in their lives.
Today my daughter came in to visit me on her way to work. It was nice seeing her she IS the newlywed 🙂 Stacy said to me I got a text from someone today that has heard about your story and her dad has Glio as well. They are asking me questions I do not know the answers can you talk to them ? I said of course, Gods got me here for some reason. 🙂 We are all vines of the same tree therefore we are connected.
All the while my son was moving out of our family home into his new digs so I had many thoughts mulling around in my head as he went in and out with full arms. I told my daughter absolutely so my daughter told his daughter Jenn to call me . Within 5 minutes my phone was ringing Jenn and her dad Jack were on speaker phone. We shared our stories. I told them they should call Dana Farber and my doctor. Dr. Reardon. I told them that there are all kinds of new experimental clinical trials coming out.
I told them that God had him. I also said cancer is not of God and that Jack did not own it.
Tomorrow is a big question mark for us all, no matter what. but worry not, because the one constant for ever and ever is God. Amen.
I told them about Jenn my other friend with Glio who has twin daughters around 11 and is living her victory as she receives her treatment. She is focused on eachday and its blessings. She is upbeat and joyful. Thats a hero!
Finally, I sent a quick email to my doctors office to let them know that Jenn and Jack would be in touch today. My last line on that shot correspondence was God can do anything ! 🙂
We are all restless beings and are trying to have control of our lives and our circumstances. We cannot control all that happens to us but we do control how we personally respond to it.
So, lets pray for, Jenn, Jack, Scotty, Elaine, Teddy, for Bill for ourselves, our loved ones and our world. Amen.
I received a call from a friend Jenn who has been living with and being treated for Glio. She told me about this music and its background. Fr. Ron had talked about it at the healing service I guess. By the way Jenn is doing great !
So, I thought that I would share. I have listened to what I could and they do impart a sence of peace and wellness SO what do we have to lose ? 🙂
Its Friday, and its absolutely beautiful outside. I woke up with a feeling like something was on my mind but what ?. I was just off.
I was in the middle of my coffee when my thoughts surfaced. I said to my wife, I am sick of it.she said what ? I said my existence. I get up I am trying and I just feel like I am not contributing anything. I went on a bit going down a laundry list of what I used to do and What I can’t do anymore.
What triggered this today, who knows. I would like to say it is a Spirit of discouragement working on me. I have been saying a few negative thoughts to myself. But our inner most thoughts even unspoken can chart a course for defeat.
I think I need to be honest with everyone on this Blog because I feel like it is one of the few things that I do daily that may help someone. Maybe?
I did 1 google search this morning , When times are tough…This is what popped up.
Tony Robbins.
What he said I understood, I believe it, I have been living it. But mine has a component of physical suffering. I offer up that suffering for Gods use by doing so I feel like I have some control over this situation. That, something positive is occurring from my life situation.
In a situation such as I am currently living an acceptance is necessary. But, how do I accept my plight without me feeling it as my personal defeat ?
I felt bad because my wife who does everything and it so sweet was upset by my words. Negativity is not a thing that I generally exhibit. My wife is my rock. Janet is the epitome of goodness and class. So, I felt bad speaking like that to her today. She consoled me and just said Dan it will be okay. Then she began her chores. She has been poking in and out of here off and on to check on me. She does not tell me that, but that is exactly what she is doing. She is smiling, loving and beautiful. Thank you, God.
Being the guy, I want to do for her what she needs like I use to. Not drop worries at her feet.
I think that the past weeks news of being dropped from my physical therapy also threw me off balance. I put calls out to the places I was recommended to and I am awaiting a call from the YMCA livestrong Program.
Again, I know that the moment I find myself is temporary. I will shake it off. I have to.
I guess only when we accept the depth of our sorrows can we truely appreciate the beauty in the uplifting moments of this life.
Like I said this blog has to be real to be anything at all. So. It is what it is.
I know Gods carrying me in this moment as he is with you all too. We have to be in prayer and remind ourselves that he is.
Despair wants you hopeless, isolated and down. So do not set the stage by isolating yourself. Try to seek out the positive aspects in your life. They are there.
I love this upcoming Holiday the 4th of July. It means so much to me. From my childhood it has represented patriotism, remembrance and family/ friends, cookouts, fireworks etc.
I love the pops on the Esplanade. It does not get any better.
My grand father use to have all of the holiday hats red, white and blue to hand out etc. So, much fun. Garden hose and baloons :), slip and slide. fun stuff 🙂
This song has been just sitting in my draft file waiting to find its use. how true these words are….
We are running around trying to get things done all the while time is rushing on by.
My grandparents and parents had it right. Keep it simple. Not everything needs to be painted like a masterpiece to be one !
Rejoice in the day and savor the important things. The rest will fall into place. Amen.
The older folks are our national treasure, the young children are our hope and we in the middle are the protectors and supporters of both of these demographics. Amen.
It was pouring this morning. Water was washing everything clean and I thought to myself how good the water was for the lawn, trees and plantings.
This song came on my kindle and I thought of my grandparents and my mom specifically. Such a sweet warmth enveloped me. The memories of my grandparents began to play in my head like an old movie.
in life we all have deeply emotional and loving memories come to us. I would like to believe that it is our loved ones in Heaven are actually close to us in that moment.
it was a special time as I lay there thinking and drifting in and out of sleep all the while the rain was pelting the house.
God created such magnificence in us and in nature. here is that song that I spoke of.
Just Danny Speaks 