THE HEART OF THE MATTER… Color My World.

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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Day 2 of my week away from my blog I saw a pastor on a program talking about finding your God given gift and living out your life’s purpose. I was glad to be in the moment listening to his words. He said a whole lot of things that resonated with where I currently am at.

The process of living out your purpose begins when we are very young. It could be that we are born with a special need that allows our parents, siblings and families a chance to learn from us.

It could also be that we are born with a very special gift. A very smart young child or prododigy who can play the piano right away that effects the world in a particular way.

we all come with our own very special attributes. None of us have it all though either.

For me I began to ask myself when I was a teenager, whats life and this existence about? All of the heavy duty questions accompanied by the fears of whats goning to happen when we grow up. What would I do? How would I make my living? How would I meet the right girl? etc.

I had attentive parents and grandparents so I was able to weather that period. but it is a scary time when we are young. When my children were born in the back of my mind I remembered my personal experience growing up and watched for the stress signs if they were to arise in my kids. Each child is different but each one has lived through this process to different degrees. You have to love your kids no matter what and let them know that you are with them and will support them as they make their way on their own personal journey. One of the most beautiful parts of a flower is when you watch it bloom. Kids are no different, some flowers take longer to bloom but they all do with love and encouragement. They are all magnificent when they do too. Amen. 🙂

Before you listen to this song next song I would like to say that I do have a personal connection to this song…

It was my first St. Agnes School dance at age 11. I danced with Elizabeth Reagan and although I thought she was nice the magic was not there. lol 🙂 plus, there was like 50 kids at the dance and 85 parents chaperoning us. OMG

I think the fathers all had shotguns too. 🙂

God looks down upon his creation and wants to see us as a brilliant garden of love in service to oneanother.

Chicago .. Color My World

God Bless You,

Danny

Good Friday and Stephanie

03 Friday Apr 2015

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Todays we remember Our Savior who has died on the cross for human sin so that we could live life in eternity. It is a quiet day in our church one of remembering his sacrafice and fasting.

This morning, I received a beautiful email from my neice Stephanie. Steph stated that when she was on team at the retreat center of St. Basils last May a song was played that has haunted her. She finally found it.

It was an Easter gift from my neice to me this morning. How beautiful. 🙂

I am aware of Laura Story, she is a very good song writer and singer. I have put her songs on my various blogs over the last year including this song Blessings.

I never knew the back story behind this song so it is a wonderful gift to me. I understood every sentiment that she spoke regarding her husbands brain cancer.

Here is the back story.

Here is the beautiful song.

We need to approach each day with gratitude. We need to remember that we are being perfected by the fire of the trials of this life.

The human aspect of this process as I have experienced it is that you feel like a rubberband being stretched and the emotions vascilate from knowing Gods infinite love to well, if God is love then why am I still left with a handicap?

It could be that without cancer I could have been in even more trouble today by other things unforseen occuring to me . Who knows but God !

I came to a peace with this fundamental question long ago as it was reveiled to me through prayer.

I remember after contracting terminal brain cancer Glio 3 years ago. Yes, This is the third year anniversary right now !!!

I received a very real and clear understanding from God that I relayed to my Pastor Fr. Ron that I would be the best handicapped witness to God that he wanted me to be. Having said that I still do complain a little about what I can’t do. I miss my old life. The important thing is this, my mind has to reconcile itself to the heart of God. He knows best! And my life is still beautiful but in a different way.

The bottom line is this God gives us what we need to get us where we need to go. destination Heaven. 🙂

No one said life would be easy but, its beautiful nonetheless.

Perhaps we can all say a prayer for Laura and her husband as well.

With love,

God Bless You,

Danny

Holy Thursday

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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Our God Reigns

Lenten Journey

The Lord washed the feet of his deciples in order to show us the way that we are called to serve oneanother.

Washing of feet.

Jesus showed us the way.

I am the bread of life

God Bless You,

Danny

Relationships

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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As a follow up to my writing yesterday about our children. This song came up in my writings so here it is

Truer words have not been spoken.

Mike and The Mechanics.

This song is so true , you know scripture tells us this. Blessed is the peace makers….

Matthew 5 verse 9

9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

We need to be the peace makers. I have learned through life experience whether I was right or wrong that the chasm needs to be at least attempted to be fixed. God calls us to get our egos and differences out of the way and let go let God.

chasm

[kaz–uh m]

Spell Syllables

Examples
Word Origin

noun

a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth’s surface; gorge.

a breach or wide fissure in a wall or other structure.

a marked interruption of continuity; gap:

a chasm in time.

a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs,etc., between persons or groups.

We all have family stuff , we all have friends stuff we are living imperect lives with stress and problems. but we are also infused with the Holy Spirit that is the presernce of God within us. He can do things that we cannot. He will move us to greatness if we say yes and allow him to show us the way.

Never leave a word unsaid with anyone that you love because none of us knows when that opportunity will come to an end.

Toby Mac.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfkhqpl81NA

God Bless You,

Danny

The plain fact of the matter

01 Wednesday Apr 2015

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The first thing I would like to say is sorry. A friend told me that my blog experienced a loss of some of the attached video files. I have no idea why. I spent about 5 hours restoring the blog entrees so that they function as I intended them to do. Just another challenge. 🙂

I will go further back into the blog all 270 or so and make sure that they all are in working order.

This blog needs to function as God intended it to in order to help others.

The plain truth of the matter about my personal life is this. I am a man in the dessert of my life at this moment and I am living this life challenge to the best of my ability.

I know God’s awesome power, I am living it. Up until 5 years ago you could ask everyone that knows me that I was the fun creative guy in the crowd who was just not very serious.

5 years ago God took my life into a different rhelm one that I never knew existed. Just as I was starting to try to figure out that whole experience my business slowed down and I now was facing economic changes in my personal life. After these two life events took aim and attacked my life , my mother fell gravely ill in the Spring of 2011. We spent everyday at my mom’s bedside until she went home the day before Thanksgiving of that same year. In the meantime the Spring of 2012 brought me terminal brain cancer. Since that diagnosis God again moved in my life and has made incredible things happen to me. My mom went to the Lord Aug, 2013 and even given my faith it hurt like heck and still does.

The next piece to my life journey is this blog. This blog is my third form of Spiritual writing that I have been called to do. I have to state again for the record that I am no writer. It is not a natural process for me. I am not an open book type of person but I have become one by God’s design. At one point I began to write that I needed to die to self. I have come to understand exactly what that means as I spilled my life out in my different writing endeavors.

I also know that this is my calling in this moment. I feel a sense of peace in my soul that this is my job for God. I am to witness my journey and his Victory in my life defeating an evil that attacked me to silence my voice.

I know that this is my truth. The other part of me Danny the average regular guy has struggled to keep up with all of these monumental life changes. It still seams like fantasy Island at times. I am being completely honest with you.

I needed the week away from this blog to just stop the process. I have spent time just being. I have spent a lot of time sitting before the Lord in the chapel.

It was beautiful but it is work keeping silent and stopping my mind from wandering. Silence also makes you take on the issues in your heart and mind very honestly. It is a tough and necessary process though. Life is easy when you drown out everything with work, noise, tv and music.

God does not call us to be constantly distracted , he wants our attention. He wants a conversation with us.

In the chapel I feel so peaceful. God is present. I opened my heart up to God in a very special way last Monday while in the chapel and felt a warmth surround me like I was being hugged it was breathtaking.

Moments like that are the reason that I believe that I am not crazy but I am human who is living an Spiritual journey thus I cannot fully comprehend everything that was and is taking place.

Charlotte Church Finding My Own Way.

God Bless You,

Danny

OUR FATHER WHO ART…

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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Hello everyone,

Yes,it’s been a week since my last blog writing. It’s good to be back and it is Palm Sunday too. 🙂

Palm Sunday. Here is a cute explanation of this beautiful day for the little ones.

What my week away from this blog has done for my journey here writing is the confirmation to me that God is the reason that this blog exists. It is by his grace that I continue to press on in this life. This blog is a tribute to his greatness and his great mercy that he is showing me / us. This blog shows my broken journey of faith. I know that some of these writings will strike a chord with you and others,won’t. That’s okay each one of is is having a different journey or personal walk at different times.

The common denominator or the tie that binds us all is God’s love for us all.

As I was living my daily routine of prayer on Tuesday the words of the Our Father began in my mind. I was reciting the prayer in my head. For the first time I was saying it with slightly different words that were making it personal to me… it felt like a break through. Another level of intimacy with My God.

This was my personal verson.

My Father who art in Heaven hallow be thy name. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give me this day my daily bread and forgive my trespasses as I have forgiven those who have trespassed against me. May I not be led into temptation and please deliver me from all evil. Amen.

For thine art the power and the glory now and forever Amen.

Andre Bocelli, The Our Father sung.

May God Bless You.

Danny

THIRD DAY

26 Thursday Mar 2015

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Hello all, the blog writing will continue on Sunday March 29th Palm Sunday.

ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL DAY.

Third Day

God Bless You,

Danny

The Name Of Jesus

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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I will be taking up to a week off from my daily blog. During this Season of Lent I have been so busy with life stuff and this blog that I have found myself a bit strapped for time. My focus for prayer time has been very strained.

I am at a life intersection where I need to stop the daily process and sit with God in prayer. I can not serve God or others if I don’ t stop talking, and typing for a period of time.

I have been on a bit of a personal high with myself being cancer free, the dawn of a new Spring Season and getting my license back. I have been very distracted by the fruits of this life.

But I have learned through life experience that I cannot afford to be too invested in this life. I believe that for us to be successful in anything that we need do that we need to stay in balance. For me my faith in God is the ballast that keeps me stable through all of this life’s situation.

So, it’s time to be still and know that I now need to listen for his guidance.

Aaron Shust – The Name of Jesus

God Bless,

Danny

THE BEAUTY OF NEW ENGLAND

19 Thursday Mar 2015

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We are all born of our parents by the miracle of God’s design of creation. I am sitting here today with Spring outside and I am just so enamored by its beauty

I was thinking about the fact that it is no coincidence as to where we are born and live. God predestined that for us before our birth that fact is stated in Psalm # 139.

Our lives are mysteries to us but they are not a mystery to God.

I love being a New Englander. The snow never bothered me until I became handicapped and have been reminded to be careful not to fall on the ice because if I hurt my right arm I can not take care of myself.

I love that I again live here. Since my illness almost took my life I am very cognizant of Everything around me like I have New eyes looking out, like a new sense of smell and a crisper ear to hear nature. I have been in essence a prisioner in my own home. The one thing I counted on was to watch the Seasons Change with anticipation of it and then projecting forward to the next season to see what would come.

NEW ENGLAND IN THE SPRING

When I was diagnosed with terminal cancer nearly 3 years ago, I projected my self towards the different Seasons that were coming birthdays and anniversaries. Projecting gave me a reason to fight for life. None of us knows what tomorrow will bring including me. I have my next scan the end of. April. 🙂

Okay, the bottom line is this I look at each day and each opportunity to experience the moments of the day in a new way. To stop and look at the beauty surrounding me , the smells,sights, and sounds of nature.

I came by this beautiful video of New England and it still does not capture its full beauty.