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DR. Martin Luther King Jr.

19 Monday Jan 2015

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. DAY

I believe this became a National Holiday back when I was in grade school. He was an amazing man that was for sure fighting without violence to have his people who are just like us except they had a deeper skin pigment. Dr. King was seeking out the equality that given to all men despite their skin color by our creator, God. DR. King  had a calling and a mission that he  lived. God called a Dr King answered that call.  DR. King died in the process but I assure you his Spirit lives on today.  He was and is a hero. Amen.

Dr. King was a noble and Holy man, so let’s pray for his cause . Let people come together in peace and acceptance, and may those that he fought for stand up and move forward with opportunities that are available to them that at one point were denied. Amen.

What the world needs now.

This is a song from that era.  And we still need it.

Now, Danny’s world…

Well I have had a cold that began on a day or two after my nieces NewYears Eve wedding. Everyone seems to have it and it takes weeks and boxes of tissues before it leaves. The cough lasts for even longer.

During this time I have had my wife’s 2nd cousin pass away and another friend that has Gleo that I reached out to support and I never received a  response back. I have to assume that the fight is hard and she does not have it in her to call . So, I accept that and  have begun to pray even harder for her and her family. Please pray for A. And her family as well. Thanks

When you are in a situation like I find myself currently ( trying  to start anew ) having pushed myself to get my 5 foot 11″ body to gain a small step forward . I have by the grace of God rallied back every inch of person gain is held sacred to me . And when you  are knocked off stride and  have downtime like a cold that knocks you off your feet . I finding it difficult to get up and go again. When I stop moving my body starts losing strenght and ability quickly. Muscles that took a long time to build and stamina that I was beginning to see return seems to have been lost.

Well cutting to the chase, along with this cold has meant since New Year’s I have been in the house everyday. I have not even attended mass. I have not received confession either.

The point being this, life is rough. Sometimes we have too much time on our hands and  the evil one wants to pull you down. What has been so important to me during this time was the lesson that God and life has taught me over the last nearly 3 years.  That our faith walk and prayer life are  truely life giving, mind saving, and allows God to save us, renew us and give a peace and hope through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

This afternoon as I sat in my chair I received a phone call from a dear friend R. I told her where I was at and how hard it is in this time for me to keep smiling. She has had  her own challenges in this  life too.

R. Spoke words of the heart about my life, what I do to help others, and that the blog was important for many because it expresses the reality of what so many of them are going through.

Those words that R. spoke were not solicited by me. But, where exactly what I needed to hear in that moment and served as a reminder that this blog is about others as well and that as I said if it helps others thats all that truely matters to me.

With those words , I got off the chair and went into the shower. During my shower I sat on my bench and made the water hotter. I wanted to feel. The water was pouring over me and I felt the heat, my sences and body aware of the moment that I was in and the fact that I needed to choose once again to accept this situation as a temporary situationon my road. So, I took that corner and will see where it goes.

Come Holy Spirit.

I then told God that I am using this water as a reminder of my baptismal water.

Finally I said a prayer and got out of the shower.

You know, I mentioned that I have not gotten out to church in 2 weeks and have not been to confession for even longer than that. It was actually right before Christmas if memory serves me that I made my confession. Sure, I tell God all the time that I am sorry for the stipid stuff I think,say and do. I just love the sacrament of reconciliation.

For me during my shower God met me where I was at and while in prayer  I was given the revelation that although I was in a Spiritual dessert without church and my Holy friends there.

 

 

I came to release that God has been so good to me because my relationship with God is father and son, my relationship to Jesus is he is my brother who saved me and you.

And lastly ,

I have my best friend the Holy Spirit who is many things to me, my counselor, heavenly messanger. The Holy Spirit is capable of only good works, and only teaches us the ways of Heaven.  Amen.

Fernando Ortega – I Need Thee Every Hour

God Bless You,

Danny

A Doctors Message, Delivered.

16 Friday Jan 2015

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I have been sitting here for nearly 3 years with one of the most magnificent experiences that I have ever personally experienced and witnessed.  It was GOD IN ACTION.

I need not give out the doctors name for he too is reading this blog. I have waited until I felt God wanted it to be shared for his glory. What God wanted him to know was delivered by the Holy Spirit.

Shortly after my diagnosis, I was called to a doctor’s office to be seen. I knew this doctor over the years I would visit him for medical care. As I have stated before I had to be dragged to a doctor. My wife is tough like that. 🙂 And looking back ,how foolish I was.

 

Jeremy Camp, This is my Desire.    How true these words are Amen !

Well, I arrived and the nurse I would generally meet with there  was all set to go. She smiled as she came down the hall. I got up with my walker in front of me and began making silly jokes as I followed her. A defense mechanism of sorts.

She escorted me into the exam room and did blood pressure and pulse stats etc. She chatted with me as she helped me with my clothing.

 

She is a wonderful professional. She is compassionate and if you have eyes of faith you can see Jesus in her. Her beautiful eyes were watering , she knew me and I was pretty beaten up looking. But I was still smiling like it’s no big deal. People are always  trying to figure how someone in such peril could be so joyful. It is the peace of Christ not me. I am a fractured person for sure.

I have had people say to me well I am glad that you aren’t afraid of death, and you look forward to dieing. I have to then set that record straight with them.

I love life, I love my family and would love to be here for a very long time. As humans we are creatures of what we know, we believe we are important to each other and want to ride shotgun in our loved one life’s to protect them. My kids will always be my kids whether they are 3 or 93. My wife will always be my girl from the grocery store that I married when we were both 24. She is mine eternally.

The reality of my life situation is this, for years I walked around calling on God trying to find him. I did not always feel him but as I learned he was always with me. He was making me work at my relationship with him. You cannot learn without struggle and  adversity. Well along came cancer and in the exact moment of diagnosis. God revealed himself to me and peace has been the order of the day in my life. His peace, not mine.

Train Calling on all angels.

B left the room and within a minute there was a soft kinock on the wood door. In came my doctor he wanted to make sure that I would keep him  involved with my treatment regimen. I told him sure, and I then authorized that action with my Dr. R. ( cancer oncologist)  I thanked him for his care over many years, when I actually showed up for appointments.

He stood a few feet away and asked how are you ? The sorrow was on his face, I could see it. I said I was fine.  By this time he worked his way towards the foot of the bed looking at my face with his clipboard in hand. He was about 5 feet away.

If you remember my writing about Spiritual events of the Holy Spirit at both Lahey Clinic and Dana Farber well the Divine Spirit of God as I call it took that room and ministered to that doctor. He was so shocked but stood there staring at me , I told him things about his ministry work as a doctor. God used my mouth and the Holy Spirits message to tell the Dr. about how pleased he was of him and his patient care. At one point my doctor said my God , it is the Holy Spirit and Dan is a messanger. The Holy Spirit said yes and conversed with him, meanwhile I was so touched by the Love that God had for him I was crying.

Well, the doctor was beginning to cry and said excuse me, the door opened and he left the room and his nurse  B. was standing there with eyes swollen red with tears she entered the room and tried to keep her emotions in check. She then helped me dress. She obviously was waiting to dress me and heard my booming voice inside the room while standing in the hall. The Holy Spirit spoke a few very beautiful words to her too.

With that B left and my Dr. Came back in and said Dan, whatever you our your wife need please let me know. I mean anything. He was so sincere in his offering and I just remember being embraced by the Love and overflowed with tears once again. I said I am okay, its only joy overwhelming me. I said please pray for me and I will pray for you and your family. Well , I had been useing  lots of tissues by this point  and he went to leave and shake my hand and I sad no Dr, my hand is germy.  Can I have a hug?   He learned over and gave me a beautiful brotherly hug. As he left the room he had his hand on the door and it was half opened he gave me a big smile and came back to me and shook my hand. It was a very beautiful moment that I will never forget. I started down the hallway with my walker and greeted and smiled at everyone as I went.  Word had spread to everyone there that something Heaven sent was happening there.

It was not  me, it was God saying to everyone of us, I love you and I am here. God expects us to rely on him. Miracles are God’s gifts to us an they happen everyday.

Now, I do not think that I have touched on this complete story before  but with 209 plus blog entries thus far, I may have appeared or been eluded to before this writing.

What happened  that day to that office and its staff the whole building  was nothing less than a Spiritual explosion you could feel and see the  love. It was a Miracle that built up a lot of foundations of faith for sure.

I had not seen this doctor or staff for over 2 years since that date until recently and I will tell you about that appointment very soon.

Third Day – “I Need A Miracle” (Official Lyric Video)

 

God Bless You,

Danny

My next post will be Monday 🙂

Growing up real. MICHAEL KEATON

15 Thursday Jan 2015

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Love Your Children.

Growing up when I did in the good old USA.during the late 6O’ s and seventies was good because God blessed me with a good family and specifically a mom and dad who were very much in step when it came to parenting and they had a United front.

We as kids were not part of the adult conversation. There were parameters set where mom and dad talked and decisions were made and that was the end of that. As we got older, they would allow us to be part of the conversation on things related to our own life journeys. We were given the dignity of our decisions. My parents allowed us to wobble and fall down a little too. It was a process of maturing and we had to evaluate the pro’s and cons and what net effect or consequence of what our choices would have on our lives.

As, my wife and I have raised our kids I often reflect on and now appreciate more fully the true amount of love, work, prayer and financial investment it would take to get our children to be ready to greet this world. To be a solid person, one who is self sufficient but not self centered. One that is optimistic, and see’ s the hope in the situation. Good Godly people. Amen.

Now, there is no such thing as a perfect parent because we have our own stuff too . The stuff that matters the most to any kid is love. Next in my view is stability. Kids need to know there is a constant in their lives that they know whatever happens you have them in your corner to support and love them.

Two adults who create a family need to step up and give what they have been blessed with the best and give a child stability,love and knowledge of God. Amen.

Toby Mac family

Having said that parents in my point of view do not need to bail their children  out of every situation that they get into. My feeling is that we can try to help to guide them with  biblically correct ways to correct the situation. That way they learn and can grow from  it without it ruining their futures, self image  or the image of who they are before God.

God loves us all, he does lot love the sin. But, a honest heart felt repentance and confession of sins makes us new before God.

We as kids can feel frightened and feel instability in our lives .So long as we have stability that is in fact in place for us, we will be fine. In others words even me a 52 year old kid when my life flipped upside down almost 3 years ago my life was very unstable but what my parents instilled in me from my childhood has allowed me to acknowledged that the  instability exists but it did not shake my foundation. I owe my stability and feeling of love to my mom and dad , grandparents and countless others who have touched my life. They were and are God’s Blessings in my life. Amen.

My parents raised myself and my 4 siblings  in the time period that was Woodstock, free love, and anything goes. I remember my parents struggled to get us through that period without it changing who we were. The culture was so powerful and the images of the day were pretty jarring.

My wife and I have dealt with the same stuff with our kids only now the culture is so connected because of the technology. The crap comes at them non stop.

I am  grateful to God that my kids are almost there,they all are almost fully grown. That they know who they are, and are finding their own way. We guide and support them them but ultimately they have to pray on their decisions and make them on their own.

Being a parent is a true labor of love. They are part of us, they represent our personal best and perhaps our issues that we passed along. They carry our personal dreams for a beautiful ,peaceful and loving world with God as their father.

I saw this except from Michael Keaton on a news show today and felt very much in tune with his message. The message was old but it was made new. Love, sacrafice and devotion of parents.

REMEMBER, ALWAY BE GRATEFUL.  ITS NOT HAVING  WHAT YOU WANT, ITS WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE GOT. ( LYRICS FROM CHERYL CROW SOAKING UP THE SUN 🙂

Michael keaton

God Bless You,

Danny

St. Andre Bassette St. Raymond of Peñafort

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

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Yesterday was the feast day of St. Andre Bassette

St. Raymond of Peñafort

Today is St. Raymond of Penaforts feast day

 

You know there are so many beautiful Saints and we look at their lives and what they gave out of love and service to God for our betterment.

Their torches stilll burn bright so that through the ages we can find the way to our God through their heavenly inspired gifts of their Spirits. Amen.

Van Morrison – Carrying A Torch

Panis Angelicus – King’s College, Cambridge    poor, humble ,servant song. 

God Bless You !

Danny

feeling’s

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

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This is how it has felt off and on since Sunday.

Feeling the blues.

 

The last two weeks in particular here in Danny world have included  so many different situations and events occurring at the same time. Some great and 1 not so great. It’s life, right?

We as people have one very strong component know as emotions.

What are emotions and where are they from?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hot-thought/201004/what-are-emotions

Keeping an eye on your emotions and getting to know when you are taxes enough so you can stop your emotions from getting out of control is so important. During the blog writing on Sunday, as I read it again on Monday I could see the chaos and confusion that my emotions were sending out.

My mom used to say that she at times was physically, psychologically, and emotionally exhausted. My mom was a powerhouse. She too felt the strain of life.

Well, I now  understand after 52 years what she meant.

The one thing about recognizing a new dimension in your emotional world is that after a day or so you realize you have survived it. It was a crappy place to visit and when you have a low like that I think we need to figure out what caused it. Sunday , when I woke up I was off somehow. Something seemed misaligned. The upbeat demeanour was not there but a since of blaah.

All day Sunday, I kept on trying to readjust my mindset and it was to no avail. It was just hanging with me. I guess I am now aware of what being totally blue is like. I have never experienced that before ever in my life.

There are parts of me that cancer has for ever changed. I think very differently. I face death will almost a ridiculous since of humor. I see optimistically and at the same time mourn in silence about a life lost. The death of my dream you could call it. I guess.

You know, Back three years ago as the darn cancer moved in from no where and began to kill me, the peace and strength that arrived and aided me was directly from God.

I remember saying to Father R., I will be the best handicapped witness to God that I could be. I was so brave I guess you could call it.

Well, the bus left the station and today my thought would be this. What is the measure of this man? ( me )What have I accomplished?  I knew where I wanted to go to help people and to do it for God’s Glory. Regardless to how I feel in this moment God is responsible for the good.  Life and my decisions are responsible for the rest.

So, today is a better day then Sunday,a little better than Monday. A song is bouncing around my head right now AS i am writing so here it is.

Casting Crowns – Thrive (Official Lyric Video)

Blessing’s Danny

MY , HOW Time Flies …

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

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How the years roll. Growing up in my home was full of traditions. Their was a lot of joy in living. We lived very big in a little way. For example fresh off of our Christmas celebration we rolled on into New Year’s celebration back in the day it was a packed house with family, grandparents and a few of my parents friends. In later years some of my siblings and my friends would drop in too. My mother was always thrilled to see them and feed them as well. 🙂

Guy Lombardo was on television with his New Year’s Eve celebration. And all of the food, my mom made the best chicken wings. About 5 minutes before midnight and the countdown with the ball drop mom would crack open the cold duck champagne . Lol and e even us kiddies got a little sip.

I remember tears just before midnight as we were leaving  the loved ones who had passed before us that year and were never to see the new year. But tears were wiped away and joy filled the room as we ran around, shook hands and kissed cheeks.

They were wonderful days , my wife and I have tried to continue that tradition with our family too. After all, that’s what life is about love and connection.

So for my mom and grand parents and to all of your loved ones too that have passed. Looking back with your heart and remembering is always a good thing to do on the night .  So, this year as we come even closer to ushering in the New Year remember to bring your loved ones and friends forward with you 🙂 Take them with you in your heart. They are still with us.:)

Guy Lombardo Tribute.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=aHKCPorcBvk

Guy Lombardo’ s last News Years Eve celebration back in 1977.

This was what was on back in the day. It is very different than what is on the tv now.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=pL60HdslvOk

Epic Auld Lang Dune

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Q-ncPPArxEk

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ

God Bless You,

Danny

Two weekends ago part 2 with two awesome friends.

27 Saturday Dec 2014

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Well, where to start? I guess where I left off on my writing on December 22 nd.

On  Friday  Dec 12 my wife and I along with  our two youngest children boarded a bus for the Big Apple . We rolled into China town NY where we were greeted by our friend P who helped collect our luggage and my transport chair. Our friends from my writing on DEC 22 are now living in Manhattan. P told us that H was home getting dinner prepared for us, that it would be a quiet night . They felt I would be tired and needed the rest. And, I did. It was nice just being with them , breaking bread and talking. It was a special time. They said that we should get some rest because they had a busy day planned for us on Saturday. P said that they had hired a car for the day to take us around so that I / We could enjoy the visit.

Well, Saturday morning came and we woke to the smell of pancakes and coffee. H. was doing her morning prayer and P had done them and was going to run the East river I guess it was. Breakfast ended and we showered got ready and off we went as we exited their building we saw the limo  waiting. I / WE were overwhelmed. You see, they realized what I did not understand. I could no longer do NY in my current physical body. I get tired and phytigued pretty quickly. Stamina is building back slowly. P and H were also concerned about my welfare with the NY crowd they are indeed fast paced, impatient and like many places are not handicapped friendly. I would have been knocked over for sure.

We all got into the car and off we went all over the city. My kids and wife jumped in and out of the car  in China town and H showed the kids how to bartar the prices. Lol.

I was content sitting in the car watching them run around from store to store. P and I just talked, It was great just being with my friend.

You see, my friends from NY when they heard of my illness treated their 4-5 hour car trip from NY to see me here like no big deal. They have bent over backwards to be a light in our life. P would come up alone and take me out to lunch. He just sat with me to allow me to talk. He and H. are angels to us a gift from God. Amen.

We had lunch at a beautiful restaurant and then off to F.A.O Swartz to check it out . My kids  wanted to see and play their huge foot piano from the movie Big with Tom Hanks 🙂 .

P. Pushed me everywhere in my transport chair, we went to the Empire State Building and had a wonderful time.

We went after that to probably one of the finest steak  houses that I had ever been to and had dinner there as well. Next we were off to see a Night on the town a wonderful play on Broadway. It was very good, I told my family when we got home the set, the sound and the lighting tricked the mind you felt like you were watching a television show it was so clear on stage.

Finally back to the car and we made our way to Times Square . It was packed beyond belief we got out and I got into the transport chair and off we went into the crush of people to see the tree in Rockefeller Center. I had H in front of me, with her hand pulling my transport chair meanwhile P was behind my chair pushing and protecting , me , my wife was to my side as were my kids. H. Yelled, hold your bags to my wife and girls this is what they want, they’ll rob you.  With that my wife heard a noise and turned around. A young lady was almost robbed and turned around and pushed a man onto the concrete.

Perhaps H’ s yell and warning to my wife and daughters to watch out for pick pocketers  helped to heighten the young lady behind my wife’s awareness just in the nick of time to keep her from being robbed.  Only God knows.

We headed home and relaxed.H and P’ s home was beautiful like them, stylish not over done or fussy. They have a beautiful city view and you look at the new freedom tower.

The next morning Sunday we woke up Helen made breakfast once again and we were off to their home parish where P. serves as a Deacon. It is a beautiful old church. The mass was beautiful and I met a couple of the women who were praying for me during my battle so how cool is that! I got to hug them and thank them. 🙂

We then went to little Italy for lunch which was amazing and before we knew it we were getting on the bus bound for Boston.

I will conclude my writing on this soon.

The song below may feel heavy but it is not to me. It touches my heart and soul on different levels. Based on my diagnosis 3 years ago it was pretty much expected for me to leave this world. But praise God on Christmas night I drove over to Arlington with my wife and kids In my new, used giloppy 🙂  It was wonderful to drive, it was even better to see my dad and family. Another Christmas  Miracle. God’s doing it his way. Amen.

We are so grateful to God for our lives, family, and friends and thankyou for all of your prayers.

And, thankyou P and H for the hospitality and sacrafice in so many ways afforded us during our NY visit.

Michael W. Smith

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=I2uIIJathUI

God Bless You,

Danny

 

CHRIST THE CHILD KING. Merry Christmas All.

25 Thursday Dec 2014

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Merry Christmas 🙂

May God Bless You always and may all your Christmas prayers be answered quickly AMEN. 🙂

07.O holy night – Trans-Siberian Orchestra with Michael Crawford from Phantom of the opera.   AmAzing !!!

Hope was born this night

This day Christ was born.

This day Christ was born, by William Byrd (ca.1540-1623)

What Child is This – Lindsey Stirling

Bing Crosby & David Bowie – The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Live At The Helix In Dublin…

 

God Bless You,

Danny

two weekends ago. a story of love part one with two awesome friends.

22 Monday Dec 2014

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Two weekends ago my wife, myself and two of my four children journeyed to New York City to visits very dear friends.

I began writing about H and P a few writing ago and this is the song I used,

The carpenters Merry Christmas Darling

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=lV5ENWOQ6d8

My wife and I met our friends over 20 years ago and they are part of our foundation of faith. We met through our parish school and our families became friendly. Cook outs birthday parties for our kids etc. They were the most open armed people I had ever met. They were helping everybody all the time. Nothing was a big deal. They both worked together in a health care related business they co-founded with partners and grew it into a huge business and had I believe 15 offices and hundreds of employee’s.

I do not know all the facts of what happened to their business it was on the new york stock exchange too, if memory serves me. The laws in their industry regarding in home health providers changed drastically and they were not being compensated for services rendered to the patients they were helping. They fought in court I believe and in the meantime they felt an obligation to take care of their patients and employees so they guaranteed the company financially. That way the elderly and handicapped as well as their employees would be taken care of during the court process.

Well, the courts ruled and the new law stood. They were losing everything . But were they really ?  Absolutely not!

It was a painful and sad time for them their kids and all of their friends our hearts were broken as well. They had some friends who were there still and others that dissapeared too. Similar to my cancer situation.

But you see, God had something better in store. I will get to that shortly.

 

We watched their family home get taken apart, their home was sold and they found a new home that was in their new budget that was beautiful. It was even more beautiful because of them and the Spirit of God that resides with them.

At their old home back in that day they would host family parties for many families. Their Christmas parties were among the most beautiful that I had ever seen.

People were not drinking to access their could be 100 people there and it still felt warm. Their home was large and had a beautiful Christmas tree at least 15 foot tall. They were part of the Arts so their friends were there with equipment ,microphones and were singing.  The 3 sisters that would come would sing that Karen Carpenter song ” Merry Christmas Darling “,  and it was so beautiful. The whole group that was there were family based and many where from our church.

We often remember those gatherings so fondly.

It was at their home back in the summer of 1999 that my wife, myself and children were invited to an impromptu back yard cookout.

So, we were sitting there at the table on the deck, the kids were in the pool and another couple came in L and V. and joined us. During that time I said hey what’s that retreat thing you guys mentioned before? Within moments one of my friends L took off and returned with an application for Cursillo an incredible retreat encounter at a center in Methuen Ma . ST. Basils. My wife and I lived our Cursillo in Oct and Nov of that year. It was life changing.

You see, our friends H and P had heavy rain fall in their lives. They lived through what could have been a devastating loss, but it wasn’t. Because God’s got them. And they ADORE HIM.

Furthermore, P being a guy like me had feelings I am sure like I did, with this cancer that he too felt like he had failed his family. But you know, he never failed them nor did  his wife H. When the laws changed, they protected their patients and employees until they had given all they had.  P. and S. began the climb back up the mountain to see the sun again together. During this difficult time they displayed such courage. They grew their faith together and sponsored many for the retreat center. They represent Jesus Christ in action to so many. H. Started cleaning homes and became a real estate broker too. P  got a new  job in a medical field and if that were not enough  P then applied and was excepted into the deaconate and was vetted through the very difficult process of becoming a Roman Catholic Deacon. It was I believe a 5 year process. My wife and I were honored to attend p’s ordination at the Cathedral in Boston. The deaconate training was very tough and his wife H was part of the process too. But they shined as a couple and were excepted to serve God in this ministry. They see Victory and live it through God !

I will continue with this soon beautiful story  🙂  It gets ever better 🙂 Praise God !

 

To P and H  Love D and J 🙂

I Will Be Your Friend by Michael W. Smith

God bless you,

Danny

Blessed Are We.

19 Friday Dec 2014

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I have stated many times on this blog just how Blessed I am in my home. My wife and I have had horrible things hearled our way during this life together but the power of God see’s us through. Do we like it ? Nope.  Has it helped us? Yes.

I have an incredible family, from my great grand parents to everyone in my life today. Are they perfect ? Nope.  But they are perfect in their imperfection. 

They love, they cry, they feel for others, they pray for everyone they are beautiful people. Amen.

I have many friends who are truely like family to us here , they always have been.

You know, when I was diagnosed with the terminal cancer 2.9 years ago or so, We received phone calls left and right for offers of assistance in so many different ways.

One call was to find out if we needed help with insurance and hospital expenses our friends  were here for us. They were sincere in their offer too.

We did not want to accept help, we wanted to do as we always had done and manage things on our own. You know, when your younger and starting out and your mom and dad says hey kids I want to try and help you out when they see a need then you are more apt to accept it. My parents did that over the years, they were always the best, my dad is still here and he is my hero. 🙂

But when you receive an offer from friends it is easy to say no. Because we know their lives and expenses etc. I also worked from a position of pride in this situation. I was the master of my ship, I was the fixer, the doer for many. I was not the one who was on the rocks in my mind , but in reality Cancer pushed me up onto them in a profound way ! Denial would not work for me in this situation.

Guess what. I was on the rocks thanks to life. The same friends who offered to help with insurance and medical cost when they found out that our insurance was good thanks to my wifes employer they prayed on it and sent a check to help us anyway. Their was a lovely note saying that they wanted us to pray on their gift and to please accept this offering. You see they are prayerful people as are we. But they are also humans so they knew who I was as a person and how to approach our situation and need. They allowed us our pride in this situation.  They explained that God called them to do this. That they were giving part of their….Tithe  to us during that time.

tithe
tīT͟H/
noun
  1. 1.
    one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy.
verb
  1. 1.
    pay or give as a tithe.
    “he tithes 10 percent of his income to the church”
    to my family to help us along our journey. We held that check for a bit before its deposit. You see, God saw the need and called our friends to respond. They did not do it for fame or bragging rights. They did it because they loved us. They were Jesus to us in that moment and always for that matter. My wife handles the finances now and believe you me she has stretched every penny to its limit and without the assistance from our family, dear friends, and many others almost 3 years ago, I would not be sitting in this home typing this blog right now. The wolves are held at bay. Praise God . Amen! Our families and friends are Miracles to us. I pray that we have been a blessing to others as well. Lord knows, we have tried. 🙂
    Thank you dear family, friends and church members. We love you . 🙂
    My wife and I know we have a ways to go with my healing and finances and thats fine I am grateful to God that I am still walking my life journey with her and that we are not seperated by death . Amen ! So, I am trying to get act two going. 🙂 lol
    This song is  for all of our dear family and friends.
    God Bless You All,  Danny and family

    Carol King. – You’ve Got A Friend

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