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Love so big, from God.

26 Wednesday Nov 2014

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The most beautiful thing that God gave us as human beings in my estimation is the ability to love. With the ability to love we then are able to have compassion for one another. We feel the loss of something and understand its value in our lives. With love we rejoice and cry. Yet where in the body is love found on a scan? 

No, in my thought process love is an emotion that is as far as I am concerned comes straight from God through the Holy Spirit. The brain may process thoughts etc but to me the act of loving is not a brain controlled thing.

 

Happy Thanksgiving 🙂  Enjoy.

 

What life is all about , God’s greatest gift to us all. Validate your love for one another always.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZPqfSM3XIo

Thank You Lord For Your Blessings On Me

THE BEST THANKSGIVING SONG EVER – THE POWER OF GRATITUDE, PRAISE, WORSHIP, ADORATION, APPRECIATION

 

God Bless You . Danny

Heaven, Are You Ready ?

25 Tuesday Nov 2014

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Watch the following video.It is awesome.

Doctors and people wonder how I can be here and feel so well. I am peaceful with hope and love bubbling out.  I am living my Miracle !  Are You living yours ? God gave me such peace as I said to my doctor and wife today, I was not afraid to die, After diagnosis I just wanted to sleep and be with God. But, that is not what God desired for me. There is work to be done, eyes to be opened and people brought into the reality of the kingdom of God.

So, I press on to a new tomorrow filled with hope and possibilities as I wait to see what God has in store for my act two. 🙂

Please listen to the following words and feel your mind, body ,Spirit rejoice .

Yes, I am a Roman Catholic. But God is with All of us  and manifests himself through us all to help eachother Amen.

What a beautiful message this is Amen 🙂

Heaven: A New Message from Billy Graham

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus w/ lyrics

 

Will of God Will Not Take You Where the Grace of God Will Not Protect You


The Will of God will Not take You Where the Grace of God Will Not Protect You

by Darci Escandon

The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you

Psalm 91:

“1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare of the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I am trusting him. 3 For He will rescue you from every trap and protect you from the fatal plague. 4 He will shield youwith His wings. He will shelter you with His feathers. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. 5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,nor fear the dangers of the day, 6 nor dread the plague that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7 Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. 8 But you will see it with your eyes; you will see how the wicked are punished. 9 If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, 10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your dwelling.11 For He orders His angels to protect you wherever you go. 12 They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone. 13 You will trample down lions and poisonous snakes; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet! 14 The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love Me. I will protect those who trust in My name. 15 When they call on Me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue them and honor them. 16I will satisfy them with a long life and give them my salvation.”

 

God is with you always. He loves you and is your protection. There is no where you can go where He can’t find you. He is everywhere. Seek him out…search for him with your heart. Be encouraged in the fact that He wants that relationship with you and forgives you for your sins. Start today, from this moment forward, as a new day. Today is filled with new opportunities and experiences. He will protect you! Praise His glorious name for His faithfulness and forgiveness!!! Amen

 

~de

 

God Bless You,

Danny

 

FLYING HIGH NOW :)

24 Monday Nov 2014

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Went Dana Farber today for a scan  Still clear. Praise God. Still healing as well . Dr. very pleased .

This summs up my feeling and my brides too 🙂 LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NubH5BDOaD8

God Bless You. Danny  🙂

Angels among us.

23 Sunday Nov 2014

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I would like to touch on a subject that is very near and dear to me. I have always been very effected even as a young child when I saw a special needs child. When I was very  young I would see them here and there while out with my parents. My mom said that when a person had a handicapped child in her day that the child did not regularly go out. Almost like it was a shameful thing. Well as I got older and was high school age I met 3 kids that were high functioning Down syndrome. I watched them at first from afar as I got a little more secure with how to interact . I would make attempts to just say hi as I passed :them in the hall. At first they looked but did not respond.

I do not blame them because they were taunted by some of the kids and made fun of. Over a period of time I got them to trust me and we got to talking in the cafeteria and we made small talk. For me it was about the connection. I had a teacher named Mr. Myerow who used to shoo kids away from them if they were being teased. He was so thrilled to see these amazing kids being acknowledged as being loveable and having value. And, they truely did.

SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Q__bpfOZaR4

My biggest heartache as I graduated was that they would be okay after I was gone. I ran into one 15 or so years later when my business was called to work in his home. Duggie now works at the school and was still in a high school routine taking the bus with all the kids and coming home after school the same way. He recognized me as I reminded him who I was and it was a very special moment.

The years kept rolling on and my eldest brother and his lovely wife had their 3rd child , a son. My nephew S. The Earl of Alpine as I call him was here on the Earth. Everything appeared well and at the age of around 3 he began taking seizures. It was a horrible time for my entire family network. My nephews greatest gift is his family. His mom,dad,two sisters and grandmother who are with him constantly. Not to mention all of his aunt’s, uncles and cousins and his grandfather. God could not have given S better parents who could cope with raising him with his special needs and his special requirements. My brother and his wife N were able to do it because they have a sturdy foundation of faith from their mom’s and dads and continued to grow that foundation of faith by their desire to serve God.They are both God Strong and when people would say to my  brother oh, what a cross to bare that you have  been given to  bare he would  tell them that his son S was the best gift that  they ever had received.

There are angels among us.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=3HbCI-cqGvQ

S. is the heart of our entire family all 40  so of us. We have laughed and cried more because of him and because of his situation everyone of us is a better more loving person.

S brought a personal face to what being special is all about. My whole family witnessed what true sacrafice is by watching my brother,sister in law and nieces raise S together.

S was raised so regardless of what people thought about his limitations he was like everyone else and he was accountable. He did not get a pass for bad behavior, he did not get a pass for talking back. He knows Jesus Christ and believe me, Jesus loves him. As a matter of fact S does the Holy Rosary with his mom and dad. 🙂

My brother and sister in law were amazing as  were their daughters in pulling the wagons in around him and walking in step to make him the best most  secure person that they could make him.

Well, S is not a spoiled developmentally autistic child that he could be. S is love, everyone loves him , he is an angel. This guy is now I believe 23 and has been through heck and back with health issues and is currently in a Boston area hospital with the emergence of diabetes. So please say a prayer for him as they adjust his life once again for another restriction.

 

During my writing  for the church that I did through the Holy Spirit 5 or so years ago I wrote that the handicapped and special needs children are special gifts from God. They have highly evolved Spirits and are teachers to us.

We learn what true love is, what true sacrafice is and they are angels. I consider S as one my most favorite people in this world.

S is love, S is kindness, S is compassionate, S does not see a handicap he does not judge. S and other people like him are really what God calls us to be.

S is a special Olympian as well.

S has a lovely girlfriend that he has had for years. K and they show us how beautiful love , and caring is. What being supportive of one a other is. It’s not a sex thing. It’s a love thing.

The saddest  thing about S and K ‘s lives and those special like them is that they are truely the forgotten in society. They are the poor crosses to bare for their families. Thank God we do not see it that way.

My brother has even tried to get him a little something to do for him at places including church and there is nothing available. S goes to a program and he is bright and so good . I am honored to have him in my life. Thank you GOD. He has been multiple bricks in my foundation. When I came down with cancer, S did not see a cancer patient who was looking bad,  he saw his uncle Danny. He smiled and showed compassion to me he then began doing everything I needed and he never complained once. He just smiles and runs back and forth. He is my buddy an angel.

My mom always said she had 13 grandchildren and S was the only one she was sure was going to go to Heaven.

You know, God said the last shall be first and in this society. S and his friends like him are the last. But their  LOVE and goodness put them 1st in my book and I am sure God’s too.

God bless you buddy and K too. 🙂

Love your favorite Uncle, Danny

P.S.,

Remember, we never know when God will send us an Angel to teach us, challenge us or to see how we respond to them or their needs.

WHAT WE DO FOR OTHERS , WE DO FOR CHRIST.

WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE AMEN.

P.S.S,

 

SORRY FOR TYPO’ s, no energy left to correct.

 

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

DANNY

Alabama. Angels Among Us. 

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

 

Following Your Heart. There Is Love

22 Saturday Nov 2014

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Life is easier when we follow our hearts. Love takes on different shapes in our lives. Some of the acts of love are a little more challenging. For example loving a baby who is crying is easier that loving a person who has harmed you.

Its like loving your spouse and saying I do at the alter and 28 years later be responsible for taking care of him through his cancer battle. Plus working, running the house and manageing the kids. That’s my wifes story.

But love goes deep and finds its footing when times get challenging. The love that manifests it self is a more vigerous love. A love of hope. A love that does not fail. I say this once again, no one in marriage is perfect because we are human. But with Christ in the center of our marriages it turns our marriages into something not of this world. We become perfect in our imperfections. We can put down our pride and apologize when need be and continue along our paths.

I was lead to this today after I began this writing and it is once again God in action a beautiful teaching for us guy’s on marriage and I imagine some women too. Awesome .

God’s Glory In Marriage | Paul Washer, John Piper, & Voddie Baucham

 

For my daughter and my God daughter who are engaged to wed. God Bless you both love, Me  🙂

The wedding song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZbhrO4IEtI

This is how I feel ever day and my wife calls me a brat !!  lol  xo 🙂

Seeing her for the first time again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqebEymqFS8

 

God Bless You All.

Danny

Living Vibrantly And Being Reminded

21 Friday Nov 2014

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I saw this amazing teaching of FR. Leo Clifford and it was so spot on with life and what awaits us when we are called to God. The link is down below.
The beauty of the pure love that God has for us is something that I know is bigger than we could ever imagine.
How do I know?
It’s quite easy for me to explain, I felt this love on a couple of different occasions in my life and the joy was more that I could handle. My heart exploded and I got a glimpse of what the love of God is.
God’s love supersedes our understanding . So many beautiful things that we experience in this life are beautiful. But none of my life’s experiences have come even close to that level of total love that I have felt in those brief encounters.
One of the times that this experience happened to me was during confession and spiritual direction a few years back. I was crying from the overwhelming joy of love that God poured through me. Fr. Said it was a gift to me from God on my journey to let me know he is pleased.
The bottom Line is this. Fr. Said it is a glimpse of what Heaven would be like with Jesus Christ/ God.
My response as I attempted to compose myself and sit up straight was, I cannot handle this love then.  Fr. R looked at me with a questioned look on his face . I just said it is too much for me to handle. Too much beauty.
I have said that I would always be honest about what I write here on this blog because it is not all me.Its happening to me and I am merely relaying my journey here.
God does not want me to experience one thing more here in this life than he does for you . We are all the same in his eyes. Ask, and you shall receive.
Why I had the feeling that I could not handle the love of Heaven at that time in confession has been thought about many times through prayer since the 1st event happened.
This is my opinion on this  matter,
I am a sinner in ways that I am sure that I am unaware of . When God calls me I will still be unworthy to be in his presence . I do believe we need to go to purgatory in order to be purified before we arrive in Heaven. I guess the amount of time we spend there will depend on how we lived our lives here.
Some may not believe that and that’s okay. I can only speak for myself. I know on my best day I am not worthy. I am not beating myself up I am just being truthful and honest. Amen.
Fr. Leo Clifford

We Wait For You (Shekinah Glory) & Lyrics (Shekinah is God.)

 

Psalm 42 versers 7-9
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. 8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me– a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning,oppressed by the enemy?”

<< Psalms 42:6Psalm 42:7-9
This scripture in my opion said this,
The trials of this life roar at me I acknowledge that The Lord who is my rock is with me on this journey and guides me in the day as I toil. At night time when I have a worried mind he comforts me and soothes me with the music of his word. When we are at our weekest ( When we are tired) is when the evil decides I will get them upset and make them worry. We can’t sleep and are thinking God why aren’t you stopping him from this crap ?
Why must I be oppressed.
The answer in my opinion is this. pray,pray,pray talk from the heart and you will see the effect. Peace pours down through the mercy seat and we are washed by the healing blood of Christ. Nothing can bother you too much when we put ourselves in front of the one who created all. This is the world that we have as a result of sin. So, these challenges are part of of our daily journey.
God Bless You,
Danny

IS FAITH JUST SOMETHING WE TURN ON ? NO, WE NEED TO LIVE IT.

20 Thursday Nov 2014

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I had a great day today Wednesday , I awoke up bright and early this morning the house came alive with each family member getting up, getting ready and running out the door. I was here and began my laid back routine, the one I complain  about constantly since I got sick.

I have found peace with my life because it is slowly getting better and more normal. Another important thing is that I have purpose, I am  not doing my business work that I was so accustomed to at this moment. But I have every intention to getting the creative juices flowing once again.

In the meantime I have this blog that I am working on and speaking with friends who have their own victories in progress fighting there illnesses!!

Another thing that is important to remember is this,

We need to be grateful in this moment,  there will never be another moment  exactly the same to come again. You will never breathe the breath that you just expelled again so enjoy every single moment.

One of my new milestones that I mentioned a few day ago was that I received my drivers permit in the mail a few weeks ago and have now driven with two of my kids thus far. They both say dad it’s like you never stopped driving. I had no fear and it is my next step back into a regular life where I can do more of what I want to do what God wants me to do and what I need to do.  I will go for a road test at some point. When the time is right.

The driving test will go something like this !  Lol

If anyone has a convertible , an egg and some groovy music , it will be so cool.

 

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qjoiUHFih3Y 

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=kjAPRZgOMrQhttp://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jElVDJ2iV8c

What a wonderful experience being 16 1/2 again LOL and driving on a permit 🙂 the first time I drove was with my dad that was 36 years ago.

Now my kids are taking me in their cars. How awesome!! My daughter was telling her fiance today guess what ? My dad drove me home today she is so happy. My son let me drive his new car. They are so great 🙂

 

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DGSXaDr4JV8

Finally me being new to the road does this following link Sum up a guy’s feelings on women drivers . Lol also do guys rule and girls drool still. Just wondering 🙂

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=cMnM0ddiAqA 

So yes, it’s a beautiful life 🙂

God Bless You,

Danny

Whats Love Got To Do With It ? Everything !

17 Monday Nov 2014

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Today despite the weather and the fact that my wife and I had to attend a funeral it was a was beautiful day. The reason I say that is because we are alive in this moment to witness and help others and because more importantly the so called funeral that we attended is looked at us by my family and Maria’s family as a victory through Christ.

So, We atteneded today a beautiful mass of celebration of her life at Maria’s home parish of the Immaculate Conception Church in Everett Ma.

We were born to love and serve oneanother.

There was a beautiful song that Maria had told one of the singers time and time again that she wanted to be played at her funeral. She reminded the singer a short while back again . And they laughed. Well, who knew that today that would happen and the song would be sung.

I will try and find out the song, I found this one that sounds similar in the lyrics but is faster and a different beat. But beautiful anyway.

Wrap Me in Your Arms

After the mass of celebration for Maria, the family invited us all to a gathering. I met my sister in law at the table. My wife was busy getting me water etc. My sister arrived and there were still 4 or 5  empty seats at our table. I am always interested in seeing who God sits with us. He does things with purpose. Well,  it was not long before a very kind gentleman approached and announced who he was and asked if they could join us at our table. We began to speak and I realized that they were connected to the full table of people  beside us.

I had already said hello to that table and they were from the Friday night prayer group that Maria attended. We had such a beautiful sharing. You see, we all knew other people that are connected from different parishes etc. We are all connected. As we got up to leave, we were all so happy with our sence of community and fellowship in Christ. It is a very special gift to us . Maria had that so her life was one to be celebrated. Amen.

I said to one of the lovely women as we hugged. God is behind this gathering so that we could meet and it is a Miracle how God gets these things done.

Yes , so we will miss the presence of Maria in our daily lives but she is watching over everyone now waiting for her family and friends to join her .

Beautiful Things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1spkhp41ig4

God Bless You,

Danny

A Quiet Day.

14 Friday Nov 2014

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After Wednesday’s events involving the loss of Maria I woke up and was thinking very reflectively on life. I spent yesterday in prayer and quiet thought.

As I have always said, it is not normal in my mind that a parent should lose their child and in Maria’s case that her kids lost their mom. I feel badly for her family and I feel badly for her children and siblings as well. They are a involved and loving family always helping one another .

This situation has just served as a reminder again of how fragile life really is.

May You Be Blessed by Kate Nowak

This morning as I showered I again offered it up as a reminder of my baptismal waters and continued my prayer. After I got out of the shower I was looking at a painting done by a friend for me back 10 or so years ago and it is beautiful. I studied it as I stood there and thought to myself, each brushstroke on the wall is insignificant on its own but all of the paint strokes together create a work of beauty,

That is the way that we need to address our lives. Some of the brush strokes on my canvas are dark and strained but without those heavier strokes the softer ones would not be noticeable.

When my lifes painting is completed It would be my deepest hope that people will look at it as a beautiful attempt at humanity and love. A painting that helped people who were part of the brush strokes of my life. Amen !

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

On Day Star( a christian cable station)  look it up 🙂     This  program is called Relections. Just beautiful.

I use this for prayer and it is very peaceful.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Bb64v-XXI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp2BXcXBJjA

 

God Bless You !

Danny

 

 

Running the race to the finish, Maria.

12 Wednesday Nov 2014

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Today I wanted to thank you for the prayers for Maria. Please keep them going. 

I received a communication  on Wednesday afternoon to please pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for Maria. I said absolutely, what an honor.

I received word that Maria passed this evening Wednesday @5:30 p.m. surrounded by her family. She is with the Lord. Amen.

Maria and my family are related through marriage. As I said in my blog requesting prayers earlier today Maria was a very good person. She was human and had some real struggles. But she was real. She had a large heart that wanted everything to be perfect but her lifes struggles made that difficult. Maria was a mother of two wonderful kids and loved her family.

You know, my mom use to say all the time that we are alway’s toughest on those that we are closest to. We know somewhere inside that we trust that they will take it. That does not mean that it is right to be difficult with those that we love but thats what we do as humans because we are all imperfect from birth. We are called to learn, grow and love here. it is a life long process.

What I find as I am getting older and seeing these situations around me is this, I think some people are so big hearted that they cannot deal with life, its almost too painful. The highs of life give way to the lows of life and that fact can become devestating to them emotionally. When this happens they fall into a depression and other things that they think will help to stop the pain. She had a beautiful family and upbringing with tons of support from her family and church every inch of the way. God had angels in her life daily. As he does in ours. Maria had a great smile and great laugh. We shared some good laughs over the years.

Her struggle in life effected her family the same as our struggles effect our families.

bottom Line,

She was loved by her family and she loved them all too . And, due to the fact that she came from a family of faith, no matter what she lost due to her illness even with her mindset being what it was , she never lost sight of her God. She loved God. And I know, that he loves her too.

I know that when God greeted her that he saw that she was broken like us and that she was his loving child. When he saw her tears he wiped them away. Her heart was yearning for peace and  awaiting an eternity with our Lord and Savior where all pain is gone. Amen.

I am sure that God is well pleased with her beautiful attempt to please him.

 

English Standard Version

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Please keep Maria’s family in your prayers.   Thank you 🙂

Rest In Peace beautiful Maria. Amen

God Bless You .

Danny

✝ There Will Be A Day ✝ – ( Jeremy Camp )

P.S. Look at the reading of the day. How awesome is our God !!

Verse of the Day

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Colossians 1:13-14 (NIV)

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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