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

Am I a clashing gong ?

10 Saturday Jan 2015

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Isaiah 29:13

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+29%3A13&version=NIV

That scripture was brought to me through prayer and came to me over the last 2or 3 weeks. I found it very powerful.

I was sitting in church 3 or so weeks ago and the mass began and ended. I was so detached from the entire mass. I honestly could not even tell you what the reading and homily were about. When I came across this scripture passage I recognized how true this scripture is

This passage is around 2,000 years old and the words apply to us all who are speaking the good news of God but often are not connected to him in that moment in a meaningful way.

I am convinced that no matter what faith you have or what faith you are raised in we need to be born again personally into the faith and relationship to God that our parents chose for us. Life is a personal journey. Just showing up on Sundays and putting in your weekly 1/2 hour does not make for a healthy personal relationship that will make you one with your God.

Like the day when I was in church a few weeks ago and my mind bounced from one thing to the next, during the entire mass but when mass ended I spoke to my friends about God’s goodness and his love for us. Does this mean that I am a clashing gong as the scripture said? I was speaking of God’s goodness yet was not in that moment mentally connected even during mass .

This question bothered me so much so I prayed a lot on it this is what I came up…

I think our personal relationships and fellowship are an intrical part of our faith. They help us to make and grow our connections with each other and God.

You know, life is short ( here) it seems to be going quickly. I have spent the last over 48 hours with a terrible head and chest cold. I spoke to my sister and said to her that last night I came down from my bedroom and was getting a sip of water and my wife was cleaning out draws etc. She asked if I wanted soup etc and I said no. Then turned and headed back to the bedroom. On my way out of the kitchen I said you know J, my live ended 3 years ago this coming March. It was a truth buried deep inside me that finally found the light. I think father would say that it is a healing to get it out into the open. The words came out, I was not shocked by them, they did not devastate me. They were just there. The truth according to Danny

Billy Joel_ And say it ain’t so.

God Bless You,

Danny

Am I Leaning on Life too Much ?

08 Thursday Jan 2015

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That title seemed a little strange when I got it a while back, as a matter of fact I almost scratched the title idea on more than one occasion. Well it kept coming back to me. My life caught up to the meaning of this title of am I leaning on this life too much? over the last month or so.

I have been trying to figure out what caused my blues lasts week. I am bouncing back and feel better thanks to God. I have been quiet with myself, not talking a whole lot, thinking praying and resting. The title was heaven sent for this exact moment.

I have had a lot going on here , you know life stuff. But I think the root of my problem has most recently been based in the fact that I am relying on my dream of what life would have been. I was expecting life to make me happy. I had such grand illusions most of which were not based in God but of this world. And, you know life has always appeared to me to be pretty darn happy. I have been very blessed nothing is perfect but it has been very beautiful. So, what has changed? By the grace of God I now understand.

Whats been eating me….

Guilt, lots and lots of it.

I have been carrying a whole lot of guilt , survivor guilt, guilt over the fact that I am not working, guilt that I cannot tend to household chores, Guilt that I am still not the physical man that God created me to be. I wrote a couple of blogs ago that I felt like it was a death of a dream for myself, my wife and my kids.

Grand Illusion-Styx [Lyrics]

My illness made me not as capable when my mom and family needed me most.

I have seen many who I was helping who were looking for a Miracle perish from cancer etc and stand at their wakes and funerals knowing that their loved ones are thinking why him and not mom or dad. Why didn’t God save them. There are so many different layers to this.

The bottom line…

I know what people think and I understand and comprehend where they are coming from. My sister took me to a medical appointment around 4 months ago . The medical professional that I was meeting with was sitting behind her desk inputting my medical history and as she entered my personal information. This person was lovely but her personal hurt was on the surface. When she heard my diagnosis and saw how I present she said, why didn’ t God save my parents they were really good. Why should I be spared death in this moment? God only knows. As we left the appointment that day I told my sister today was not about me, it is about her. I am always open to talk to everyone I meet so I understand where they are coming from. I will answer just about any question thrown my way.

I sent an email to her the following day to thank her and to let her know that God did save her mom and dad. They were good prayerful people by her definition. 🙂 So thats my feeling. I have and will continue to tell everyone that I am here for the moment by the grace of God alone. For his reason and eventually I too will be called.

As far as family guilt goes, my family, wife, kids, brothers, sister mom and dad never said one disparaging word about my lack of ability to do and to be there.

I also know that the quilt lies with me. It’s my ego and vision of who I am that needs healing. So, I now have the key to my issue, I need to love myself where I am at and not by the standard that does not exist.

No matter what happens in life we need to bend, change and except truely what the life situation we are in. There have been times where I wanted to scream and throw a fit over the frustration of it all. I thank God for my prayer life, family , and friends . They help to balance my life out.

At my lowest point while laying in my chair and in my bed, I actually told God just take me . I was not being mellow dramatic, I was just tired and resigned to whatever happened to me but this voice in my head said this. Don’t give up. I was at my nieces wedding and it was beautiful. A song was played and my wife took my hand and said c’mon. I left the cane at the table and relied on her to get me to the dance floor. We slow danced for the first time in 3 years. In that moment I felt normal again, her eyes spoke the words in her heart and I felt and saw the beauty in that moment and in my life.

Don’t give up. . I heard those words gently through my brokenness.

We have such hope no matter what’s going on we need to put emotions aside and find God in our situations.

This song came to mind.

JOSH Groban Don’t give up.

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

Happy New Year. :)

01 Thursday Jan 2015

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I hope you had a beautiful New Year’s Eve, My entire family spent our New Years Eve at my nieces/ God child’s A’s wedding to her and her wonderful husband D. The mass was beautiful. 🙂 the reception was a whole lot of fun as well. I thought as I was sitting there at their reception that it is really the one main celebration spoken about in the bible. Where Jesus turns water into wine.

I am no theologian but from the Danny point of view that miracle depicted in the bible to me meant that there marriage would be blessed with the fruit of abundance and gifts from God.

The Holy mass to me is the most important part of the marriage celebration where the couple exchange vows.

I contacted A. And D. The morning of their nuptials and told them that when they married that they were not alone during their journey that God was in the middle with them. It is a beautiful truth. And what GOD puts together no man can separate if they are in fact walking with God.

I was asked to read the second reading during their mass. It was an honour.

The reading that I selected was this one from Corinthians 1

http://christianity.about.com/od/prayersverses/qt/Love-Is-Patient-Love-Is-Kind.htm

It is the marriage of two people and families. I felt very blessed that I was able to see this miracle take place. Yes marriage when done with God and Heaven involved truely makes it a sacramental and Holy union.

So although we have lost some family members over the past years, our family grew larger yet again with D’ s beautiful family. And, I do believe that are dearly departed were all present and watching over us all . Amen.

From my bible ap. Today’s thought and scripture.

Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

What a beautiful way to start out the NEW year. God’s words are alive and are timeless. They are words with the breathe of God for the ages.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=6ypqTBdGdEk

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=A12xjM1-Rx8

God Bless You,

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

Glen Beck where is God ?

26 Friday Dec 2014

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I received this on Christmas Day and thought I would share

It is a good read.

December 25, 2014

A letter from Glenn:
Hello Everyone, In the family torn apart by addiction, in the midst of tragedy, financial ruin, joblessness, loneliness, depression, sickness and any other inevitable heartache life brings, one question is asked more than any other: where is God? The angry, sad, hurt, frustrated heart cries out: How can you just sit there, silently, and do nothing while the world burns? Where are you? It’s an understandable question. Anyone who mocks it or brushes it aside simply has yet to experience the heartache that brings them to their knees and compels their pleading, helpless eyes towards the heavens. But that time will come. It always comes. The old saying goes there’s only two things that are guaranteed in life: death & taxes. I’d like to amend that cliché and add suffering. Who among us has not experienced pain? It is an unrealistic expectation to sail through life without any trial or tribulation. No one in the history of planet earth has ever accomplished this feat, why should we expect to be the first? Pain is an inevitable part of life, therefore we should not take lightly when someone is questioning God’s role in all of this. So how does God factor into all of this? Many are putting God on trial, claiming He’s done nothing, is an absentee father. That’s a heavy indictment. I realize that God is quite capable of fashioning His own defense, nevertheless, please allow me to take a moment and present the alibi. I contend that despite the sadness and pain in the world, He is absolutely there, and He is absolutely doing something. More than just something, something miraculous. It’s Christmas, and lost in all the presents and commercialism it is easy to lose sight of the significance of what the baby Jesus all wrapped up in a manger actually means. The King of the universe, the Creator of all things, the Author of life, the first and the last, actually humbled himself and took on flesh to dwell among us is something to behold. Angels filled the sky singing praises. He was called Immanuel, God with us. Truly a miracle, but that was just the beginning of this story. The angels celebrated the arrival of the baby, but the reason we celebrate thousands of years later has less to do with the birth of the baby and everything to do with the death and resurrection of the man. After rising from the grave, what did Jesus tell His disciples? “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” He is with us always. Jesus promised to leave behind a helper and did so with the Holy Spirt. We don’t need help creating our best lives now, be super happy and never experience pain. No, help was sent to help us complete the job. Before he left, Jesus commissioned us to go, make disciples, and teach them to obey everything I commanded. Everything He commanded. There’s a lot of commands. Visit the orphan & widow in their distress, help the poor and needy, comfort those who mourn, and most importantly love the Lord with all your soul & love others as yourself. See, we’re really good at loving ourselves. We know how to do that one without thinking about it. We’re selfish. We need help to turn our focus around and into a life of service, where others needs are put ahead of our own. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is where God is. In all of us. How does the world know about God? When we love one another, they will see Him. This week at the ranch I saw God.He was at the local food bank, picking up a bag of popcorn balls and bringing joy to others who (just like him) can’t afford every meal. He was wearing a red shirt, red sweat pants, and a homemade Santa beard he had made from yarn. He’s at the food bank every Saturday and has been doing so for 12 years. He is a simple man who knows how to give away pallets of joy as if it just grew on trees. He was doing all of this while taking care of an orphaned child as his own. God IS with us. He is there for the widow. He is there for the orphan. The lonely hearted. The hungry. The tired. The lost. The sick. Nothing? Oh, God has done something amazing. He created you, and me and billions of other human beings, the imperfect agents of His will. Each of us with the opportunity to make it abundantly clear that God is truly with us until the end of the age. We won’t be perfect, but we can give those in the midst of suffering a teeny tiny glimpse of the glory that awaits in the next life. We can prove that God does indeed exist, cares, and is absolutely present in every aspect of every precious life. Be a miracle to someone this Christmas season. God Bless,

Juanita Bynum God is with us.

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

God Bless You,

Danny

BUYING YOUR OWN HYPE ?

23 Tuesday Dec 2014

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You know in life there is always something being hyped up. That if we just had that thing that we would be complete. This happens on a personal level all the time. Me included.

When we go for a job, we try to get the job and we hype up our accomplishments to make us stand out as the obvious choice.

Another aspect of us humans is this aspect. We sometimes in our own personal lives see ourselves in a slightly different way than we really appear to others. We can be too blind and too close to be objective about what we broadcast out to the world.

My question then is this …. Do you believe your own HYPE?

I am always so careful in my present day life not to buy my own hype. I am always trying to look at myself honestly and being authentic in my approach to all of my encounters and endeavours.

I am who I am in this moment because God and life are forging what I am to become. I am a work in progress just as you all are.

I like just being me, in my current situation I am an under dog trying to find out what my new life has for me. No hype left just an opportunity to fight my way back physically which will allow me to find my new life path. I am waiting with such anticipation to see what door may open.

My new life will have a bit of my old life (interior design) and a new path that will be helping people. Helping the ill , talking of hope and God’s victory.

dictionary.reference.com/browse/hype

verb (used with object), hyped, hyping. 1. to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car. 2. to …

When you have almost lost everything, your life and everything material in nature the eyes of your Faith and the Spirit of God will bring us so much power and hope.There is NOTHING that we cannot do. If God is for us, then nothing will stop his plan for us to be successful for his glory . Amen ! 🙂

Ready , 🙂

MY Song 🙂 crank it !

This song states the attitude and where I am at. Thanks be to God ! 🙂

It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life

God Bless You,

Danny

Just Danny Speaks

~ Victory through God

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BUYING YOUR OWN HYPE ?

MY Song 🙂 crank it !

It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life