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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

God Bless You. Danny  🙂

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.

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

Seeing her for the first time again.

 

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

Gift of The Holy Spirit HOW BLESSED ARE WE.

19 Wednesday Nov 2014

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In continuance of the subject gifts of the Holy Spirit, I have been wanting to speak more personally of my observations of the medical profession. The ones  that I have witnessed.

When we take a step back and really look at what God has selected for their life’s calling and what they have to do everyday it is astounding. They are after all only people like us but with a different and special gift.

For us non medical professionals just think of the personal nature of what they have to do to care for us  in our lives. For a doctor meeting a patient and 5 minutes later they are conducting a physical on a stranger. For the person in the blood lab trying to find the vein of a patient with small veins due to treatment all the while saying sorry like it’s their fault.

There are times when I could see their pain as they were preparing me for my awake brain surgery/ biopsy. Can you imagine being a surgeon and standing at the foot  of a patient’s bed that you have  just met. And then having to say sorry to that patient as you drill a hole in their head and then saying sorry you are going to feel a very sharp pain behind your eye as they pushed the probe into My brain to the tumors location.

That’s what happened to me at  The Lahey Clinic.

That’s is what I call a display of bravery born out of brotherly love. A supreme gift of God through the Holy Spirit. They were given the mental capacity to learn and understand the complexity of the science necessary and the wisdom necessary to discern what treatment protocol may be best for our anatomy and cancer in order to  aide their patient.  And, while they are trying to decide what protocol to use you can bet The Holy Spirit of GOD IS assisting in this process.These beautiful people are blessed with steady hands, healing hands of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Beyond that they need to be able to keep their emotions in check. They need to be personal without being too personal for their own psychological protection. You know a doctor or any medical staff dealing with life and  death situations can feel very responsible when a patient passes. My mom’s family doctor was her primary for over 30 years, I know that her passing effected him but I also know that she trusted and loved her doctor. He knew that too.

I have gone to my physical therapist many times and during the treatment thought to myself , God I could not do this. The  therapist stretches my left side out all the time and over the period of my healing has had to stretch out the muscles and joints in order to bring my body back as closely  to its original state.

I think as a patient the most important thing that we can do is to thank  anyone who is helping us and serving us and to validate what they are and have done and are doing for us.

There is an old saying a person in the medical practice  is only practicing medicine. I believe that . I do not mean that in a derogatory way.

Doctors and people in the medical field are human and are not God, and mistakes and human error can happen.

I know first hand that things can happen medically that are simply out of our and our doctors control. I learned that over 25 years ago when I lost my son Brad Michael. Brad had the best medical care possible. Despite that fact, it was 14 days of the most painful and yet beautiful days of my life. The doctors were very kind and comforted us. The day after my son passed we were notified by my doctor of a article that had come out the  day after he passed in the journal of medicine warning of a certain type of suctioning  that could cause cardiac arrest and death. Well, that is what happened to my son. It was not there fault it was a cruel twist of life.

My wife and my response at that time was simple, we saw them in action , all the medical staff at my son’s bed space loving him and supporting us. The doctor on more that one occasion put his arm around us as we walked down the hallway to a private room to discuss his case.

So, when we found out about this article we thanked them and said we do not blame you, you are not responsible. You see, they are not God.

My son’s illness and passing was not God’s original desire for us. Original sin caused this world’s imperfection. So, this is the world and state of living that we have as our lives.

But, you know what? God used our son and his situation for his purpose and our  good. Out of the 5 children that my wife and I have had Brad changed all of our lives here at my home in a profound way the most He brought both my wife and my life’s journey to find God to a new level. Did we want this situation in our lives ? No way. But we are better and stronger for it, that is for sure. It has prepared us for anything that could  happen, including my brain cancer. God’s here, Brad’s watching over my family . So thanks to Boston Children Hospital for your fine care of our son so long ago.

This is a new singer that I found through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, of course! 🙂

Julie sings the psalms and many healings from Jesus have occurred to people who listen to it. So it has been said, so think positive and we will see 🙂

It is the time of Miracles !  Amen.

 

Please pray for all the sick, AND PLEASE PRAY FOR ISRAEL. AMEN.

 

Julie Meyer beyond tomorrow’s

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Pdz5xUqVNk8&list=PLmuFPDUjulVDESvIlpFQRcN50Y8FSiMYk

Julie Meyer praise and worship. Excellent.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=WyMG7SEQFcQ 

 

 

God Bless You All,

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.

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.

 

 

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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12 Wednesday Nov 2014

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Prayers For Maria,

In this life and during our journeys we meet so many people. My family has been Blessed with meeting Maria. Like us all she too has had her own lifes struggles.

Maria, is currently laying in the IC unit in a Boston area hospital in the fight for her life. With pneumonia and a heavy infection. Her organs are apparently failing now as well.

So please pray for her healing and if it is God’s will that he take her to himself. Please pray for her children and the entire family they are all so wonderful.

 

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, Psalm and Prayer for the Sick (HD)

In Christs name,

Danny