During the last few months many things have happened in my life, I might say around my life! Many dear people have been through very hard times, and by God’s grace I could be with them.
Let me tell you some of their stories and how they have affected me.
A friend’s wife died before she had a surgery and left him two kids; My oldest sister Monica, (a godly woman that I respect and love very much) was diagnosed with severe endometriosis that caused infertility; One of the shoe shiners was hit and lost his left eye; other friend’s mom was diagnosed with Cancer and gave her only six months to live; Other friend had to take to his child to hospital because he had a small accident and left the tip of his finger.
I saw pain and grief; life can change in the blink of an eye for good or bad. I had and will continue to face hard things in my life as well all the time, but that it doesn’t matter how they come to be that way but what matters is how I will react when those moments arrive, and what should I do with the time that is given me to live those moments, because God let that happened.
All those situations had one thing in common, JESUS! Like I said before my friends cried and grief but also they pray and at the end they gave thanks to God, can you imagine that! They praise the Lord because they knew God was in the midst of what was going on.
Today, I was sleeping and heard my sister cry because she is in so much pain, and minutes later I heard both Monica and Cesar (her husband) singing:” blessed be the name of the Lord blessed be His glorious name, you give and take away, my heart will choose to say blessed be your name.”
Today I sang and hope I will learn to say those exact words, I pray that I will learn to choose Him above everything!
Thank be to our God for situations we don’t expect because he is always there with us and the Glory is for him forever and ever, AMEN!
"Though the fig tree does not bud and t
here are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails and the fields
produce no food, though there are no
sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls
yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.
For the director of music.
On my stringed instruments.
Habakkuk 3:17-19
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i love that verse. it is so great to hear from you, dani!
Don't you love the different ways that God speaks to his children? I love the song. I love the verse. God is so beautiful! And so are you! Love you!
Hey Danielle,
It is good to catch up with you through your blog. Thank you for reminding me of the song. It brings to mind experiences in London and in Rio, and I am glad to remember it today, to be reminded to bless the name of the Lord whatever the circumstances may be, whether difficult or not. God's grace and peace be with you and to all those dear to you.
I am still in Birmingham, AL, living in a new house now at school. I've been offered a full time teaching position for next year--10th grade in addition to 8th--and I will still be coaching and house parenting. I hope to finish my M.A. this summer.
Blessings to you.
Querida! It is a JOY to hear your voice in my mind as I read your lovely insights. (Thank you for getting a blog!) Your family is an inspiration. I still hope to meet them one day.
It's so good to hear you talking about grace, too... how tender and how tremendous His love is for you. In the blessings, and on the road marked with suffering.
I pray for you, querida, and today I'm remembering sitting on the hillside in Cinque Terre with you, writing new verses to our song.
love, kate.
Danny!!!
Estoy muy feliz de compartir contigo hoy tus cumpleaños..............¡felicidades!!!! (ya estas viejita.........mentira)
Y además de celebrar tu compañía con nosotros podemos celebrar que hay un Dios único y personal que trascendió el Universo y sus confines para llegar a tu vida y revelar su verdad, una verdad que está llena de gloria como Él, y una verdad que nuevamente te llevará a Su presencia. Gracias a nuestro Padre por Jesús, que alegra tus días aquí en la Tierra.¡Feliz cumple Sanielita!
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