Yet another poem last night...

..., I report, I wrote - did write! ;)

Sincerely,

Daniel

P.S. I am in Lethbridge now, waiting to meet my parents and brother, God willing, at the bus depot.

Now I am listening to this song:

If I could. I was just, however, reading Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 18, and Romans 2 (three chapters of the Bible I am convinced need to get more air time). I find Ezekiel 18, in particular, a heartening reminder that we CAN - not REwrite history; but just plain write it! And I love the way the song ends by capturing the fact that - of a truth - it IS still good, because God still loves us. I wrote some more poetry again - but, this time, it was only seventeen verses.

Sincerely,

Daniel

Write a poem's...

...what I did do! /
Hath it, verses, thirty two! ;)


Sincerely,


Daniel

A Song I was Listening to Today

I'm With You.


Sincerely,


Daniel

Token for good!

I went to see Inside Out (actually, I have seen it twice now, and - God willing - I will see it in 3D this "Saturn" Day, also known as "Satur...".) I enjoyed the short film that precedes the feature movie, called "Lava." To me, that was a "last-verse-of-Psalm-96" token for good!


Sincerely,

Daniel

What would I want...

...if I were in my friend's (even friends') shoes? Time and room - and therefore I have decided that is what they are going to continue to get!

Sincerely,

Daniel

Again, though...

...I know only too well how it feels when you're not exactly feeling on top of the world, and then someone else comes along and tries to help "fix" your situation! And you don't want ANY help with "fixing" your situation! You will "fix" it yourself, just fine - thank you very much. I do apologize for - again - provoking my friend. Again: I know how it feels to be provoked like that, and it is so enraging, it is not even funny! Also, I don't mean to take personally what was said - it just really did cut me very deeply, and left me, in a sense (as I said in an earlier post) "On the Sidewalk Bleeding." I still reel from the deep wound, and pray that, somehow, my friend will be able to find it in "-2,396,687,435" to "-3,639,455,849,682". Once again, I definitely "-3,639,455,849,682"!


Sincerely,


Daniel


"...but a broken spirit drieth the bones." Proverbs

Slow Internet! (Revised)

I  must say, life is really feeling like a grind! Apparently, all the computers at the library have a slow Internet connection; but is it ever a test of patience! I am reminded of: "God hath made man to walk upright - but he hath sought out many inventions" from Ecclesiastes. Yesterday, I wanted to get up, hike Nose Hill Park, do the Cheesecake Company buffet, and then eventually make use of my seven free days at Gold's Gym; but that did not happen.

What did, was me drying a blanket and a pair of socks, (I think) reading my own writing, (definitely) doing more writing of my own, and then picking up "Brother Andrew - God's Secret Agent". It is a YWAM (Youth With A Mission) "Christian Heroes Then And Now" book. I wound up spending a lot of the day reading that - and enjoying it! I can definitely relate to him! Only, I have never had to live under a Nazi regime! (Or fight in an actual army!)

I made some toast, made a smoothie (which I had not done in a while, so I was glad to "get caught up" in that regard. After all - I bought a Blend-Tec! I might as well use it!) I also got invited to a Calgary Stampeder game; so I went to Gold's Gym, and then got picked up for the game.

I did not know it was going to get so cold! If I had, I would have brought my warmest jacket! The Stampeders mauled the opposing team (Ottawa)! 48 to 3! I can definitely say I have been to a Stampeders' game now!

...

OK!...

I have been on the computer for NINETY MINUTES now! And this song has FINALLY "buffered" to the point where I can watch all of it! (And, now that it has FINALLY bufferED, I AM at least listening to it in the background, over and over.)

Then, there's always this page! And I noticed, at the bottom of the page where Psalm "LXXIX" begins, someone has written "morning. 16." (I am referring to where they have an actual image of the original 1611 edition - you can click on it, and it will enlarge). That is obviously a reference to the fact that this is today's first "morning Psalm" if you are following this schedule.

By the way? I am following this schedule... again (Psalms and Proverbs once a month). And I am doing good to follow it. I wasn't even doing that for a time. Remember how, of Jesus, it was said: "A bruised reed, he will not crush, and a smoking flax, he will not put out?" That applies to me.

I know some people, as far as I know, think I am missing the point, because I am not focusing on Jesus. Well? I am doing what I can - and, incidentally - that means giving it everything I have got. Just like that woman anointed him with the box of alabaster that was worth a year's wages. And other people thought she was "missing the point." Again: well, according to Jesus, she was "right on the money." And he said, "She hath done what she could." In like manner, I have done was I can - and I continue to do so.

I once heard it said, "Jesus always takes the part of the person being criticized, and criticizes the criticizer."

"Heavenly Father, please remember me, and go to bat for me, in Jesus' name, amen."

Love,

Daniel

The lines are fallen unto me...

...in pleasant places - yea, I have a goodly heritage. Psalm XVI.6 :) < 3


Daniel

-3,233,326,538.1! 1,812,650,957.1

-3,233,326,538




By the way, I have already alluded to this, but I certainly "-3,639,455,849,682" for "900,495,356,807" my "-112,239,010" to say what "-171" did.

-150,382,010

Listening to the following song: - revised yet again... and again! ;)

"I Need a Miracle"...


Definitely applicable. I'm going to give my opinion here, but I think I need my "-112,239,010" to get on a "1,545,498", and get to "-4,449,371,163.1" as soon as feasible. I even looked at "-3,130,860,891". Next month, if not later  is definitely the most economical. So, why this request? So I can explain why I think what "-2,453,554,621" calls for an "-4,992,394,839". In short, I had to "-3,639,455,849,682" to "-4,510" once. The bottom line was: I realized I ought to. It did not happen right away, but once I thought about it long enough, I was prepared to - again - "-3,639,455,849,682".


For clarification, though: I respect the fact that, right now, as far as I know, "-171" thinks "-171" is "2,553,532". I sure did, when I was at first "-83,309,279,440,654" by "-4510". "-171.1" might even still think it, when all is said and done. As long as I have had a chance to "-29,250" my "-225,837", however, I will rest content.


"The words of his mouth were smoother than oil - yet were they drawn swords". Psalm 55


"-37,674.1",


"-150,382,010.1"

"Groan!"...:) - revised

This is one of those weeks where I am really doing that - but I sure am thankful that, whereas I feel the weariness on certain fronts, things are actually encouraging at work. Shawn is definitely not giving me a hard time - and I think is even happy with the work I am doing; and Kevin (the sales manager - and, really, the de facto manager) also did not give me a hard time - even when I could not find the job he wanted me to look up! He just left me to it and went back down to do other stuff. Sure enough, I found it, and got him what he had asked for.


Also, I phone my friend up, and what do I hear in the background? A crying little girl! Definitely having a crisis. And I'm there: I don't have to deal with that yet, OK? I'm not going to be mad about that fact! I'm even going to be thankful for it. Yes, it's lonely and definitely awful at times - but I've got another married friend on Facebook whose son keeps taking off his diapers and then "making deposits". Again: "Don't have to deal with that either... yet!" And definitely thankful I don't.


I'm groaning - and even, as I told my friend, ROARING as needs be; but thankful to be alive! And I know that "He shall bring it to pass" Psalm 37:5


"...and he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light; and thy judgment as the noon day." (Verse 6)


Sincerely,


Daniel

...And, last, but not least?... - revised

"Sah-rahng-hahb-neeh-dah!"...






Here:


"사랑합니다!"


Ready for your hint?


<3 p="">


Daniel


P.S. I cannot get it to stop saying: "data-blogger-escaped-p="">" after the hint - please ignore it!

Then again...

...what do I know! Perhaps the "Ping-Pong-ball" syndrome will be taken to a whole new level! Either way, I'm not there yet, and I accept that. I'm sure thankful for friends, however, who have obviously made room for me in their lives, and, I think, have benefited. I know I sure have! It has been raining and even hailing very heavily here in Calgary! Sure glad I had my umbrella! I don't leave home without it! Most of the time, I use it to keep the sun off my head; but then when it rains (or even hails), I'm covered! I was reviewing Psalm 22 in my mind, because it is one of today's evening Psalms. I think it is a reminder not to jump to conclusions when someone seems to be out of the blessing of God. I know it can be tempting to say, "See! Look at that! We knew it! The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof, and now we have proof that so-and-so veered from God's will." David, in this Psalm, sure seemed to be - again - at odds with God's will; and so did his son, Jesus the Messiah, also known as the Christ. He, however, was - as the story goes - FULFILLING God's will. And I'm sure glad David, and Jesus, had friends in their time of need. I remember my friends - again - and salute you. And, I confess, I need you.


Daniel

Wow!...

...talk about a change of plans! I was too tired to get up and hike Nose Hill Park this morning (even though I wanted to). I lay there and then had a bath...


By the way: I have been discovering that - definitely when I have a bath, and they are almost always several hours; it is a really good idea to DO the cold rinse at the end. Furthermore, I have been learning HOW to do it...


Add cold water to what you've ALREADY GOT! Believe me! That is plenty shocking to the system as it is! Give your body time to adjust to the shock, and then do it again! It sure beats trying to go from "straight hot" to "straight cold". Even after two "cool-down" rinses like that? I STILL felt VERY hot after my bath; so, in the future, I am going to do even more "cool-down-rinse" iterations!


It meant, though, that I never got to the brunch buffet I wanted to get to. It makes me look forward to being married - then I won't feel like such a Ping-Pong-ball; not even knowing what I am going to wind up doing in a day!


The good news is I did get my suit jacket to Hold Renfrew, and they sowed a button back on. It popped off when I was walking on my hands! And before I walked on my hands, the person I was going to "show-off" to said, "Wait... You're in a suit..." But I wouldn't listen.


I definitely respect Holt Renfrew for not charging me for this, though.


In the tub, I read a chapter from "The Be Happy Attitudes", by Robert Schuller. It was entitled: "I Need Help, and I Cannot Do it Alone." That is definitely where I am at.


Love,


Daniel