1/5/10
The last two days have been Pretty Depressing. I know better then to let that work its way into my Life. Its just been so hard. Being unemployed now. Nothing to do. Its now been Three weeks. Can't find a Job anywhere. I Mean Nothing so far. It was so hard just to get out of Bed this Morning. Today being Tuesday. It was my Regular Day to attend the Early Morning Service. My Freind JR was not going to beable to get there untill about 8:00 a.m. He has a Bit of A Lady Freind now who is a Regular there as well. I forget Her Name. Anyway I got my self togather this Morning and drove up there. Really didnt want to go. But I knew I had to. I told my Self. "I'am going to go and take all this Anger, and Depression and bad feeling I have about my Situation and I'am going to turn that into Praise and Worship to our wonderfull Loving GOD." By the way I finnally found out just how much I'am going to get from Unemployment each week. Very little to be Honest. Nowhere near what I was taking Home from my Job. I dont know how I'am going to do it. But somehow I have got to make that work untill I find work of some kind. Its not going to be easy. Well anyway during the Morning Service the situation hit me pretty hard. And I found my self sitting there singing and worshiping and not feeling sorry for my self. but feeling badly for other People I dont even know. I know I will be ok. I have faith that GOD will come through for me. So why do I sit there and Cry and Weep during the Service.? I think The LORD is weeping through me.? I dont know.? It's just so funny. Once I get there to the Church. The LORD just touches my Heart. And I know I will be ok. Even if HE was to take away the use of My Arms and Legs. I know I will be ok. What a wonderfull feeling. It's when I'am here by my self. Like right now. Here at home. Just me here. I begin to get down. Doubt's start filling my Heart and Soul. And I start getting Depressed. You know when I first Got up to the Church this Morning. About 6:15 a.m. The First Person I see and talk to is my Freind Jack. He is on the Radio a few times each week. I began talking to Him. And suddently I Realized. He does not have it all togather like I thought He did. I really look up to Him and follow His Teachings. But I suddently Realized this Morning. He is Just a big a Mess as I'am. Oh it does not make me feel good to know about What He had told me this Morning there in the Coffee shop. Just the Two of us. But it makes me realize. I'am not alone anywhere near as much as the enemy wants me to think. That does make me feel good. I can then stop thinking about my self and start thinking of other People. And that is when I begine to weep for others. It's no longer all about me.
well anyway. once the service was over I wanted to stick around and wait for JR. He had invited me to be his Guest today at the 55-And Alive Group. He actually invited me to do that Months ago. But I didnt take Him up on it untill this week. They meet every Tuesday Morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. I'am very glad I whent today. Very nice. I took a nice long walk around the Church Campus at 7:30 a.m. And then Jr and His Gal Freind got there about 8:00. I brought my Resume up there for Jr to Read and give me suggestions.I allso asked Him to be one of my References. And then it came time to go down to the Fellowship hall. Well before it began. 55 as they call it is Ran by this Nice little couple. Everet and Nadine. They have been around for Years and Years. Everet is like 39 years older then me. that makes Him 88. I met them way back last year. So today I got to sit down with them and talk for awhile before 55 began. for some reason I told them all about my Unemployment situation. Funny. They know some about the Corporation I Was working for. We Prayed togather. It was nice. And I thought that was it. Well. after the 55 Meeting got started It was well underway. Suddently Everet says Dan. Where are you.? And He anounced to the entire congagation about my Situation. And asked for Prayer for me. Wow. I wanted to crawl under my Chair. Must have been 75 People there. I didnt even have a chance to react. GOD Just suddently spoke to me at that Moment and said. "DAN. THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS WHAT I WANT FOR YOU. BE PATIENT AND HAVE FAITH." I dont know what The LORD was doing with me there at that Moment. But I'am going to have Faith as HE asked me to. Something happend to me at that 55-And alive Meeting today. I dont know what. I know I feel so good right now. I made a bunch of new Freinds. I can't remember any of there names right now. But something happend to me there at 10:30 a.m.

1/9/10
Well its a few days later. Saturday afternoon now. I do feel much better now about my Situation. Talked things over with The LORD. And Many of my Freinds From Applegate. My Mind (what is left of it.) Is very much at ease now. And I did get my First Unemployment Check thursday. Agine it is not anywhere near what I was making as a Chef. But it is enought to get me through Month to Month if need be. And That is Exactly What The LORD has Promised Each and everyone of Us. If We just Beleve in HIM And Have Faith. How Wonderfull. So Just like I knew. The LORD will and is Taking care of me. Oh I still got my Part to do. Its not going to be to easy. I need to get out there and find work. And It may not be what I want or enjoy. It may not be easy. or Fun. But I will never know. unless I get out there and try.
I have been staying really busy. Out looking around. Out having Hiking Fun allmost everyday. That feels good to keep active. My Freind JR & I go Hiking allmost everyday. We both need it. And I have been up to The Church everyday this week. Normally I would be up there only 1 or 2 days a week. Now that I have no Job its 7-Days a week. It never gets Boring for me there. Friday was a little unusual. I whent up to the Early Morning Service by my self. JR could not make it that Morning. So I go and The Service was really nice. As Usual. After the Service I was in the Coffee shop with some of My Freinds. And I was going to hang around there for about 40 minutes before heading back to town. Needed to wait for the Banks to open before I could go back to Medford. Well. Jon's Big Dog PawDre was in the Coffee shop. So I knew Jon must be there somewhere. But I didnt See Him. One Person I think was kind of watching PawDre. But That Person was kind of Busy in The Studio. So PawDre is just Hanging out with everyone there in The Coffee Shop. The Next Thing I know Everyone leaves and I'am left alone with Jon's Dog. Here Is a Picture from Jon's Webpage. PawDre is the Dark haired one on the Right side. No. Sorry. That was not funny. Well Jon Would think that is Funny. Anyway. PawDre. He is a big Dog. Got to hang out with Him for about 30 Minutes. That was Cool. Made me feel good. I enjoyed it. PawDre is really Oily. When you Pet Him. you need to go wash your Hands. And of Course He wanted to follow me all over the Church. Where Ever I whent. He is a New Findlander Dog. I think. So I Guess that is why He has so much oil in His coat.? I guess. And His Head Smeels kind of Funny. He is a good Dog I Hear. He is a lot bigger then My Dog Chief was. I dont think I would want another Dog that Big... Going to be going back up to Church tomarrow Morning for the Sunday Morning Service. Wow last week there were so many People there I Mean really Packed it. I saw. where they had lot of Chairs set up out in the foyer area. I'am a little uncompfortable with that many People. But I enjoy the Service. Well GOD Bless your Day. Dan...

1/13/10
Oooooohhhhh. I have came down with a Cold. Its the first one I have had for at least a Year. I dont get them very often. So I can be a big Whinning Cry Baby when I do get them. I woke up with a Soar Throat Tuesday Morning. That was my Regular Day to go to The Early Morning Service. I didnt feel bad enough to not go. I was late getting there to The Church. And I dont know what happend to my Freind JR. He was not there. I havent talked to Him on the Phone Either. Got to call Him today. So I didnt stick around for the 55 & Alive Group at 10:00 a.m. I did get a Chance to Talk with Jack & Byran agine about my Unempoyment situation. They are both a Big Help. I have not found a Job Yet. I have been Applying to a few Places. The Places I really want to work at. And If those dont Pan out in the next few weeks then I will begine to Hit other places. So its not really looking to bad at this Point.
We had to take Mom to the Doctor last Saturday. She has a Mild Case of Bronchitis. Very Mild. She is doing better now. I Guess that is what I got now.? Or I caught something from Kelly who I was sitting Next to at the last Sunday Service. She appeared to Have a Cold type thing a few days before. Oh well. Cant live in a Cave I Guess. I felt ok untill yesterday afternoon. We had lots of Heavy Rain in the Morning. But by the Afternoon it cleard out. so I wanted to go for my Afternoon. After-Dinner walk around the Neigborhood. That didnt work so good. I was feeling Pretty Peeked. Weak. No Energy. And I had a Horrible Nights sleep last night. Really Bad. Throat Hurting. Body Aches. Head Ach. And Basicly that is how I feel right now. And I need to make a Early Morning Trip to Winco. I Better just go do that Right now. Be back in awhile. 5:22 a.m.

1/15/10
I Beleve my Cold has became Bronchitis. The last two days have been very miserable for me. Mostly trying to sleep. Runny Nose, Head Stuffed up, Very Soar Throat. And a Nasty Cough. Its really Miserable. Yesterday I did go up to the Early Morning Service. I felt ok. But was very happy to get back home. I bought a Bottle of NyQuil Cold & Flu. I just was not going to spend another Sleep Less night. I dont like to take anything like that. But it does Help. And It did Help last night.
Today I will not be leaving the House Unless absolute Necessary. Would love to go up to the Morning Service this Morning. But not today. And I dont know about the Weekend service as well. Just have to wait and see. Dan...

1/17/10
It was on this Day. 16 Years ago. Teri and I spent a very fun-Good day togather. To the best of my Memory it was our last Good day togather. Our Relationship would begine to Crumble from that day on. Why I'am thinking about Her today.? I dont know.?. Here I'am. It now the Sixth Day of My Cold-Bronchitis. Not really feeling anybetter. I have not left my House for the last four days now. Yesterday Afternoon I got to feeling a little better. Got some house work done. Acctually thought I would be able to go up to the Sunday Service today.? I Can not. I'am still to sick. Last night was a Horrible night trying to sleep agine. Even the Nyquil I took before bed didnt help very much. I'am so glad There is no one here to see me in this State. I dont get sick very often. So when I do get sick I can be the biggest Whinning Crybaby that ever had a Hangnail. I'am just so sick of being sick and stuck here at home day after day. I'am acctually getting pretty depressed now. Oh its not just the sickness. But everything eles as well. I have not worked for a Month now. I have never been off work this long since 1982 with a Broken Leg. I have managed to keep very Busy over the last Three weeks. Out looking for work. Spending extra time at Church. Going on Walking & Hiking Trips with Freinds. And that has been working out really good. But now I find it very Depressing to be stuck at home sick. Oh I have been getting caught up on my Bible Reading. I'am just finishing up with the Book of Titus. That goes very slowly Because I Study along with Pastor Jon's Teachings. It is very nice to slowly go through The Bible with Him. Chapter by Chapter. Book by Book. You can Buy any of His Teachings right here Very Reasonably Priced. And well worth the Cost. I highly Recommend Them.
Well today is simply going to be my last day to be home like this. Tomarrow I simply have to got to get out of here for awhile at least. Hopfull I will feel better then and can take a early morning Trip to Winco. And mabe later I can attend the Early Morning Service at Applegate. Deppends on How I feel when I get up tomarrow Morning. I do have a Claimant Reemployment Orientation Meeting this comming Tuesday I have to attend. Not really looking forward to that. However if It will get me back out there in the work force sooner. Lets go. I was just thinking last night. As I lay in Bed not Sleeping agine. A lot of People would love to be in my Shoes right now. Not haveing to work. Collecting Unemployment each week. To my Understanding from what I have read of all the Paper work they have sent me. I can Claim and Collect Benifits for the Next 50 Yes Fifty Weeks. untill I have to refile agine.? That is a lot. wow. Well that is good I guess. But I could not possibly be out of work that long. I would go out of my mind. I need to be doing something besides what I have been doing for the last few weeks. I got to go back to work. I just got to keep busy. As the Bible teaches us. Idle hands. And I can Truly see how that is True now. It would be very easy for me to get involoved in the Wrong kinds of things. or the Wrong kinds of thinking. There is no better place for me to be each day then to start my Mornings off out at the Morning Worship Service. Each Morning. Just Recharging my Batterys. Re energizing my self. Getting a fresh Start each day. I know as along as I keep my Mind focused on JESUS CHRIST. Things will work out for me. GOD will take care of me. Things will work out. I Must stay focused on JESUS. Well GOD Bless your Day. Dan...

1/20/10
Finnally I'am starting to feel better. Still got my Cough. But its a whole lot better now. Today is the first day I do feel good. Yesterday. I whent up to The Morning Service. I really wanted to go. And had Planned to Meet Jr up there early. I didnt feel very good. But whent anyway. Jr & I both had to leave before the Service was over. He needed to get back to town to Drive His Lady Freind somewhere. And I need to get home and get Prepared for my Reemployment Meeting. I really didnt want to go to that. It was a Drag. Mostly because I didnt feel good. With this Cold I have.. Sometimes I can feel Quite Nauseous. Like I'am about to start Heaving up all over the place. I know that is not going to happen. And it did not. But I can sometimes feel that way. Well that Feeling of getting sick happend to me yesterday. Just as I'am walking into the Employment Building to attend that 2-hour Meeting. I was very Uncompfortable. And I knew it was totally Ridiculous for me to feel that way. I knew Nothing was going to go wrong. I knew I would be ok. But our enemy was putting those thoughts in my Head. Telling me to get out of there. so I would not be embarressed by Throwing up infront of 20 people. he had me going for a couple of minutes. Truly he did. But I called on JESUS at that Moment. And the Next thing I know The Meeting is half over and I feel fine. Wow. How Good JESUS is to us. HE is there when we call on HIM. If I had Listend to the enemy intead. I would have walked out of there. And Missed the Meeting that was Required... It all worked out so good. Thank YOU JESUS. For going to that Meeting with me. HE Is allways there for Us.
Well the Meeting Was not exactly what I was Exspecting. Mostly it was about being Trainded to use the Computer System for your Unemployment Benifits and you are Required to use a Job finding Program called Imatchskills.com. so that is what the Meeting was about. Making sure everyone is up to doing all that. Its easy. I do it at home right here at my Desk.. But I was very Suprised to see how many People in that Group did not even know how to use a Computer. Not just old People like Me. But there were a few younger People. 20ish that didnt even know how to Turn on a Computer. That is a little Shocking to me.
Well today. I will be going over to Moms house about 9:00 a.m. Got alot of good Stuff to do with Her today. It is 5:30 a.m. right now. Not going to make it up to the Morning service this morning. doing some house work this Morning. Got the dishes done allready and Laundry. will be out and about later on today. Checking out what The LORD has planned for me on this Wonderfull Brand-New (filled with all kinds of new Possibilty's) Wednesday. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

1/22/10
Mom & I had been in The Medford Winco about 20-Minutes. When my Cell Phone Rang. Much to my Suprise It was the Culinary Director of one of the Businesses I have Applyed to for a Job. I was So Shocked. I allmost fell down. She asked me to come in on Friday for a Interveiw. Oh its like a Dream come true. That is one of the few Places here in town I really really want to work at.. A very Well known And Successful Business. I wanted to work there for many Years. But could never get hired on.
Well I'am trying to not let my self get to excited about this. After all its just a Interveiw. I dont want to get my Hopes up to high.. To late. I have Practically been foaming at the mouth for the last two days in Excitement. Today. I had the interveiw. It whent very very well Indeed. I Met with The Culinary Director. & The Exectutive Chef & Sous Chef for about an Hour. I thought it whent very well. Oh How I would love to get a Job there. It would be so great. Truely I would love to work there. Well we will see. It will probably be close to a week before I Hear anything. Well untill Next time.. LORD Bless Your Day. Dan...

1/29/10
Good-Morning. I just realized now that I have started this Up-Date. I will Probably not get it finnished untill Much later on today. Got alot going on today. I'am keeping very busy. Still have not found a Job. And I have not Heard anything about the Job interveiw I had a week ago. I'am not to suprised about that. It might take a while.
Well I got to head off to the Morning Service now. (Note to Self.)(Add Links for Jack Akin.).

1/30/10
I'am very board today at 2:08 p.m. Just kind of sick and tired of everything I guess. January is allmost over. Good. Its been a long winter. For me. February is like a new Begining. Hopfully The Weather will begine to get better. At the same time I find a Job.? That would be nice. Well it has been a week since I had my Job interview. The More time that goes by the more I start to think. "well forget that Job Dan." Unfortunately. The Kitchen Staff I had The Interview with is not allowed to be in contact with my self or any other applicant untill The corprate People make there decision. I was told that in the interview. So I'am kind of stuck just to wait and see. Fortunately. Patients is something I have a over abundant supply of. I have never lacked Patients. I can sit and wait at a STOP light for 10 Years if need be. NO. Kidding. I'am not that good.
Well Yesterday. Several times during the day. I had a visitor stop by my House. It was someone out of my past. from way back in 2007. Before I found my way back to The LORD. It was someone I befreinded. A Drinking Freind. We worked togather Breifly untill this Person got mad and quit there Job with out notice. I never saw this Person agine after they left the Job. I was sort of glad this person was gone from my work place. All this Person was interested in doing was Beer, Gambling, Ciggarretts, And a Variety of other bad behaviors. The exact kind of things I was trying to get away from. So I was not sad to see this Person move on. And now Yesterday. And it was just about this time of day. I could hear someone knocking on my front door here from The Den. I whent out there and looked out the window. And I was shocked to see this Person standing there on my Porch. My first thought was. "dont answer the door Dan." I didnt and they eventually whent away. This Person was not alone. someone eles was with them. I watched them leave and go off down the road. And I thought to my self. "I Guess that was the right thing to do.?" After all It had been allmost three Years since I last saw this Person. and I know what this Person used to be all about. The kind of Life style lived. A life style I want nothing more to do with. Anyway it really stayed on my mind the rest of the day.
So after I finished what I was doing Here in the Den. I needed to drive over to Albersons for afew Groceries. And on the Way back home I stoped by KFC and got a Bucket of Chicken and all the sides. Its kind of Exspensive. But it can feed me for days and days.. Once I got back home I agine Heard the Knocking on my door. And by time I got out there. they agine the same two had allready walked away. They both had unlit Ciggarretts in there Hands. And they apeared Intoxicated. So It was just like I figured. No Money. No Job. out looking for a free hand-out. You know I would be willing to help someone that really need it. But this Person had Burned a few Bridges before I Met them. And then Quiting the Job at my company for no good reason. I can see that it has just continued on allmost 3 Years later. So I feel a little bad now that I didnt try to talk to that Person from my Past. I was just so shocked after allmost 3 Years. Its hard to beleve that Person could even remember where I live. So I didnt hear nothing more last night. Knocking on my door. I did not sleep very good last night. somewhat because of that Person. And some I think because of the KFC I had for dinner. Just didnt settle on my stomach I Guess.
so I got up this Morning and didnt feel all that Great. I whent up to the Morning Service. JR was not there. He told me He might not be. And I stayed about 20 minutes then whent home. I had a Head-ach and I still have it now. I did manage to get in about a 3-Hour-nap between 9 & 12. That was Nice. I was sitting there in my Recliner here in The Den watching a old WingS Episode on My Laptop. And that is the last thing I Remember untill I woke up and saw the Clock on the Wall said 12:09 p.m.
Something eles I keep forgetting to bring up here on my Web Page is My Photo Album Just before I got layed off my Job in the second week of December. I had began to start work on it agine. Oh it's done. from start to finish. How ever there is lot's and lot's of Pictures I can add to it. All through out the Album. For some reason I can't seem to get my self motivated into starting it agine. I just can not get started on it agine. I got all this time on my hands now. And I still just can't get motivated to start going through all those Pic's agine. I dont know what is the matter with me. I will try to get started on it this week. And if and when I do. I will add updates here as to where any New Pictures will be added. So Pray for me that I will get started on that soon. But most importantly that I find a Job soon. Thank you.
Tomarrow is Sunday. So I'am planning to go up to The Sunday Service. They have two Services now on Sundays. I usually get there about 8:00 a.m. and end up staying most the whole day. Got a lot of good Friends up there now. Great place to Meet People.
One last thing to talk about then I'am out here. I read in the Paper Last week about all this unclaimed Propertie for Oregonians. you have to go to This-Webpage and do a Search on your self to see if The State of Oregon has any unclaimed Propertie for you. In my Case The State of Oregon Owes me More then $50.00. I dont know why.? Then I had to Print out a Form and fill it out. Take it somewhere to A Notary. And then send it off to Salem. And in about a month I should have a Check for what ever the State owes me. I have not done it Yet. The form to fill out has been sitting on my Desk for week now. And like a Idiot I just keep saying to my self. "I got to get that done" I will soon.? Well that is it. I'am tired of Typing now. Getting late. So untill Next time. GOD Bless your Day. Dan...

2/6/10
Good-Morning. I got a Bunch of work done on The Album Yesterday afternoon and this Morning. And I have a little bit to upload Now. In 2010. There You will find some of The Pictures I took Yesterday. It's not very Exciting. Infact You will Probably say (Boooaaaarrrring) And I would agree. But its just my way of keeping Records. Primarily This page is Just My own Record. And I want to Share it.. Ok well I got a lot of work to do before I can even begine to add anything eles to The Album. And that is what I will be doing today. Hopfully I can have something more to Upload Later this afternoon. And when I do that I will be starting at The Beginning. And I will Post right Here as that Happens. Good-Day-To-All. GOD Bless.. Dan...

6:30 p.m.
Here is what I got done today on the Photo Album. The New Pictures are just added on to where I left off before.
Before I was Born
My Beginning on Earth

2/7/10
Here is more fun for today.
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

2/8/10
1974
1975
1976

2/9/10
1977
1978
1979

2:04 p.m.
Well I just got home from my Meeting at the Labor-Deparment. It Whent ok I Guess. They Just layed down more Rules for us Folks on Unemployment to follow. More Hoops to Jump Through. I Really Can't complain. Its not that Bad. And if It will get me back to work. I'am all for it. Just Keeping Praying about it. I know The LORD has something for me out there.
Well now on to the Photo Album. I'am really haveing a lot of Fun doing this Project. I started it just about a Week ago I Guess. Mabe less. Its Really Pretty Enjoyable. I like going down Memorie Lane like this. I think with my Uploads today. that will take me up to 1988 or 89. And if all goes well. I should be able to have it all Wraped up by this weekend.? We will see about That. So Untill Next time. Take care. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...
1982
1986
1987
1988

2/12/10
Howdy. Life is going along Pretty good. Can't complain. I have been Away from the House a lot the last couple of Days. Just been out having fun. Been doing alot of Picture Taking. I had allways wanted to go around to the Cemeterys here in the Valley and take Pictures of Graves of People I knew or Had Known of. I have been doing that Alot in the last two days. And I got a lot of Pictures to Post here on the Album soon. But first I got to finish the Album stuff I have been working on for the last week. I got two Updates to Post today. They have been ready for two days now. I just didnt have time to Post them untill today. And tomarrow I'am going to finish the work I started last week. I'm just going to stay home tomarrow and get it all done. And then I can start working on all the New Pictures I have been taking for the last few Days. Hopfully I can begine to work on that Monday or so. Have a Good Day. LORD Bless You. Dan...
1989
1992

2/13/10
Well I just finished my Current Photo Album Project. As far as adding old Pictures to it. And I Also am still in the Process of adding forward & Back Buttons to Make the Navigation easyer. That will still be ongoing in the days to come. So Here is the last of my Pre-Current-Day Updates. Enjoy. And GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...
1993
1994
1999

2/15/10
Here is some Pictures I took at Log-Town-Cemetery Last week. I was hoping to have the Entire update ready today. Forget it. I bit off More then I could chew. Mabe Wednesday I could have those Ready to Post? Any way. have a Great Day all. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...
2010

2/16/10
I got the rest of the Pictures ready now. This is the last of the Pictures taken last week. This Morning after Church. I spent a few Hours in Jacksonville with My Camera. I had not Planned to do that today. But I just didnt want to go Home after Church today. Walked around J'ville and took Lots of Pictures agine. And ended back up at The Cemetery. There were a few Graves I had forgot to Get Pictures of last week. And Like Log-Town-Cemetery. There is one Grave in J'ville I can not find agine. Today was the second time I could not find The Whitten Plot. But I'am not going to give up. Go back everyday if I have to. I Will find it. I will have lots more Pictures to add in the Next few days. Check back often. The last 25 Or so Pictures of todays Update are New. Enjoy. Thank You. Dan...
2010

2/17/10
During My Night of NOT Sleeping very well. I Thought alot of the way I have been Presenting the Newest Pictures in My P.A. And I came up with a Idea to Hopfully Make it Easer to look at.? I Think.? The only Changes are in the Current Page. And there you will See the very Beginnings of the My Photo-Shoot from Yesterday.
2010

2/18/10
Howdy. What a Great couple of Days I have had. I have not got much work done on the P.A. Sorry. Just havent been Home to much. The Last two Days I have spent A Bunch of time up at Applegate Lake. As soon as the Morning Service gets over with. I drive up there to the lake. And Just hang out. The Weather is Sunny. Cold But sunny. I have been walking around up there like Crazy. Taking lots of Pictures and making Little Videos for You Tube. Its been a Lot of Fun. There has been allmost no one there at the times I have been there. Have the entire place to my self. Just been walking around Talking to The LORD. I have been kind of Depressed over the last few Weeks with being Unemployed and All. Yesterday I got a Real Good Glimmer of Hope. At one of the Places I have Applyed at wants me to come for a Interview at the End of March. They will be Hiring for Summer-Time Business. I talked to the Chef. And He was Very Impressed with My Resume. Well anyway its just Glimmer of Hope. But it sure has began to float My Boat I feel really good about it. So I got Lots and lots of New Pictures I have taken in the last 2 Days. And I got 7 Videos of My Applegate lake Hiking adventures.You can see them here.It will take me a while to get them all uploaded there. Tomarrow I will going back out on another Early Morning hiking trip at a diffrent location. And agine will have more Pictures and videos from that. Today I will be adding about 25 New Pictures from my Jacksonville Shoot a few days ago. And that will bring that Shoot up to about half done. So agine check back often. going to be constently updating with New Pic's and Vid's. Enjoy. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...
2/16/2010

2/19/10
Ok I finnally got the last update I was working on done. Today I will be adding the last 25 Pictures. Today was my 4th day in a Row of out enjoying the Nice weather Hiking. Taking Pictures. Videos, Today. I tryed to Hike to the Top of Roxy-Ann. I Guess I must have forgot how long of a Hike it was. I did not make it. I didnt even make it up to Prescott Park. My Intentions was to get on the other side of Roxy-Ann and get some nice Pictures of Mt McLoughlin. Sorry. I didnt get anywhere near the other side. I was ill Prepared and haveing some other Problems I got about two miles into the hike. when I realized I was not going to make it And needed to turn around. I did get back to the Car in one Piece but It was Hard. Got a lot of Pictures and a few Videos that will tell my story of how I ran out of Horse power during the hike. I'am planning to give it a try agine in about 6 days from now If I have not found a Job by then or something comes up. Will see. Anyway here is the rest of the Pictures to complete the 2/16/10 page. will be uploading a New Video on youtube each day as well. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...
2/16/2010

2/20/10
Well I have been home all day today. Didnt feel like going anywhere. Honestly. I dont have anywhere to go. Felt really good When I got up this Morning. I thought I might be feeling kind of bad. Nope. Yesterday sure was a Drag up there on Roxy-Ann. It would have been a really fun day like the 3 days Previous. But I dont know. Just got really ran down during the Hike. It happens I guess. After all. I will be 50 in April. I have got my First Applegate-lake Pictures ready. Infact just finishing up loading them to my Server. Check it out. I will be working on the second Applegate-lake Photo's later today. & tomarrow. And the Roxy-Ann trip. Dont forget I have YouTube Video's of each Trip as well. Take care. GOD Bless. Dan...
2/17/2010
Video's

2/22/10
I whent for a Small Hike. More of a Walk up in Jacksonville this Morning. That is the First one I have had since my Roxy-Ann Hike on Friday. It was a little difficult this Morning. Cold weather. And a little stiff and Sore from Friday. Starting tomarrow I have a Few big Trips planned this week. Picture & Video Trips. How ever I think we are going to get some Rain to. So I dont Know how that will work. Just wait and see I Guess. I have the last of My Applegate-Lake Pictures ready now. This is the Biggest upload so far. More then 50 Pictures. I got two More Hiking Trip-Picture-uploads I'am currently working on. Stay Tuned for those. GOD Bless. Dan...
2/18/2010

2/23/10
I have had a Wonderfull Day so far today. Woke up early. Felt really good. Was Ready to get out there and Face life. Drove up to the Early-Morning Service this Morning. My Freind Jr was allready there waiting for me in the Parking-Lot. Had Not seen Him for over a Week. After The Service We got in my Car and drove up to Tallowbox-Look-out just out side of Ruch. Because of the Mountain and the Switchback Road. It took us about 40 Minutes to get Near enough to the Top we could walk the rest of the way. Jr needed to be back to The Church for His 10:00 a.m. Meeting. So we didnt have a lot of time. We didnt get to the Top. But we got Close enough to see that The Old Fire-Look-Out I knew was no longer there.? I have No Idea what has happend to it? Torn Down I Guess. It was very cold up there. Cloudy. Threatening to Rain or Snow. Got some Great Pictures and a few Videos from the trip. I will get those done & Posted Hopfully by this weekend. Jr wants to go see The-Big-Foot Trap I visited last week. So that will Probably be my Next Hiking Trip. I will be happy to make that Walk agine. But Rain is kind of in the Forcast this week. Just have to Wait and See. Here is my Next Set of Pictures. Have a great Day. LORD be with You allways. Dan...
2/19/2010

2/26/10
2/22/2010

2/28/10
2/23/2010

3/1/10
March is Here. But not the Warm weather. Well not to bad today I guess. I had a Call about a Job. Just about an Hour ago. I dont know if it is the Kind of Place I want to work at.? They want me to come out there soon and show My Skills. Will see what happens.? Not much really going on with me. Just the same old thing. I got a few More Hiking Trips planned this week starting tomarrow. Allways in the Morning after the early Service at Church. I dont know If Jr will be comming along on any of them. He had a Death in His Family down in California late Saturday Night. I need to call Him later this Evening and find out what is going on. I'am sure He will be heading down there soon if not allready. Got another Update ready. And I have added a few More videos to YouTube. Untill Next time. GOD Bless. Dan...
2/25/10
Vid's

3/2/10
2/26/2010

3/4/10
Good-Morning. Today is Thursday Morning. Life has pretty much been going on as Normal. No Job yet. Oh I keep haveing good interviews But Nothing comes of it. Got another one comming up soon. I have been a little bit Depressed the last two Days. I'am so sick & Tired of being at Home. So Boaring. I have had two Hiking Trips Planned for the last Two days. But I Could not go. Its been Raining. And today Possibly the Samething. Its overCast. Cloudy. Looks like Rain agine. I Guess I will just have to wait untill I'am ready to go Hiking and see what Happens. Today would be my Third Hike, Picture Taking Opportunity, I really Enjoy going out there and taking these Pictures of Places I Used to know as a Kid. You Know. Just Documenting things now while I can Remember what they are. And it get me out there for Much needed Exercise. And that feels Great.
Well Todays Update is from Last Sunday. And it is a big Picture shoot. I only have Half of it done so far. In a Few Days I Should have the rest of this Update Ready. Enjoy. God Bless Your Day...Dan...
2/28/2010

3/5/10
I got a little bit more done on the last update. Still. Its not yet complete.
2/28/2010

3/6/10
I'am done now withThe Last update for Febuary.Today is Saturday. And we got Nice weather for today. Hopfully it will stay nice now.? I got a Really good Job interveiw comming up in Two Days. Mabe this will be the One...?

3/10/10
I was Exspecting to Hear from My Newest Job Possibilty on Monday. I didnt Hear anything from them. So Agine I thought I might Hear from them on Tuesday. I Whent up to the Morning Service Still Hoping for this Interveiw to Happen. I Remember She told me last week. The on the Job Interveiw would be happening on Monday or Tuesday. 9:00 a.m. I must have looked at my Cell 20 Times during the Morning-Service Between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Hoping to find a Message from That Gal. It never happend. There towards the End of the service The LORD Really Put on My Heart that "This is not The one for me." The Service Ended with Me feeling a Bit Discourage and Disapointed. How Ever I Felt a big Relief in a Way. Knowing that The LORD Has something Planned for me in the Future. I dont know what? HE has something Planned for Me. After the Service sitting in the Coffee shop I said to My Self. "Lets Go Hiking Dan." I didnt even look at My Phone anymore untill later on in the Morning. Still No Call. I had forgotten to check it every 5 minutes like I was Earlyer. It was NOT a Good Weather Day. I Guess I didnt really want to go Hiking that day. But I just needed to get out there and Spend some time in the Out-Doors. Talking to My Wonderfull LORD.. I had not Planned to go Hiking that day. I thought I would be doing a on the Job Interview. SO I drove back up to Roxy-Ann. Two weeks ago I fail in My Attempt to Make it all the way to Prescott Park. Yesterday. I did Make it all the Way To the Park and Then some. It was Great. I had a good time. I Sure feel alot better about Things Now. I took lots of Pictures and Made a few Movies up there. Also had a Few Suprises along the Way. Will be putting that Hiking-Photo-Shoot togather soon. Today I have A Hiking Trip update from a Week ago Ready. Hope You LIke it. Take Care. GOD Bless Your Day... Dan...
3/4/2010

3/11/10
I Manage to Dodge the Weather this Morning and Got in another good Hiking/picture-taking adventure. I Manage to Hike a Good distance up on Mt Isabelle. Didnt make it to the Top. But I got a good ways up there. I Felt really Good. Had a Great time. I will have to go back for another Attempt soon. Today I have part of a Hiking Trip from last Friday to Share with You.
3/5/2010

3/13/10
Good-Day. Looks like the Sun has came out for awhile today. Oh we have had some bad Weather. Cold, Rain, Snow. I got caught in it on My last Hiking Trip Yesterday Morning. By the Way I'am miles behind on updating My Photo-Album. I'am not Home a whole lot these days. But when I'am home It seems like I just find something eles todo. I think the Last 3 Hiking/Picture-Taking Trips I did. I have not even began to work on Puting them on the Album Yet. Mabe its 4 Now. If NOT. It soon will be 4. If the Weather is Nice this Week. I will be out there at the first chance I get Puting Milage on my New Hiking Boots. I think My old Freind JR will be back in the State in a few days as well. He loves to go on these little Trips as well.
Well My Update today will complete My Rich-gulch Hike. That was Fun. Really Enjoyed that Trip. The LORD was with me on that Hike for Sure. HE LOVES to come along with Us in our everyday Lives. Just Invite HIM. HE will Be there.. Dan...
Now Completed-3/5/2010

3/14/10
3/9/2010 Is Completed

3/17/10
Howdy. Well Not Much has Changed for me in the last few Days. Yesterday after Church I whent for a Nice long Hike up on Tallowbox Mt. Had a really good time. Got lots of Pictures and Videos. I kind of over did it I think. Last Night I could hardly Move while Making Dinner. Had a Good-Nights sleep. Got up this Morning. Felt Really good. Had Planned to do another good long Hike This Morning after Service. But when it Came time to go on My Hike. I didnt feel like it. And It was Cloudy, Cold, Not at all a Appealing day for a Walk in the Woods. Mabe tomarrow or the Next Day. GOT another Update Started and Ready to Upload. It's allmost Halfway done. GOD Bless Dan...
3/11/2010

3/19/10
Good-Morning. Its Friday. I got a big Day of Job-Hunting Planned. Going to be going up to Ashland. Looking around. Put in some Applications. Will take my Camara along. Hopfully will get to spend a little time in the Park there. Havent been there for Years & Years.
I got My Last Update completed. And I also Got the Next one started. Here They are.. GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...
3/11/2010
Just Started-3/12/2010

3/21/10
I woke up at 1:30 a.m. In a Terrible State. Something Has been happening to me in the Middle of the Night Lately. I Wake up in a Panic, In a Cold Sweet, worry, Hoplessness, Its Horrible. I'am having Terrible Nightmares about My Unemployment situation. I'm just fine during the Day. No Problem. I know that GOD has a Plan for me. I know HE is Presently Taking care of Me. And will continue to do so. I Have Faith that GOD Does Have a Job out there for Me. something. It just has not Happend Yet. But During the Night the enemy comes after me. And I Tell You its Terrible. Such Horrible Hopless Bad Dreams. LIke this Morning Once I'am awake I know everything is going to be ok. I know it is. But it sure is Not easy to get back to sleep. I slept The Remainder of the night in My Recliner in The Den. Mabe 2 Hour. So this Morning I whent up to the Sunday Service. Got Dressed up Really nice. I was one of Two People in a Shirt and Tie. The other Being My Good Brother Nick. We talked about doing that before. Feels good I think. I like dressing up like that. I Guess its a little out of Place there. Others do it sometimes as well. Its Cool I think. I allways feel good about it.
Well the Sermon Pastor Jon gave today was just made for me and My Situation. Really Spoke to My Heart. After the First service I was talking to a couple of the Guys out front. And I decided to Stay for the Second Service An Hour later. I'am so Glad I did. Agine the Words Jon Spoke were just what I needed to Hear. Not only That But His Son Ben sat close to Me and He and I got a Chance to Talk abit afterwards. Wow. I Needed to be there in Church today. I'am so Glad I didnt let the enemy discourage me agine. Sometimes I let that Happen. To often. So Glad I whent.
Well today I have My Buncom-Oregon Picture taking Trip completed. There really was not Much to it. I have 4 more Hiking-Picture taking Trips to work on after that. I'am way behind. Its going to take me awhile to get caught up. Exspecially if I keep going out and having more of these Picture-Taking-Hikes. That is ok I guess. Just need not take so many Pictures each time. These will come to a End once I go back to work. Or I should say become very Rare. I allso finnally Joined FaceBook 4 or 5 days ago. Been wanting to do that for sometime. Will be adding a couple of My Church Freinds later today. Well untill Next time GOD Bless all. Dan...
3/12/2010-Completed-

3/22/10
Just Started 3/16/2010

3/25/10
Howdy. Yesterday was the Nicest warmest day I have seen so far this Year. Today It is Practically Frezzing out-side. Well Not that bad. Feels like it. What a change. I had Planned a Really Nice Hiking Trip for early this Morning after Church. But the Weather was so Crummy and I woke up with a Head-Ach. I Whent up to the Morning-Service anyway dispite the way I felt. It so Funny. For that entire Hour I was there. I forgot all about my Head-Ach. I Remembered afterwards. So I just came home after visiting with a few of My Freinds there. I had a little Breakfast, Ploped down in My Recliner in The Den. Started watching an Old Star-Trek on the Lap-Top.. The Next thing I know its like 1:30 in the afternoon. I must have sat there and Slept for at least 3 & half Hours. Missed all most all of "Balance of Terror" I Guess I needed that Ext Sleep.?
Well I have gotten more done on the Photo-Album Update. Still this Update is NOT finished. This Hiking trip I'am working on Now is like 180 Pictures. That Is the Most I have taken in one day so far. I will try not to let my self get so carried away like that agine. Anyway Here it is.. Untill Next time GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...
About Half-Way done Now with 3/16/2010

3/26/10
I have finished The Update I have been working on for a week now. There is a lot of Pictures in there. That was really a fun trip for me. Really Enjoyed it. Here it is...
3/16/2010-Completed.

3/27/10
Today is Saturday. It is Nice and sunny out-side. I whent to the Morning Service this Morning. once I got up there to The Church I lost all My Energy. WOW. I just about feel asleep during the Service. I had a Cup of Applegate Coffee and that didnt help. I dont know what happend. Felt Great when I got up this Morning. But everysence then I have been moving like a Snail. Well anyway. Didnt go HIking or anything afterwards. Been at Home. working on the Photo-album a bit. Got a lot done there. allso I got my Fender Guitar out of the closet a few Days ago. Been playing that too. Made a couple little videos for My Facebook Page. Just trying to keep my Self occupied. How I wish I could go back to work full time. I'am so Board. I miss working. Need to get something going soon. Or I'am going to go Right out of My Mind with Boardom. Probably will be going to the Sunday Service Toamrrow. And My old Freind JR Might be making His First apearance there for more then a Month. He has been out with some Medical Problems. But He will be back good as New soon I Pray.
Well today I have the Next Update completely finished. And I have the Next one after that Started. So Finally I'am getting these things done. Enjoy. Take care. GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...
3/18/2010
3/19/2010

3/29/10
Well I have another update completed & another one Started. Keeping busy each day. And the Rain is keeping me from going and taking anymore Pictures for awhile. So I'am finding time to sit here at MY Desk and get this Stuff done. GOD Bless. Dan...
3/19/2010
3/20/2010

3/30/10
Good-Day. It is late in the evening here. And it has been a good-Day. But started off bad. First of all. I could NOT go to sleep last night. It was one of those Nights When You are all tired and ready to sleep then You lay down and close Your Eyes and Suddently WHAMOOO... You find your self wide awake. No Hope of Sleeping. That was My Story last night. After a few Hours of NOT being able to fall asleep then I start getting Mad at My self. And then YOu are done. Impossible then to fall asleep. Finnally got up and came in here to The Den. And began to Watch some things on the Computer. Not good things. finnally fell asleep in the Recliner. Slept there for a few Hours. Woke up just in time to get my self togather and Head up to the Morning Service. I hate to Miss that. It Rained here all Night. I Was enjoying hearing it out side once I did get to sleep. And driving up to The Church I Ran into Snow on the Hill and all the way to Ruch as well. Got some Pictures of it later. Probably add those to My FaceBook page later. FaceBook is ok I guess. I find that People from the Church that I have never Met want to add me as Freinds. That is good. I personally dont Ask anyone to become freinds unless I all ready am freinds with them. But that is NOT how it has been working for me. That is ok. NO Problem. Well My Friend Jr didnt make it up to the Morning Service today. He called me later on. I had a Good visit with My Friends Jen & Joe afterwards. There Cool. Well anyway. No Hiking Trip today. Infact Probably No Hiking at all this Week. That is ok. will give Me a chance to get caught up on finishing up the work I got to do here.
Today I have another trip Completed. And then just one more Hiking/Picture taking Trip to start working on. So Untill Next time. Take care and May The LORD be with You. Dan...
3/20/2010

4/9/10
Good-Morning. It is just about 6:00 a.m. on a COLD Friday Morning. I got stoped from doing any New Hiking Trips for More then Two weeks Now. Rain, Cold Weather, Snow in the Mountains has stoped me from that. So I took some time and and Begin adding some of My Picture/Taking Trips to My Page. With only one Trip left to add to this Page. I decided to take a Break from it During the Easter Week. And Now I have Found a Job As a Baker in Jacksonville and dont have time to finish that Project. Will get to it sooner or later.
Ok My New Job. After Allmost 4-Months of looking and NOT finding Work. I have Suddently been Hired on to a Well Known Resturant in Jacksonville. As A Baker. Its Cool. I was NOT Exspecting to just walk right into a Position like that. Today will Be My Second Day training there. I think I will Really Like it there. Will see How it goes. And Hopfully sometime this week I can begine working on my Next Hiking/picture taking Trip. So Untill Next time. GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...

4/21/10
Good-Morning. Oh I'am sick agine. I have Came down with another Cold/Flu situation. I Started feeling it comming on over the Week-End. I have been home for the last two days. (My Days off) Now I have the Stuffed up Head and Nose.. The Sore Throat, Cough, and Sneezing have began to Pass now. And I have a bit of a Head-Ach this Morning. ITs been over a Week since I was at any of the Church Services. I just havent had time to go. And was to sick to go to My usual Tuesday Morning Service. I need to go to work today. But they Might just Send me back Home and wait this out. Well My New Job is going Pretty good. Its Challenging for sure. I'am learning what needs to be done each day. And the New routine. I think IT will work out good. But I have to say. It is a Challenge For me right at the Moment. I have gotten NO more Photo-Album work done what so ever. And I also havent been on anymore Hiking Trips since I started back to work. I miss that. And spending time with My Freind JR up at the Church. I havent talked to Him since My first week of work at the New Job. And today I'am beginning My Third week of work there. I have tryed to Call Him. He has not Yet Returned any of My Calls. He might have Whent back down to California to See His Family. Well I got to get my self ready for work now. Untill Next time. GOD Bless Your Day.

4/27/10
Howdy. Or Hello. Sorry. I have been Stuck on The "HOWDY" thing for Years. Well I feel better Now. My Cold is Going away slowly. I still got the Nagging Cough. Hate that. I Whent out to the Morning Service this Morning. And Could NOT Stop Coughing the Whole time. Embarressing. Sometimes someone there on Stage will have a bit of Coughing Fit. I dont know if they Realize just how loud it is over the Mic's. But what can You do I Guess. Life is full of all sort of little Problems like that. Well things are going really good for me. I just finished My Third Week of work. Its going really good there Now. A Couple of My Freinds from Church were in for Lunch last week. That Was Nice. And I got to talk to Jack Akin about My New Job this Morning for awhile after the Service. I Think I will Wait awhile before I Discuss to much about My New Job. I dont know why.? It just seems like the thing to do. Dont what to Jinx it. Well My Freind Jr called me a few days ago while I was at work. I hadnt got to talk to Him since I whent back to work. I didnt know it. He has been down in California agine visiting His Family. And He told Me He had a Heart-Attack Just after getting there. WOW. I about fell over when He told me that. He is ok. They got Him to the Hospital in time. It was a very small Heart Problem. And thank The LORD He got Help in Time. I dont know all the Details. But He says He is ok Now. He should be back up here in town sometime this week..
Well today I want to at least get a start on finishing My Photo-Album-Project. I got the last Hiking Trip I took in the last week in March to finish. And then I have a few Pictures of what is left of the Guy Davis Propertie I want to add. I doubt that I will be able to go on any more Hiking Trips this Summer. Things are going to be really Busy at My New Job. I will be kept plenty Busy there. Hopfully I will have a Photo-Album Update ready in the next few days. So Untill then. May The LORD be with You allways..GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

4/29/10
Today was a very long Work Day. Left the House at the Crack of Dawn. Spent a wonderfull Morning at The Fellowship. And Then off to work from there. Had a Great Day at work. I'am just so Happy and Blessed that I found that Job. I'am really Enjoying it there. I got a lot to say about My New Job. But Not today. Lets just say I really Like it there. Its going to work out Great I think. Today. I have A Photo-Album Update to Share. This was My Last Hiking Trip I took two weeks before I found My New Job. This was a Fun Trip and one I wish I could make agine soon. This Update is going to be just about The First 1/4th of the Trip. I Probably wont get anymore work done on it untill My Next Days off. Enjoy. Blessings. Dan...
3/23/2010

5/3/10
3/23/2010
Have added 27 New Pictures today. Dan...

5/4/10
Good-Day to all. And its a Beautifull Day. Nice Sunny. got My windows open this afternoon. Still a Little Chilly out side. I have been awake since Way early this Morning. Was Up at Church for My Usuall Early Morning Service. That May be the only one I will be able to attend each week. During the Week. I Can go. But then I got to rush right off at 7:30 a.m. at the latest. That is Hard to do Most times. There is allway so Many People I want to talk to after the Service. Jen & Joe. Scott from the Hospital. Cindi. Jack, Dan & Lauralee. Bryan, Justin W, Oh My Goodness. So Many. I was there for Quite awhile this Morning. Infact I Helped go find Pawdre after He Managed to Push one of the Doors open and disapear. He is easy to find(Giant Dog)He Needed to go out side. Well today. After taking a Short Nap while watching a Old Abbott & costello Movie. (very funny.) I got My self seated here at the desk. And I have completed what was left to update on My Photo-Album. I'am done at this Point.. I simply have NO more New Photos to add to it. OH there is a lot to be taken. My Freind JR and I and some of the others from Church had Planned on taking a few Day Hikes around the area. You know a group of Freinds. Some of the folks from the Early Mornings. But Now. I have a Job And so does Justin W. Jr has disapeared into California agine. I havent Heard from Him for about two weeks. That is His Home down there. He wants to Move back down there. His Mom is still alive. And I know He wants to spend this time with Her. Well anyway. I miss Him. He is Great Freind. I didnt like Him when I first Met Him. Infact I was Rude to Him on our first Meeting. I Need freinds like Him.
Well Beleve Me If I was still Unemployed I would be out there every day doing some Hiking/Picture taking. So I dont know.? It may be some time before I begine doing Pictures agine. Work place Pictures. I defenitly want to add some of them. My New Job is going really really good. Love it there. My JOb is really Easy. I have been there allmost one Month Now. And My Boss Has Put me in Charge of The Bakery. WOW. That was really More then I had Hoped for. I'am very Excited about that. My Main Job is Deserts. I Personally Make all the Deserts when I'am there. And Over see the Dough Rolling. since it happens in My Bakery. Its Really very Easy once YOu learn just what to do. And it Must be very consistent allways. NO 86 list there if I can help it. With Mothers Day. We begine the Busy summer time. This of course will be My first summer with The Bella.. Britt is a big deal. Well I will be learning all that in the next few Months. I'am ready for a New Challenge. The LORD brought me into this New Job for a Reason. I'am ready.
Well todays Photo-Album Update is55 New Pictures added to 3/23/2010.And then just follow the NEXT BUTTON to April.My last Tiny Picture taking adventure.(if You could call it that.)is the only one in April. Well It was fun taking all these little trips. I had way to much time on My hands back then. I left some of Those Hiking trips Unfinished. I will get back to them sometime. So Untill Next time. LORD be with You allways. Dan...

5/9/10
5 Months and 9 Days ago. (was New-Years Day) I made My self a Promise that Day. If I ever Drank agine.. I would get on Here And Write down just what I was Feeling at the Time.. Right NOW is that Time. I Foolishly Let My self get Talked into Drinking today after work. And I"am Still drinking right at this Moment. (6:00 p.m.)Today is Mothers Day. It Was I'am told the Bussyest day of the Year for My New Employer. The Bella Union in Jacksonville. It was Busy. Yes. But Nothing New to Me. I have been through Many Days like that with My Previouse Employer. The Redlion Corporation. Anyway. Today was a Ten Hour Day Starting at 6:00 A.M. Agine No Problem. I Thought it whent really really well all day. That is why I dont Understand why I'am drinking Right Now.???. I started working there a Month and a Day ago. Been going really well so far. I havent Drank since I first got layed off from the Redlion back in December. I did Drink then for the last week of Dec Because of Losing My Job. Just for a week. Been sober every since. I have been doing so good staying away from the alcohol. The Thing I used to love so much in My younger days. Well anyway. I'am rambling here I'am sorry. But this is what I told my Self to do if I drank agine. And upload it Imidiatly so WHo ever is out there could see what is happening to me. Mabe then I will think twice about doing such stupid thing agine. By the way. I get I dont know how many hits on My page a week. LIke a few Dozen. The Counter You see is Not Accurate. According to My FTP. But I can NOT Track who is Veiwing the page. or even what Part of the world if is comming from. so I have NO Idea Who Besides My Freinds in the Phillippines is looking in. I dont care. It dont matter. I have lost track. So what the Heck was I talking about before I got offf on that.??? Who Knows. Well anyway. Why Iam I a Idiot.??? Why since I have began to work agine I'am I wanting drink agine. Is it because it is the Bella Union. A Salon? No. I dont know. There is a lot of PArting there. My life is so good. I Love The LORD. HE LOves me. Mabe NOT Right at this MOment.??? Its allmost like since I started working there. I have forgot to spend time with GOD. I hope that is NOT True.? But I think it is. My life is very good. And now that I'am working agine. its even better. Have I been neglecting My Relationship with My FATHER.??? yeah. I think so. Mabe that is why I'am in such a State today. Since I started working agine. And its going so good there. Its a great Job. Good $. Got lots of New Freinds. I really LIke some of the Guys down in the Kitchen. And Most of The Gals that work there. WOW. Talk about some HOTIES. Sorry. YOu know NOrmally I would NOT talk like that. But tonight. It was ONe of the Gals that talked me into the Afterwork Drink today. NOT to Blame anyone eles. It was My choice to do that. I;am sorry I got to try to get back to what I was saying before. What ever that was. Ok. I dont make it up to Church much any more. Just My usual Tuesday Morning. I did go on Thursday just before goint to work that Day. And got a Really Nice unexspected Treat. As I was Arriving for the Early Morning service I Saw Pastor Jon comming down from the Mountain top just as I pulled into the Parking lot. Really NO one eles is there that time of the Morning. Two or 3 of the Singers I Guess. So Jon & I got to talk out there in the Parking lot. And walked into the Coffee shop togather Talking. I told Him all about My New JOb and all the time I was Layed off. And He told me some things about HIs Exsperinces there at the Bella. His Faviorite things on the Menu. And then He and I made our way over to the Book store and He Gave Me several of His Books as a Personal Gift. It was So nice. Really Enjoyed Talking Him. Ohhhhh. I'am so losing track of what I want to be saying here. Sorry. I better just go Now. and come back in about 24 hours when I'am over my Hangover that Ima sure to have in few hours. Well later bye.

5/10/10
Good-Late after-noon. Well today was not to bad. Really No Hang-Over. Infact I really didnt drink very Much. Because of the Long day at work. I was so tired. I could Not stay up very late doing what I Know would have been so Wrong for Me. Why did I decide to Drink agine after 5 Months. I dont know. But I know it has been comming on for a few weeks now. Mabe that is something I need to do once every six Months just to show My self that The LORD has indeed changed Me from that Party life Person I used to be. Its True. That Person I used to be has Died off and Now I'am a New Man In CHRIST JESUS. I know that to be true. But that doesnt mean we dont sometimes try to go back and Bring that old dead person back once in awhile. I Could give Many Examples of that very thing in My life. The Drinking/Partying is Just one of them... Well.. I didnt even leave my House today. Just Stayed here and got something done I have been needing to do. So tomarrow will be a very busy day for me. Starting out at the Early Morning service. I wont be able to hang around there long afterwards. Got a lot of things to do through out the day. And then back to the old Work Grind for another work week. I really like it there. There was NO Problems there that caused me to go off the Wagon Yesterday. I have been carrying that around for awhile. It wont be Returning anytime soon. JESUS gives Me the Power over such things. HE is Fathfull to be there with ME And all and Any that call On HIM. Just Give HIM a Try. Well Untill Next time. LORD Bless Your Day..Dan...

5/16/10
3:00 p.m. Here I'am agine on another Sunday afternoon Sitting here at my Desk Drinking Beer... I had NO intentions of letting this happen agine. But You know. About an hour and Half ago at work. The Day is winding down. It was Good Day. My Friday. Its been another Great week. So WHY in the World do I decide to Drink agine Suddently.???... Man... Your Guess is as good as Mine. I dont have a Clue why suddently after all this time. I Cant seem to say NO to the Friday Night Afterwork Beer.? It was such a Huge Part of My life for so many Years. And Now it seems to be back......

5/17/10
Its been 24 Hours since I was sitting here at My Desk in The Den Getting Sloshed...Drunk, Waisted, Hammered, Blottoed, And Variouse other Discriptions that I will Not Use. I dont know why I did that agine.? Exspecially Now that Things are going so Good. My life is Really very wonderfull Now that I'am back to work full time. And At a Job I really Enjoy. Oh its is Hard Demanding work. And I have very important Resposibility there in The Bakery to Make Sure things are being done correctly. But I can Handle it. And I Enjoy it so far. Been there Now Allmost 6 Weeks. Going really good. So what is Making me want to Drink agine all of a Suddent.? I'am sure I'am NOT Depending On The LORD as Much as I was in My Layed off time. And the last Year I was at My former work Place. Truly Things were so Bad there I was Spending lots of time In Prayer each day. I didnt Realize that untill today. Agine I was Home all day. Hung over of Course. havent even left the House today. Another Day off waisted. Man Stupid Me. I Simply Am NOT Spending the time Talking to My FATHER The way I used to. The Way I need to. I Guess I Have kind of Struck out on My own now. Things are going good. And Now I dont seem to have Time to Talk to HIM. WOW. And Now things are going Wrong. I have allowed That old Dead Man I used to be to come back. And If I dont Put a STOP to it NOW. It will get worse. I Cant alow that. I simply Can NOT alow that Kind of Stuff back into My life. I must Put JESUS back as Number One in Dan's Life. And that is Simply done by Spending time Each day Several times each day Just Taking the time to sitdown and Talk to HIM From My Heart. Bring My Cares and Worrys to HIM. And The Next thing I will Know.? That Friday Night Drinking will NOT be happening agine. That is a Promise from HIM to Me. But I have to do My Part. Or HE can't work in Me....
There is a Saying around My Church.
With out HIM. We Can't...With out Us HE won't...Good Words to live by.
Well Untill Next time. GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...

5/25/10
Tuesday Morning 4:34 a.m. I have been awake about a Hour Now this Morning. I just finished watching a really good Movie. "Ring of Bright Water" from 1969. I Highly Recommend it to those Out-Door Adventure type of Movie Watchers. I wont give any details away. I Started it last Night and Could not finish it untill this Morning. I dont know if it is out on DVD or Not. I downloaded it with a Torrent Program.
Well Moving Right along now. Agine This week. I Struggled with The afterwork Friday Night Beer. Wasn't much of a Struggle. I Gave in Pretty easly on My way Home from work that Afternoon.. I Accutally Had a Pretty good time that Night Here at Home. Did some Furniture Moving out in the Living room. And I made My Home Made Pizza dough. That was good. I Even got a little Crazy and Made a few Youtube Videos while I was Enjoying My Beer. Just Sat here at My Desk and talked about things. Made NO sence at all. I had every Intentions of up-loading them the Next day. I did NOT of Course. They have been deleted. Just to stupid.
Well Perhapes I have gotten that out of My System Now.? I have been Talking to The LORD on a Daily Basis Now. Over the Last Week. And HE makes it Clear to Me that. If I do that kind of Stuff. It is My choice. HE does NOT Want Me to be involved in Such things. And In NO Way will that Make HIM love me any less or any More. And It does NOT mean suddently My Salvation is Now Null & Void.? No. It simply Means When I choose to do things that I KNOW are Wrong... There is going to be a Price to Pay.. "The Wages of Sin" as the The Bible Teaches US. And as So Many People say. And I can do this to. "I'am Not hurting anyone but My Self". NOT True. When I get involved in Things that I know are Wrong. Like what I did Sunday Night. Other People can be affected by it. Its True. Fortunatly I didnt do anything Crazy that Night. But I could Have easly. Oh. Got in My Car. Drove off. Got involved with the Wrong type of People. Oh. The List goes on. But I have something Now. And I can never get away from it. That is The Fear of GOD. I Allways Know HE is Watching. Allways there.
Well I will Face that Friday Night Beer Challenge agine in 6 Days. GOD will and Has given Me the Power over that Garbage. What Am I going to do with What HE Has Blessed Me with.? That is the Question.?

5/30/10
It is the End of May allready. WOW. How the time is just sailing by for Me. That is Good I Guess. Well today is Sunday. Its just before 6:00 a.m. I will be Heading off to work in just a little bit. Its My Friday. And of Course I have been fighting a Friday Night Beer Drinking Problem for the last 3 weeks. And today I will be facing that Same Desire agine in a Just a few Hours. I dont know How that is going to come out. I would love so Much to come Home this afternoon and Relax with a few Cans of Beer after a Long work week has been completed. Make My Favorite Pizza. But I know what that will Lead to. And I know its Not good for Me. Well If I do. And I dont know if I will. I will Have the Camara Rolling. I love to Talk when drinking.
I had a really good week at work. Very good. Yesterday something very Unusual Happend And I want to talk about it.
So I will talk about that Later today here or onMy Youtube Channel

6/2/10
I had a very bad Nights sleep last night. And today. I have had a Very Bad day at work. I Can't exsplain why the Bad Nights sleep.? The Bad day at work? Just a large Unexspected work load for me today. The Bella Birthday is tomarrow. 22 Years old. And Being a New commer there I didnt Realize How Much Exstra work that would Mean for The Bakery. I just was Not Exspecting that this Morning. Well I got through the Day ok. But it was Hard. Because of My Bad day there today. Very Early on in the Morning. I Had Decided that as soon as work was over today. I would drive to the Nearest Store and buy Beer on My Way Home. I was Planning that for Most of the Day today. But It didnt Happen. As I sit here at My Desk at 5:30 p.m. writing this. I have Not Had a Drop of that Garbage. For the Last Month I Have foolishly Allowed My Self to Have the Friday Night Afterwork Beer for the Last 4 Sunday Nights. That was Stupid for Me to allow My self to do that for the last Month. So today. While haveing a bad day at work. (Its My First bad one there too.) It was so easy to talk My self into doing that agine. This time It would Have been during the Week. I Had My self talked into doing that today. Why Not.? I have allowed the Friday Night Drinking for the last Month. Why Not do it during the Week too. I Really told My self that This Morning. How Stupid of Me. But You Know somewhere in there The LORD Stepped in and took the desire away from Me. Sometime today. I dont know when.? All I know is I drove all the way Home and simply forgot. Didnt even think about or Remember to go buy Beer on My Way Home. GOD Simply took that Desire away from Me and I didnt even Notice Untill I was Home. Any Desire I Had to Drink My Problems away today. Is Gone. Thank YOU FATHER. HE will do things like that for Us. If we ask.
Well there is a Whole bunch More things I would like to say right at this Moment. But I'am just to tired and Sleepy right Now. And I'am very sure The LORD Has HIS hand in that Right Now. Putting Me to sleep for the Night with out The Alcohol. How good HE is to Me. Thank YOU FATHER...Good-Night. GOD Bless...

6/3/10
Howdy. Agine last Night I didnt seem to have a very good nights sleep. At least for the last few Hours of My Night. Stress I Guess thinking of the Busy Day I would have to face today. So I was Up very Early This Morning. And Decided to Go up to the Early Morning Service before Work. I'am Glad I Whent. Very Nice.
I Needed to Leave the Service a few Minutes Early this Morning and Head down the Hill back to Jacksonville and get to work. As I walked out of the Sanctuary I Run into Pastor Jon out there Near the Book-Store. He and I got to talk agine about My New Job and Such. I Felt a little Rushed. I kNew I had to get going. But It is allways a Pleasure to talk to Him. And then while trying to grab one last Cup of Coffee I get into a Conversation with Matt Cady from the Redlion. Agine I was feeling a little bit Rushed and Wanted to Be on My Way. Well Before I could Get out to My Car and be on My Way. I get sidetracked By a Conversation with Janet Hunter. Once I did get into My Car and get on the Way. I found My self feeling a bit Frustrated Because I had to take the time and talk to those Three People When I really Needed to Go and Get to work and figure out what I needed to do that Morning. The Stress that I have been under for the last two days. Made Me Act very badly towards Those Great Freinds of Mine. I'am very ashamed of My self for feeling that way. Honestly There was No Reason for Me to be in such a Rush. And There was Certainly NO Reason for Me to feel Like Jon, Matt, & Janet Were inconveniencing Me in anyway because I thought I was in a big Hurry. I'am just Ashamed of My Self for feeling like that. I Hope and Pray that None of them Notice.? I Hope Not. The Fact is That Each one of them said something to Me this Morning that I really Needed to Hear. That was Truly a Blessing. How Often I wonder? Do I miss out on things The LORD Brings My Way Through other People or what ever because I'am in to big of a Hurry.? I'am sure it happens alot.? I hope I have learned something today.
My Day at work today Really was Not that bad today. Oh I was Slammed with work. And didnt even get it all finished today. We Even had to bring in a Former Employee to Decorate A Sheet Cake. Well Hopfully things will get Back to Normal Once the Bella Birthday is over.
Something eles that was kind of Strange happend this Morning out at the Morning Service. For the Last few Weeks I have been Noticing a very Attractive Young Gal attending the Service. She Has been sitting kind of Close to Me. And Today She Sat Really Close. So Close infact I Could Smell Her Perfume. Well I havent Thought Much about Her. Mostly I Guess because She is Much Younger then I. She Must be Atleast 20 years or More Younger then I. Its Just funny. I have noticed Her for Weeks and Weeks Now. But Never Think about Her Untill I see Her there in the Mornings. Mabe? I should try to introduce My self to Her?. The Next time I see Her.? I dont Know. I'am not very good with Things like that. Mabe She just needs some New Freinds. I know I did. And Now I got tons of New Church Freinds. Perhaps She Needs a little Help to Meet New people.? Well We will see what Happens Next time I'am there. I Should Just go and introduce My self to Her.
Well agine today. I forgot to go to the store on My way home and buy Beer. You know.? I didnt even think about it today while at work. Thank YOU My Wonderull FATHER for taking that away from Me. Blessings. Dan...PS.Work-Related Photos comming soon...

6/7/10
I Agine Gave into the Pizza and Beer Yesterday after work. I Had every Intention of NOT doing that. How ever at the Last Minute Driving Home. I Just could NOT say NO. My Work Week was Good. Busy with The Bella-Braision as it is Called. (I Doubt that I Spelled that Right.) We Gave away Mousse to each Customer that Came into the Resturant and ate. Infact that will be continuing on untill Wednesday. I Made up Enough Chocolate Mousse to Fill My Car I Bet. I Will NOT be Serving Mousse at My House anytime soon. I'am sick of it.
So I Ended up Haveing Beer last night. It's Just kind of my Way of Ending the work week. However I know what kind of Bad Habit I can turn this into. It Can easly get out of control for me. I Can NOT let that Happen. Prayer and Talking to My FATHER is Exactly what I Need to be doing. I Need to go to HIM with Any kind of Problem or Concern. I Can't Beat it on My own. With out JESUS in My life. Man. I Might as well Just start drinking Gasoline. I wont be doing that. Because I Know HE is there. And I know HE will Get me through this Tribulation. No Question about it.
Well I got about 25 or so New Pictures taken at The Bakery this Last week. Yesterday while Having My Beer I made a few Youtube Videos while Importing the Pictures. And I showed them as best I could there. Exsplained what They were. And so forth and so on. I totally understand that You can not hardly see them there. But it just seemed like the Thing to do at the Moment. I will of Course be adding them soon to the Photo-Album. sometime. Well that is about it for now. Will be back with a Link to the New Pictures soon. Untill Then. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

6/14/10
We Have had very Nice Warm Weather the Last few Days. Today is Monday. My Day off. By the way. I Did NOT have My Pizza and Beer Last Night As I have for the Last 5 Sunday Nights. I Guess I Got that out of My system. It Was My Wonderfull FATHER That Blessed Me with The Victory over That Garbage. I Just happend to be here to See what HE Can Do. A Few Days ago I Got a Call From My Freind JR Who I havent Seen since The First Week in April. He has been staying Down in California with His Family. He Came up here for a few Days. His Suddent Apearence here Took My Mind of My Friday Night Partying. Kind of with out My even Realizing it. How Wonderfull The LORD Works If We Just Let HIM Do What HE knows is Best. So I Have gotten Past that Stuff Now. And Can move on with My life instead of going backwards agine.
Well Ol Jr Has not been doing very good since He got back Here. He Has Heart Problems Now. And He ended up in the ER FRiday Night. Not a Big Problem Just the New Medication He is on Is Not Quite Right. This Morning He & I Were going to Meet out at The Fellowship for the Early-Morning-Service And then Just kind of Hang out all day. But He didnt feel up to it this Morning. He called Me at 5:00 a.m. and said He needed to Stay Home and Rest up for His Drive back to California Later this evening. And I was Not much into going up there this Morning as well. It was a Hard week at work for me. And Britt Started this last Weekend. So I to have just been home Relaxing today.
And today. Before I even get this update finished. I Need to get a start on the New Update for the Photo-Album. I have NOT even began to Start to add the New Pictures. And I even have More I have taken this last week. I Cant seem to Get My Self Motivated into Starting to Write The HTML agine. I do it all from Scratch. So it takes awhile just to get the Page Created. I like it that Way. But it is a lot of work. And is kind of a Drag. So right NOW I'am going to start that. And get that going for the Next Hour or so. I will Probably get like only one Picture up today. But once I get it started then I will Have the Motivation to work on it each day. So Here is what I have for today.
6/12/2010

6/17/10
What a Day!!! Oh its been a Drag. Started off at 11:00 p.m. last night. When. After only a few Hours of Sleep I Wake up with a Splitting Head-Ach. The Rest of the Night was Just sleeping off & On. Tossing & Turning. NOT very Pleasent. Finnally got up at 4:30 a.m. That is Normal time for Me. But a Splitting Head-Ach is NOT. Had some Coffee Hoping that would Help. And It did for a little while. For some reason this Morning I just didnt want to stay at Home. Had to be to work at 8:00 a.m. I Could have stayed home till time to go to work. But I just didnt want to. The LORD was Drawing me out to the Church As HE does Most every day. So I whent out there for the Early Morning Service. On the Drive out There My Head really Started to Pound. And I Began to get a Upset Stomach as Well. By The time The Service Started I was Feeling Sicker then a Dog. Man. And I dont know why.? But You Know. Something happend to me at that time. My Aching Head and Upset Stomach Seemed to bring Me Closer to GOD. I Found My Self talking to HIM in a Diffrent way. Bringing More Personal things to HIM. I dont know if that Makes Sence. Some How My Being Physically Sick Brought Me Closer to HIM In that 45 Minutes I was There. Mabe HE Brought that Sickness upon Me just for that Reason.? I dont Know.? It worked I know that.
Well I had to Leave the Service Early and Head off to work. I Remember Walking out the Door and thinking to My self "I wish I Could just go home and go back to sleep." At that Moment I would have given My Left arm to Have done that.. All the way back down to J'ville My Head Pounded and Pounded. Stomach CHurning. As soon as I walked into work. Clocked in. Began working. Everything was fine. Head-Ach started going away. Stomach began to settle down. And Had a Great day at work. Kind of a Long Day. But a good Day. I'am Convince The LORD used that Head-Ach and Upset Stomach on Me simply to get me to talk to HIM. Well It Worked FATHER. Not that I want to go through that agine. But Thy will be done. NOT My will.

Over the Past two days I got just a little bit of work done on the Photo-Album. Very little indeed. My Apology's I I cant seem to get My self Motivated to do this. So It will be slow going. But I Promise to work on in at least a few times each week. Blessing Dan...
6/12/2010

6/20/10
Goooooood-Morning. And What a WONDERFULL Morning it is. Feeling Really Good the last two days. Got over My Sickness. What ever it was.? Its gone. Just feel so thankfull to be alive & Well. The LORD Has Blessed Me with so Much. Good Health, Car, House, Job, Family, Freinds, The List could go on forever. But MOst Importantly HE Has Blessed me With HIS Wanting Me in HIS Kingdom. HE Choose Me for Heaven. I dont know How it all works.? But I Know GOD Bent over Backwards To Save Me. HE Gave Me JESUS. And Through JESUS I'am Saved. Why Did HE Choose Me.? I dont know.? I'am Just so thankfull HE did. And So Thankfull for all the Wonderfull Blessing HE Puts upone Me Each Day. I Have so Little Here on Earth compared to so Many other People. But I have so Much in Heaven Awaiting. GOD Gives Me Just Enough to get by here on Earth. I'am so Blessed. So Many Bad things could Happend each and every day. GOD Watches over Me everyday and Keeps Me Safe. Truly I'am Blessed...
Today will be going up to the Early Morning Service Before work. Spending 40 Minutes or so with My Fellow Worshipers. Love it. What a Wonderfull Way to Start out any day. Thanking The LORD for all HE is to us. Thanking HIM for Choosing Us. And For Walking with Us Each Day. Keeping Us Safe. Watching over Us. What Eles is there in Life. Nothing compares...

Well this Morning I have a Few More Pictures to Add to the Photo Album. Infact it's Like half done Now. Its moveing along Very Nicely. Well Untill Next time. May The LORD Walk with You Each Day...Dan...
6/12/2010

6/21/10
It's been a Really good Day agine. Very Nice Weather. Got a Few Springtime Projects done around the House today. yesterday Was My Friday. I Didnt Drink Last night for the Second Week in a Row. Oh I was Tempted very much. It was kind of Hard week at work. Britt Has Started. But Just like I knew HE would JESUS Walked with me Each day. And When I Called On HIM for Strieght to Fight My Desires for something I know is Wrong. HE Was Fathfull. HE once agine got me Through that Temptation. How Good HE is. Today I have a few More Pictures to add to6 12 2010
Have a Blessed Day.Dan...

6/28/10
Tomarrow When I'am out and About And Starting My Day at the Morning Service. I'am Sure I WON'T be The only one Suffering from a Painfull SUNBURN. The Weather Has Been so Nice and Sunny..And HOT. I Spent most all of today Out side working on My Project Truck. I Had it before and sold it to My Neighbor because I lost interest in it. Well He did Exactly the Same thing. Didn't Even Hardly Drive it. So Now I have Bought it Back. This time for Good. It's a Nice little 91 Chevy S-10. It Came Factory with The Tahoe Package. Its one of those Trucks that Can Easly Hold a Small Block Chevy Engine. It Currently Has a V-6. A Lot of Guy's like to Trick them out. I dont know if I will.? Probably Not.? Anyway I Have a Nice Sunburn from being out side all day. It's the first one I have had for a few Years. It Feels good. I Feel like I got something acomplished today.
Well work Has been going really good. We are very Busy now with Britt. I'am finding My Self involved in Bakery Projects that I was Not Exspecting. And Its all good. Keeps Me Busy. Infact I'am so busy that I agine simply forgot to stop by the store and Buy My Beer for Friday Night. I didnt Realize that untill this Moring. WOW...GOD is So Good to keep My Mind so Busy with so Many things that I simply forget to get involved with things I dont want to be Involved with. I Tryed to do that before on My own with out JESUS in My life. FAILED...
You Know I'am so Happy and Pleased with they way My Life is Now. I simply have to go out to The Morning Service when ever Possible. And Sing, And Praise, And Worship, And Just stand in Awe of the ONE That Has Brought Me to this Happy Ending. Often times with Tears in My Eyes. I just Stand there feel His Presents all around Me. And sometimes I Even Allmost Forget where I'am at and what is going on. HE Just fill My soul up so Much. It May sound strange.? but for Me its allmost like a Out of Body Experience. And Suddently Just kind of Wake up. And there I'am sitting or Standing there in Church. And A Bunch of time has Passed by with out My Knowing it. Truly I Have Found Nothing to Compare with What JESUS Can do Now That I Let HIM do HIS work And Not Fight HIM.
As I close today. I'am not sure If I got any New Pictures added to the Photo Album.? And What I Mean is I did some work on it About a Week ago. But I dont know if I FTP'ed them to the Server or Not.? So You can follow the last link I put up to see. I know I need to get that Project finished. So I will Try to Buckle down and get in finished soon. To Many Summer time Projects going on at Dan's House right at the Moment. But Its all Good. All Inspired By The LORD I Beleve. Well untill Next time GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...

7/4/10
Good-Morning. On this July 4th. My Life just continues to go along Beautifully. I Just continue to Have this wonderfull, Warm, Very alltogather, Happy, Blessed Feeling every day. Its Hard to Exsplain Why I feel like this Now? But its Easy to Exsplain. It's The LORD. It's GOD working in My Life. Nothing I Could do My Self could give me this Wonderfull Feeling of Happyness. This is NOT Something I Have had Much in My life. Most of My Adult life has been very Unhappy. And I Tryed to find Happyness in all the Wrong Places for so long. And Now Here I'am at 50 Years old just as Happy as a Clam. (are clam's really happy buried in the sand?) I dont know.? but I'am Happy with what The LORD Has Brought My Way. I Just Am. Thank You My Wonderfull FATHER for giveing Us JESUS Each Day and forever. Amen.
I'am now starting My Fourth Month of work at My New Job. How wonderfull it is. Oh its Not easy. It is Physically Demanding. And its hard work. Lot of Responsibility in over seeing The operations of The Bakery Each day. But I'am up for it. And GOD has blessed Me so Much in Making this Job a Succsess so Far. For The First time in My life. Or at least for the first time in 25 Plus Years I really look forward to going to work Most each Day. I could NOT say that sence The early 80's .Really My Life Has gotten worse Now As I getting older. Physically I'am beginning to fall apart in Various Ways. As We all sort of begin to at My age. Not to bad. But I sure notice the Diffrence. Many People really begine to go down Hill at this Point in life. I could be one of them. I Was not to long ago. Thank The LORD HE Changed My Path to This one.
Well I'am just so Happy with What GOD Has done in My life so far. Cant wait to see what is around the Next Corner.? Good or Bad. HE will be with Me.
At this Point I have gotten NO More work done on the Photo-Album. I just have not had the time to sit Here at my desk And get that Project finished. With the Nice Weather and all. spending lots of time out side now. Sitting here at My Desk like this Now is becoming a Rare thing untill bad Weather keeps me from the out-Doors. I will get back to it soon... I Have My New Project Truck Back now. I Never thought I would end up with that old thing back. Its a 91 S-10 Tahoe. Its got A lot of Potental to be a Nice Hot-Rod with The Big Loud Engine And all the Rest. It will take a lot of work. I had No Desire to work on it before. And Now that it worked out that I have it back now. I'am very excited in working on it and Getting it on the Road soon. Infact I will beable to start driving it this week if I can figure out what the Problem is with the Rear Lights. Brake, Tail, & Signal lights wont work.
Well I got to get Ready to Head off to work Now. Its My Friday. Really looking forward to My weekend agine. going to Spend it with The LORD. My Best Freind Indeed. GOD Bless. Dan...

7/9/10
Good-Morning...It is allready starting the Second week of July. Wow The time just flys by for Me anymore. Its gone before I know it. It sure Has been HOT The last few Days. Over a Hundred for the last two anyway.
What Has been happening with Me.? Quite a lot acctually. I Got The New Project Truck on the Road. Driving Most everyday. Still Got My Nissan. I Can't Get Rid of that. Its a Great little Car. The Truck is Running good. Its Just a Project-Truck. A Fixer upper. A Work in Progress. It looks Pretty good the Way its Set up right Now. But It needs a lot of work still. I Get a few Commets about it here and there. some People Think it allready Has The V8 in it.? I doesn't. Still got the V6 It just looks like a HOT-ROD at this Point.
Well...Hummm. I Got to say. I did go backwards agine in life on My Days off. yeah I did. I had planned to spend one of my Days off working on the Truck. That Started Sunday Night after work. Had Beer while out there working in the Afternoon. And it was July Fourth. Nice Summer Day. Working on the New Truck. I Just couldnt say NO to the Beer that Afternoon. It was Just to Easy. Got Another SunBurn agine. And then The Next Day. Monday. I Has somethings to do that Day in town. And I Discovered everything Closed for the 4th. So I Ended up Drinking agine for a Second Day. And Out side working breifly agine on the Chevy. I didnt get Much work done that Day. I Ran out of Steam Really fast. Agine Making My Sunburn worse. Got All Dehidrated. Sick. Wow Aint Alcohol Great.???... Waisted Most of My Tuesday. Didnt even Hardly Leave the House. But I did Learn My Lesson. I Guess I just Had to go back to the old Dan one more time and Make sure That doesn't work anylonger.
Everything Has been going good sence then. One last thing before I go start My Day. It was Brought to My Attention that there Might be a Problem with MyPhoto-AlbumNamely. "It doesn't work very good." Some of the Pictures wont apear, Very Slow, Etc... I Personaly havent found any Problems like that when I look at it from another System. So I dont know.? I have More then 1700 Pictures avalible there. And mabe I have gotten It Jammed up a bit on some of the Pages. I would Welcome Feed back on that from anyone. I still have one last Photo-Shoot to finish at the End of the Album. NO Havent got that one completed Yet. And then Mabe I will just start using Facebook instead for Pictures. Its Easy enough. And That Reminds Me that I apparently Never did put a link on here for My Face book Page.? Funny. I Guess I just forgot. Well Untill Next time GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...
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7/13/10
How Funny. When I updated My Page last week. I Put a link to My Facebook at the top of the page. However Some How I managed to Link up to Pastor Web's Facebook instead... I dont know how that Happend. He is a Great guy. I See Him around a lot in J'ville & Ruch.. Well I had a Small Accident On Sunday. Comming down some Stairs. Carrying tomany Things. Stumbled a bit and Lost control of what I was Carrying. Ended up Tweeking My lower Leg a bit. Pulled a Muscle or some thing below My Knee. It didnt really Hurt at the time but later on in the day I was very aware of it. Yesterday on my first Day off it was pretty bad. Kept me off My feet most of the whole day. And today its better but still Gives me some Pain while walking or Exspecially Steps going up or down. Fortunatly I dont return to work for a few days. I'am sure it will be better by then. I got to be carfull about trying to be Superman. Often times I take on to much at a time And that was a good exsample for me. So just going to take it Easy today. Stay inside. Watch some old Movies. Hang out with Mr Airconditioner this Afternoon. And do some cooking later on. Got a Small Roast to cook off and Make some old time Mash-Potatos & Gravy. Just like Grandma Used to. May The LORD Walk with You today. Dan...

7/20/10
This Last Week has been... NOT very good in someways. Physically Demanding is How I would describe The Week I Just whent through. Last week at this time I was Recovering from a Lower Leg Pulled Muscle type thing. That Has Gotten Much better. However Now I Just seem to be suffering from all these Body aches and Pains that seem to be Plaguing me for the last 7 Days. It's been so hard to get out of bed every Morning and get going. I kNow we all go through that from time to time. But this has just been hanging on all this week. Even today on My Day off. I Just got up from a Terrible Nights sleep of Tossing and Turning. My Upper Body Mostly My Left shoulder Just Hurting Everytime I Move. It was Really A Drag Last night. Just couldnt get compfortable to Sleep. I Have noticed My Shoulder Pain alot this week while trying to Sleep. I dont know what is going on? Mabe I'am a bit Dehidrated from the Heat.? I know that will cause Body aches and such. I Drink a lot of Water. But I also like My Coffee as Well.
I wish I could just stay at home today on My Day off. But I Have Plans with Mom this Morning. Taking Her Shopping after 8:00 a.m. Before it get to HOT. My Last two Tuesdays I didnt make it up to The Church at all for the Early Service. I'am ashamed to Say I Was Hung over on both of those Mornings. Stupid Me Drinking agine after all this time. I Know way better then that. But some times It is Pretty Hard to say NO to it.. I didnt do it this weekend. I dont really know why I didnt.? It would have been a good time to do that. Alcohol being a Good Pain Killer and all. But NO I Know It would have made things worse for sure. I Was Very concerend that I would end up Drinking agine this weekend. I Prayed about it. Asked My FATHER to Please Take that away from Me. And HE did. I Just dont Know How it Happend. Suddently even before I have time to do What I know is Wrong. The time is Past and I forgot to do it. Isn't that wonderfull The Way HE works in Our Lives. If We Just Let HIM.
Well This Morning I Want to Drive up to The Church for the Early Morning Service. I havent been up there for awhile on a Tuesday. And Then from there over to Moms and spend the Morning with Her. And then back home here by time it starts getting HOT.. The New/Old Truck is Running good. I Usually drive it during the week to work and drive the Nissan on My days off. Its kind of Nice Having two Vehicles agine. NOT to Exspensive to Insure both at the same time. I Qualified for some special Rate on the Insurance. My last ticket was so long ago they couldn't even find it. Must have be way back in the 1980's. so that is Nice. Its not that I haven't deserved a Speeding ticket here and there. I Guess I have just been lucky.? And all the DUII's I didnt get for all those Years. OH man. Someone was Watching out for Me. How Thankfull I'am now that I was Protected during that time. HE didnt Have to do that. But HE did. So Thankfull I'am that HE was there watching out for Me when I Was So Stupid and acting so Recklessly. GOD is So Good. Find out for Your Self if You dont allready know. Untill our next time togather. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

7/27/10
For the Last two days. I Had NOT Planned to come on here today and do This Update. I Thought. "Whats The Point Dan... Its Just going to be the Same old thing." Just like every other week. Something is Happening to me. And I dont know what it Is.??? My Life Has changed a lot since The first week of April. Now Working in a New Job at a New Place for the Last 4 Months. A Good Job. A Job I Really Enjoy a lot. I'am so Happy. I Can say that Honestly. I Have been feeling Really good. My Hip and Ankle Has been doing really good. Been losing Weight. Very Happy about that. I Can Let My Hair grow Long agine. Or at Least at this Point I Can. I look so Much Better with Longer Hair. I think. And I still have Most of it At 50. Not a lot of Guys Can say that. Well anyway. Things are going Really good for Me. But Now I have slowly sliped back into a Weekend Drinking Habit. I Tell You Honestly. I Really look forward to it. Got The New Project Truck back now. And Finnally I have a desire to be out there on the Weekends working on it. Man that Takes me back to the 80's & 90's with the old Chevelle's I Used to love to Build so Much. But that Allways whent along with Haveing a few Beers while doing that Kind of work. But I know Me. And I Know I CAN let that get out of Hand. I Guess My biggest Fear besides The obvious Health Problems brought on by such Things is I'am afraid I will be taken away from GOD.? Oh I Can Easly Lose interest in HIM. Walk away from HIM like I did before. Get involved in all sorts of other things to Take HIS Place. I Can do that if I Want to. It Would take a awfull lot of Hardning My Heart aginst HIM and My Fellow Brothers and Sisters in the World. Oh I dont feel That Way at all. Not even close. Pastor Jon Has taught us. In The Bible it Says Or JESUS Teaches that. Once we are born Agine and Belong to JESUS That Nothing Can takes Us away from HIM. I Beleve that is True. I Very Much feel like that each And Every Day. I Feel like there is NO Place I Can Run and Hide to get away From GOD. That Is a Really a good Feeling.
So is it so Wrong to Be Spending My Days off this summer Working on this Old Truck out in The Yard And Having My Beer at the Same time.? I dont know.? The Work I'am doing on it at this Point is Body-work. Painting. Adjusting. It is a Complete Running Vehicle And Now I'am doing the Work Not Related to Its ability to be driven on the Road. I Have Enough Body-Work to do on it to Keep Me Busy for the Next two Months. The Biggest Part of the work to do is in the Very back of the Truck. The Tailgate and The roll Pan. That Is Where The License Plate Mounts to. Mine is Fiberglass And is NOT original Equipment. And It does Not Fit Quite Right. As Can be True with Many things like this. So I Spent My Week-End out there in the HOT Weather working on That. Installed a License Plate Light into the Roll Pan. But Something Happend to the New Light now that it is all Put Back togather The Light does NOT work? Hummm One of those things. How ever its all got to come back apart agine Next Week-End Because I still Have more work to do on getting the Roll Pan to Match the Lines of the Tailgate and Bed. I Also Rattle Canned it Gray and will be doing the same with the Tailgate as well. The Tailgate is another Custom Made Piece and Unfortunately Did not get finished. It Has some Bare Metal Still and Has began to Rust. So that Needs to be taken care of and Then Primered as well. And That should take Me up to about the End of August Just to get those 2 things completed. But its Fun. I Really enjoy being out there. Even in the Heat. And We Had HEAT Yesterday. Right at a 100 Degs. Had the Camara out there With Me. Took Pictures of The work I Was doing. And The Large Thunder Storms that Were building up to the East and the South. However Nothing came of it here in Medford. ( I Might add those to My Facebook later this week.) Had a Fun time out side Yesterday.. And today. I was up Early enough to Head up to My Early Morning Service at Church. But I Just didnt feel up to it. Funny thing. When You get involved in things that You Know are NOT Correct. (Beer) It Can keep You from doing those Things that You Know ARE Correct. (Church) I dont want to be missing My Usuall Tuesday Morning Services. But It Just didnt feel Right. Well I got six Days before My Week-End will be here agine. Perhapes The LORD will give Me something eles to do Next week-End? I wont Know unless I Bring it to HIM Through Prayer. Well Untill Next time. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

8/3/10
This-Morning. On My Day off. I didnt wake up untill Way after 6:30 a.m. That is Pretty Rare for Me. I Usually am up by 4:00 a.m. or Earlyer. It Was those Adult Beverages I Had Yesterday afternoon while out side working on The Truck. I know Better then to Let That Stuff back into My life. Sure I'am alowing it only on My Friday and Saturday's. It seems like it is ok to do that While out there working on the Truck.? Who I'am I kidding.? Only My self. I know it will Get out of Hand in time. I Know I will Eventually start alowing it every day afterwork. Its already keeping Me from My Usuall Tuesday Mornings at Church. And The 55 & alive Group. Those Guys Made Me a Permenent Guest of the Group even though I'am Not Yet old enough to Join. If I Would only Go to Them with My Little Problem. WOW. There would be some Praying going On for sure. The LORD is giveing Me so Many oportunities to get back to were I was before. But If I dont alow it. HE Cant work in My Life. Its Up to Me I know.
I got a lot of Stress Now in My life with My New Job And New Responsabilitys. As Chief Baker for the Bella All The Baked Goods and Deserts on The Menu are My Responsability at all times. Even when I'am Not there. Its a lot on My Shoulders. And We are in the Middle of the Busy Season. Britt and Catering Jobs. It can be a lot. This Last week was awful Hard at work. I Was down one Doughroller for Several Days. And Had a bunch of Extra Banana-Mac's for a Off Property Event. But I got Through it Just like The LORD Promises I will. How that all ties in with My Wanting to Spend the Weekend working on My New Truck and Drinking Beer. I Have No Idea. But that is what ends up Happing.
Well I got a LOT of work completed on The Truck in the Last 2 Days. Been working on The Roll-Pan & The Tailgate. Its allmost finished. I Probably have only two Hours of work left and then it is done. So one More time out there at the end of this Week and I Can be done with it for the Summer. Really there is Ton's of work to do on it for as long as the Summer will be here. But Mabe I better just back off this Project this Year. And get Back to where I NEED to be. Agine I took a bunch of Pictures out there while working. Just showing the work I was doing and the end Result. I need to go through those today and Pick out some to send to My Facebook Oh I Know they are NOT to exciting. But what the Heck. Seemed like a good Idea to snap pics at the time. Dan...

8/9/10
Good Late afternoon. WOW. What a Wonderfull Day I have Had today. So Much to Talk about today. My Original Plans for My Week-end got Changed. By None other then The LORD. If I Had gotten My Way Yesterday afternoon I would Have spent the Afternoon out side Finishing up The Work on The S-10. I Was All Prepared to do Just that. In Fact I was Looking forward to being out there in the nice Weather. Listening to the Police Scanner. Working on The Truck Tossing back Can after Can of Coors Lite. But something Happend to Me just a Hour or so before work was over for the week. I Just became Very tired. Infact I Honestly wondered at one point there about 12:30 p.m. If I was going to be ok to drive Home. I cant Explain it.? I Dont know How GOD did it.? But HE did. HE Made Me so tired All I could do was drive My self Home. I Had My Beer all ready set up and My Pizza Stuff allready to Make Just like I had Planned all Week. But Then HE suddently Makes a Change in Me at the last Minute. And Wham. The Prayer I had Prayed 5 Days Earlyer comes True even though I Had forgotten all about what I Asked HIM to do for Me this week-end. Amazing. It works. Prayer Really works. I had givin Up on My self so to Speak. I had Prayed that HE would Take the Alcohol away from Me this Week-End. Then I got Discouraged and Just planned to Do It anyway. But GOD didnt forget. HE Stuck with Me Even though I Wandered off and Was about to get lost agine. How wonderfull HE is.
Well today I have Had a very Busy Day. I Felt so good this Morning When I got up. I had a Great dinner last night. Made a Pasta Entree that one of the Girls from work gave Her Recipie. It called for Fresh Tomatoes. And I have a over Abundent supply of those right Now. It was so good. And As soon as dinner was over I was Ready for a good Nights sleep. And I'am feeling very much like that right Now. So I'am going to have to comeback early tomarrow Morning and finish this. So Untill then. LORD be with You allways. Dan...

8/10/10
I Forgot to come back Here this Morning and finish this. Its Now 4:30 pm And I Have had another very busy day off. A Good Day indeed. I'am So Glad That The LORD Kept Me from spending My Friday Night out side with the Truck and Beer. I Know it may sound Strange that I have such a Problem with saying NO to doing that. You Might think what A Wimpo I'am that I give in so Easly to that Desire of afterwork Beer. In fact I think that of my self when I do things like that. But Its a very Real Problem for Me. And It started back in the Late 70's for Me. Mabe that is why its so Hard to kick. Across this Country and around the world there are Gaaaazillions of Men and Women Just like Me that Have that over Welming Desire for Alcohol. And Just love the affect it has on Us. I dont know why.? But I'am so Blessed. because My FATHER has Given Me Power over that Stuff. I havent had any since 8/2/10 And I got some right here in the House. a few Years ago My sitting here Knowing I have Alcohol right here in the House was simply to much to Handle. I couldnt stay away from it. But Now I Can. Thanks so Much to The LORD for giveing Me the power over it. I Can Now Take it or Leave it. And when I do Take it. There is a big Price to Pay for me in the form of a Hang over and Losing an entire day due to sickness. a Day that The LORD gave Me. Blessed Me with. A Day I Cant afford to Lose at My age. And At 50 Years old Hang overs are REALLY NO Fun.
I got so Much stuff done in the last two days. And I would have not accomplished any of it Had I Had My Beer like I Planned to. I Spent time over at Mom's Place. We whent out a did a bunch of things. And I took both the Nissan & the S-10 down town for complete Lube Jobs. They both Needed it. It was a couple of Hundred bucks. But You got to keep up with it. I have Been driving the Nissan for the last two days. I hadnt started it up for 14 days. All that time it was sitting in the Car port collecting dust. It sure was Nice to drive it agine. I would call it My (Quiet Car) The S-10 Has Performance Exhaust and is kind of Loud. I think I will probably drive the Nissan Mostly this week. I Took the Nissan up to Church This Morning. It was a Nice drive up there. And A Really Nice Special Service I thought. Wow. It was Just a really Nice Morning. A Beautifull Early Morning Sky GOD Made for Us. And I Saw a bunch of People I hadnt seen for awhile. I Saw My old Freind Cindi before The Service started. So Nice to See Her with a Big Smile on Her Face. I Whent to School With Her 34 Years Ago. Got to Talk to Jen & Joe. Doris, Bryan, Ginger, And I got to see and Pray with My old Freind Scott. Its been way over a Month since I last talk to Him. I Met Him 6 or 7 Months ago when I was attending the Morning services with Ol Jr. The Three of Us used to Pray togather alot. Scott and I still sit in the same part of the Sanctuary. But our old Freind Jr is Missing. He is gone Now. I sure Miss that Guy. He is there in Spirit. He Sure was a good freind to Me when I was out of work for that 4 month Period. We sure Had a lot of fun togather during that time. Taking all those fun Hiking Trips. Just out walking around. Climbing Mountains. I'am sure glad I Made a few videos for Youtube. He was a fun Guy.
As I Close Now. I just want to take this Time to thank My Wonderfull FATHER for giveing Us JESUS. For with out JESUS I Would NOT know this wonderfull warm, Happy Feeling I have in My Heart. I Just wouldnt have anything at all if It was Not for What JESUS did for Us. Nothing. Life would be Horrible to say the Least. May The LORD Bless You all. Dan...

8/15/10
4:30 a.m. I Had a Pretty Restless Nights sleep last Night. Partialy due to the "HEAT" (100 Deg's yesterday) But Mostly Because I got a big Promotion at work Yesterday. I Kind of Knew this was comming for the last few Weeks. Back in the last Week of July My Boss The Chef asked Me if I would be interested in becomming the New Opener for The Business.? I Said "Ya, Out of sight, Groovey, Hot dog," Well I didnt say all those things. But that is How I felt for sure. The last Opener of 5 years Had to Unexspectidly Quit in the Middle of July. So that Ment that The Owner or one of The Managers had to be down there at 8:00 a.m. each Morning to Let the Morning Crew in. I'am one of them. Much to My Suprise Yesterday While waiting out back with all the other Guys for the back door to be opened. I Was Quickly taken through the Opening Process And am Now the New Bella Opening Person. This is NOT New to Me. for Many Years I was the Opening Person for the Medford Redlion. The diffrence is I will Now be the first Person in the Door. And Must deal with the Security Systems in Place. I Must say The Building is WELL Protected And If Entry is Not Done correctly. The Police will Be on there way Very Quickly. A Burgler would Indeed be Traped before they Knew it.
Well For Me this Means I Now Basicly Can set My own Schedule. I Can come in at 4, 5, 6, or 7:00 a.m. if I like each day. But I Must be there by 8:00 a.m. to Let the morning Crew in.. Today is My First day of Opening. I'am kind of Nervouse about it. First time and all. But I know it will be ok. I will be heading out in just a little while to start My Friday at work. Should be a Pretty good day. Britt agine tonight.
Well I Had Planned this week to spend a few Hours after work finishing up the work on the S-10 I Need to get The Roll-Pan and Tailgate completly finished before the summer is Out. And that will Mean Having a few Beers while out there doing that. But its going to be really HOT today so I dont know? Mabe I should put That off untill tomarrow Morning when its cooler. I will Have more time and I can get somemore out side work done as well. The Nissan needs to Be Washed and put back away in the Car Port. Well Will See later on today. Mabe just stay inside this Afternoon and Play on the Computer or something.
Thanks to Our Wonderfull FATHER For Blessing Me with the Ability Just to get up out of Bed each day. And go to work. Drive a Car, Live on My own, Nice House. And Now this Promotion. WOW. I'am just so Blessed. And With out JESUS. None of it would Work. We would be so Lost with Out JESUS. Thank You FATHER for Saving Us. Will be back in a few Days. Dan...

8/23/10
Howdy. Who ever is out there.? Well another Week has gone by. A very good week. I'am still Struggling a Bit with the Desire for the Beer. Perhapes I Have reached a Turning Point on that. More to come about That Later.
I'am Really Enjoying My New Responsibilty with being the Morning Opener at work. What I Like about it is It Means I can go to work any time I Want to before 8:00 a.m... I Really Like that. works out so good for Me. However I have Been asked and Accepted to do some Special work Very early in the Mornings on Thursdays. I will be doing that for the Next Three or four Weeks. It Means I can't attend My Usual Thursday Morning Services up at Applegate. Hate to Miss that. But this is Just a Temparary thing that I will be doing on Thursdays. Its a Off Propertie thing. But there is a Need for Me right at the Moment. So I dont want to Let them down.
I did by a Bra for the Truck this week. Have allready installed it. Really looks good On there. SeeMy Facebookfor all those Pictures.. Well Untill the Next time May The LORD Bless Your Day. Dan...

8/27/10
What a Beautifull Day today has been. Its Much Cooler today. A Welcome Change. Yesterday Was HOT And Smokey here in the Valley due to a Forrest fire to the West. Also We Had a Bad Fire in Ashland on Tuesday I think it was. 11 Homes were Burned down in that. How awfull. I Cant imagine going through that.
My Day Started off Really Well this Morning. I Attended the Early Morning Service before work. couldnt stay very long Had to be at work by 7:30 a.m. some days it will be earlyer. But I need to be there by 7:30 a.m. at least each day.
Agine this Morning our Service was down in the Fellowship Hall. Construction going on in the Foyer & Sanctuary these days. Looks like New Flooring going in and Mabe Carpet I dont know? It will Probably be awhile. Any Way its Nice to be down there in the Hall. Our 55 Group is there Tuesdays. I Rarely make it to those. With out My Old Freind JR there. Well it just doesnt feel the same I Guess.
For a couple of Months Now We Have a Had two New Lead singers for the Worship Guys & Gals. I dont know what Has Happend to everyone eles.? I kNow one Left. And I Guess Mabe some of the others have Left too? Its so Hard for Me to See in the Sanctuary in the Mornings. My Eye site is Failing and Its so Dark in there. Unless I sit way down front Everyone is a Blurr. I Can only Tell who is Singing by there Voice Or the instrument being Played. My Glasses Help but only close up. Its a diffrent story there in the Hall. Much Smaller. I dont know Who the Leader was today.? But He sure Has a Beautifull Voice. Very Nice. I wish I could make such Beautifull Music. When I Sing It sounds like a Hack-Saw at work. But I guess It dont Matter to GOD. I think HE finds it to be Very good. I Hope so. I think HE is Well Pleased with the Sounds comming from Applegate... Well I have More to talk about. Specificly of How GOD is Working in My life Right at the Moment. But its going to Have to wait untill in the Morning or this time tomarrow. Its been a long day. And Ol Dan Is feeling Pretty worn out. So Untill that time. GOD Bless Your Day.. Dan...

8/29/10
It is Friday Evening Now. Another Good work-Week has come to a Close. I Really Meant to get back to this Update Yesterday. But a Little Emergency Happend and I needed to Deal with that. And that is The Sunroof on My Truck got stuck in the open Position. (wouldnt close) And I wouldnt have worried about it at all Except that It was Cloudy All day and I thought it Might start Raining And It did. So I spent the afternoon after work out there taking the Sunroof Apart from the inside and finnally did get it to close but I Never really was able to figure out just what Made is stick open in the first Place.? So It will Probably Happen agine? It will Need to be Rebuilt I'am sure. The Truck is 20 Years old Now. And Its a Factory Sunroof. So before I Begine to do a bunch of Interior work on it I will Need to get the Sunroof Redone. Next summer I think.
I Have been thinking alot about the Things I want to do with this Project Truck in the Next few Years. And this brings Me up to The work GOD is doing In My life right at the Moment. One of the things I can see Now. And Was NOT Exspecting from The LORD is HIS giveing Me the Desire for Automotive Restoration agine. I thought that My Love for that was gone forever. It sure was gone for a long time. And Now Suddently HE has Restored that Desire in Me. How wonderfull. HE got me Making big Plans to begine Restoring this old Truck And doing all these things to it that I Really want to do. And HE has given Me The Means to do that as well... I just thought I would Never have this Passion Back like I Used to. I do Now.
So Now My next thing to do to the Truck is get rid of the Original Steering Wheel and Go with a Smaller Grant Wheel. I like the "Grants" Have used those before in Chevelles. The original Wheel that is on there Now is a bit to big for me. But the real Reason is the Horn. I discovered a while ago it does Not work. And I thought it Was a Problem with the Horn under the Hood. Nope. Tested that and It worked. And then I took the Horn Button apart and Discoved all the Parts for that are Missing in the Steering colum. Hummm. Have No Idea what Happend to that.? So the thing to Do will be to Just buy a New Wheel with the Horn Kit and start over. I will Need to buy a Puller as well. Any way that will be the Next Project I will do and I will begine looking for all those part tomarrow Morning. And May Just do the Job tomarrow As well. It will Make a Nice Facebook Album I think. Just so thankfull To The LORD for Restoring My Love of Car back to Me. It was Nothing I did on My own.
So for Next summer. I think I would like to begine to work on the Interior. Take out the Bench Seat and Put Bucket Seats in it. And I Also Really Want to Build a Center-Console. I Have done a few of those before in other Cars. This one However will be the biggest one I Have ever Built. It will go from the Dash to the Back of the Cab. That is providing that I find and install Bucket Seats. I have all ready began searching for the Seats on Craigslist.
Most of My Consoles I Built before Housed Gauges, A Place to Put Cups, And Stereo Systems. In this console Possibly Gauges.? for sure a Place to Put Coffee Cups. And Instead of a Stereo I want to build a Short-Wave Transeiver. A SSB Radio. In other Words a very Fancy Citizens Band Radio. with Upper and Lower Sideband Freq's I Have had a few Home Base Radio Stations but Never one in a Truck. That I really want to do. A good Moble System. I have began the Search for the Radio I Want and Use to own before. A Cobra 148 GXL. Great Radio. I Used to talk to Hawaii all the time On My Base station Back in the 90's... Well I wont be starting any of that untill sometime Next summer. The Steering-Wheel is Next.
Well One last thing before I go and that is Chef's Hats. Or Mabe I better Just save that for tomarrow. Agine is been a long day. So I will be back Another time to show My New Chef's Hats for Hiding My Long Hair. GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

8/30/10
5:30 a.m.
Finnally I Work at a Place were I can let My Hair grow Long. I Must keep it under control of course. and that is My Resonsibilty. So Now 6 Months into My New Job I Can NOT keep wearing simple Baseball Caps to keep it under Control. Searching around online I Found a few Places that Offer Head Gear for Us Chefs with long-Hair. Or Slowly getting Longer Hair.Happy Chefis where I Started.. I Bought Basicly one of Everything. But the only thing I found that worked for me was the "Head Wraps" I Have Place a Order for the "Bambo Head Wraps" but Havent got them yet. The Head Wrap is good for me. And will Hide My Long-Hair very well so Far. Here is Pictures of The Wrap
Me in The Wrap And Finally My Hair with-out the Wrap. The Problem I'am Having right at The Moment is. I Must put My Hair in a Pony-Tail In order to stuff it all under the Hat. And My Hair is NOT Quite Long enough to all be put into one center Ponytail in the Back. The Outer Edges Just are NOT Yet long Enough to be in a Center Tail. So Unfortunately And this is somewhat Embarressing right Now I'am Having to Put My hair into Two Seperate Pigtails in order to have it all gathered up to fit under the Wrap. Yup The kind of Pigtails You see Little Girls wearing. Now of course Once I have the Wrap securly on and in Place. No one will be able to tell. But I feel a bit Funny about it. And there are some of My Freinds that I dont want to find out about the Pigtails. They would as Beaver Cleaver would say. "Really give Me the Business"
Anyway will be Wearing the Wrap for work each day. But Probably Not the rest of the time. I think in a few weeks, a Month, 6 Weeks My Hair will be long enough so that Just one Center Ponytail will work ok. And Who Knows Mabe by Next summer I will be ready to cut it all off.
Well today. My Day off I will be going over Moms House a bit later in the A.m. She wants to go to Fred Meyers and a few Places. And after that I'am Going to go try to round up My New Steering wheel Parts. And If I can find all that Stuff I Guess I will spend the afternoon out side working on the Truck. Its acctually Raining out side right at this Moment. I didnt know that was going to be happening today. So I May Have a New Truck album to add to My Facebook later on this evening or tomarrow. May The LORD Walk with You Everywhere You go today and forever. GOD Bless All. Dan...

8/31/10
As I Sit here this Morning at My Desk listening to The Morning Service on The Radio. I'am very Disgusted with My Self. I'am a Fool and Have been acting like a Fool Now for sometime. I Have foolishly allowed The Alcohol back into My life. GOD Was so good to Me to Take that Garbage out of My life Almost two Years ago Now. And Now I Have so Foolishly allowed it back into My life. I Can't Blame NO one but My Self. GOD did Just What HE Promised HE would do By Blessing Me with takeing that away from Me. I'am the One Who Blew it by Letting The Enemy talk me into doing that agine. I Feel so Crummy sitting Here listing to the Service on the Radio When I Know I should be sitting there right Now. One of The Regular Girls Sent me a Message Last night on Facebook to Meet Her there this Morning for Coffee. I found that a little Bit ago.
Well I Knew better. I knew this would begine to Happen if I Dabbled in that Sin agine. For the Last two Weeks I Have began My Weekend Drinking on My Thursday Nights. So I Have been going to work on My Last two Fridays Not feeling All togather well. Last Week one day afterwork I got Caught Buying Beer at the Market in J'ville by one of the Worship singers. Nothing Has been said about it. And Nothing will I Know. But that Should Have bothered Me alot. But It didnt. And I Have spent the Last Three Days Drinking And Justifing it with the New Project Truck. It is Fun I Addmit it. working on that old thing and Having Beer at the same time. That is What I did Most of the Afternoon Yesterday. Put a New Steering Wheel on it. Came out good. Took alot of Pictures. Not sure if I will add them to Facebook or Not. There is visible Beer Cans in some of the Pictures. Well I will consider that today. It was a Nice fun Project. It didnt come out as Good As I wanted. Well I will Exsplain that on the Facebook Pic's. I will I think Put them on there. It will make a Nice Album.
Well After I finished working out side and came in. That is when I Really Started Pounding down the Beers. I Ended up having a Terrible Dinner. Was Very Dehidrated. Couldnt go to sleep. And then I just started Having all these bad Thoughts Like I used to. Even thoughts of Ending My own life because I felt so bad at the Moment. I Remember Laying there in Bed last Night and thinking to My self. "Dan How could You alow YOur self to go back to this Place agine." And I just started thinking of How Good The LORD Has been to Me. How HE Changed Me. And Now I'am Trying to go Back to what I Was Before.
Well somewhere In there I feel asleep and woke up Not feeling so good this Morning. But I know what I Must do. I Need to Put My Foot down and Say NO. No More Excuses. No More Using the Truck as My Excuse. I Simply Have to NOT alow that In My House. And I Have to bring My Problems, cares, Worries, and Concerns. To The LORD. I Have NOT been doing that. I Have Very Much Neglected My Personal Prayer time with My FATHER. And Now it shows. I Have began walking away agine. I'am simply NOT going to Let that Happen. Starting today I will get back in touch with The ONE That Died for Me so Long ago. The Only ONE that matters. I Guess If I have to get Rid of that Project Truck to get the temptation out of My life then that is what I will do. I will Certainly Talk to My Father about that today.
Well I feel really good right at the Moment As the Service is comming to a close on the Radio. It sounds like Mabe they are still in The Fellowship Hall for Service. Well I Know what I need to do. Get Back in Touch with My FATHER. So Untill Next time GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

9/3/10
It is September all ready. I Got two More days to work untill My Weekend. I'am feeling Pretty confident That I will NOT be Tempted by the Beer on My Days off. I Cant Exsplain Why? I just Feel like I Have got this Problem whipped With The Help of My FATHER. I Know I Can't do it with out Him. Been there, Tryed that, Bought the Tee Shirt. Well I Feel good About My Upcomming Weekend. Something The LORD has suddently got Me back interested in is My Reading. I dont Read alot. The Bible being of course My Favorite Book. I Have Read it Cover to cover. And Parts of it Many times over. But something I Got Really interested in back in My Teenage Years WasLouis L'Amour Novel's. I Began a collection of the "Bantam" Paperback Books and Still Have them to this Day. I have about 50 of them. And Have Read them all several times over the Years. The last one I Read was in 2008. I Can become very Distracted from Reading very Easly and will often forget about them for Years and Years. Well somehow GOD awakend that Desire in Me on Tuesday afternoon. I Began a New Novel and have Read a few Chapters each afternoon and Evening. And will continue to untill this Book is finished. GOD is Simply giveing Me something eles to do at the Moment. At Least HE is giveing Me something I will Do.
I Was Hoping after this last weekend of working on the Truck to beable to Put off any more work on it untill sometime Next Summer. I'am Planning to begine to work on the Interior Next summer. And One of the big things I want to do is Build a Center Console with a Big Powfull Two-Way-Ham-Radio system in The Truck. Last week I Put a Add out on Craigslist looking for some of the Stuff I will Need to do that. And Much to My Suprise I have Located a Older SSB (single-Side-Band) Radio down in Northern California for sale. There is NOT a big Maket for those anymore. But I would Love to Have one agine. And do some Long distance AM Brodcasting. Only this time I will be Moble instead of a Home Base station. I Sure Had a lot of Fun back there in the 90's and Up untill 2003 Or so "Shooting Skip" all around the Country and Hawaii, Canada, I Could even Hear some Languages I couldnt Understand. Well anyway. The Owner of that Radio is going to bring it up here to Medford in about 10 days. And The Price is very Good for the Radio. If it is all He Says it is I will Probably buy it from Him. And I Doubt that I will be able to resist Not puting it the Truck right away. At Least Tempararely.. No Matter what I do with that situation I'am simply NOT going back to alowing My Self Beer while out there working on the Truck. That is Just to Easy. The enemy Really Knows How to Tempt Me with That Garbage. I'am Just NOT going to alow that...
On Thursday Morning I took some Pictures of the New Job the Resturant Has Me Involved in Now starting about 5:30 a.m. I do a Off Propertie thing for them at that time of the Morning. Just one day a Week. And Probably for the Next three weeks I will be doing that. And then once They dont need me anymore for that deal. I can Once agine attend My Early Morning Service at Church On Thursdays. Really Been Missing that. And I have been Missing tomany Tuesdays as well. No More of that Missing the things I want to be doing because I feel bad from drinking the Night before. I dont Like to say it. But To Hell with that kind of Stuff in My life. I Got better things to do then waist My Time with that....I will get those Pictures Put up here sometime soon. Dan...

9/6/10
It is Labor day today. Been Home all day. I Had a bad couple of Days at work. My Last three days there infact. Just Things whent wrong. Got a bunch of Extra work thrown at Me. And I Made a big Mistake on Friday that Was NOT good. And I didnt catch it But My Boss did. So I got a Call Saturday Night from Him and got a good chewing out. So then I Whent to work at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday. Wanted to get there Early and try to make up for the Mistake. It was a LOOOOOONNNNGGGG Day on Sunday. I Was So Happy to get out of there. And Yeah Ended up Drinking on My Friday Night. Instead of Turning to The LORD I Turned to the Coors Lite.
But today I did Turn to The LORD. And Today I'am NOT Drinking. But I'am sure Am tired. So Tired infact I think I will Need to finish this Update tomarrow Morning. Will Be back then...6:45 p.m........................

9/9/10
Good-Morning. I'am up very Early this Morning getting ready to Leave for My thursday Morning at Work. I Sure Have been feeling Good the last few Days. Its all Because I'am Letting The LORD back into My life agine instead of Trying to do it all My self. I Can do that kind of thing. And I'am sure will agine try to Manage with out HIM. I Guess We all do to some Exstent. HE Wants Us to come to HIM Each day. Each Hour infact. But so Often we dont. We got to be Pridefull and try to do it on our Own. And Like Me end up Making the Wrong Choices and make a big Mess. We Got to Talk to HIM each Day. Bring Our Hearts and Souls to HIM.
It is going to be a busy week-end at work I think. Some big Garage Sale thing is going on there in town all weekend. And Britt of Course. I will Make it through it with GOD'S Help that is. With Out The LORD this Weekend. I would for sure turn to The Beer at some Point. Just NOT going to Allow that this Week-end. I'am Putting My Foot down and Saying NOOOO. No matter what. NOOOO.
Yesterday I got off work Early and didnt want to go Home. right away so I drove around to a few Old CB-Radio Shop that I knew of from back in My Radio days. And discovered that they don't Exist anymore. I Was NOT to Suprised to discover that. Even in Grants-Pass they are gone. That Means No Tech's No One to crack open a stock Radio and Tweek & Peek it like in the Old days of CB's. At least around Here. But there Has to be somewhere along the I-5 Interstate North or South. I Know the Big Truck-Stops Here in the Valley still sell some CB Stuff. And that is about the only Placed they are Used anymore is on the Interstate Hwy's. CB's are realy kind of a dying thing I Hate to Addmit. There Sure used to be alot of us here in the Valley with big Home Base Staitons. Not Many left I'am sure.
Well the thing to do is get something going in the Truck this winter. A Stock Radio. And then talk to some of these Truckers going through the Valley. Find out where a Good Radio Tech is Located and then take what Ever I have to Him for "Turning Up" as it is known. That Can all take Place sometime Next summer. For Now I Just need to buy a Good. And Probably Brand New System to Tempararely be Put in The Truck. I Can't find a good old Used one.
I have found several online Ware-Houses Around the Country I can by from. I Kind of Hate to buy anything with out seeing it first. But I dont have a whole lot of choices here. I Very Much want another "Cobra 148." Had one before. I wish I had never sold Mine. I loved that SSB Radio. And Want one agine. They are acctually Pretty Reasonably Priced Now that The demand Has whent down. a Cobra 148GTL after being Properly Tweek & Peeked (turned up from factory spec's) can put out a lot of Power. There fore the siginal Can be sent for 100 or thousands of Miles Using the Skip conditions. Its kind of cool and fun to beable to Talk all the way back the east coast during the right Skip conditions. That is Where the "Side-Band" comes in so Handy.
Hereis a Web-Page that I might acctually buy from soon. Will see in the Next few weeks.
Well I got to go Now. Off to work. And so thankfull The LORD Has Bless Me with the Ability to even Go to work each Day. How Good HE is to Us Each and every Day. GOD Bless Dan...

9/12/10
Another Beautifull days is Starting here at Dan's House. At Least inside. I don"t know what the Weather looks like out-side.? But inside My House is Filled with The LORD. What a Wonderfull Way to start Each day. Very Important to Take The LORD with us everywhere we go each Day. How do I do that.? Simple. Just keep talking to Him. Just Stay in a Constant State of Prayer through out Your Day. And Don't go to anyplace or Touch anything or be involved in anything That JESUS would NOT do. HE is Our Roll Model. As I type this down here this Morning. I need to take Heed of what I'am saying. So Often I don't Practice what I Preach. So this is More for Me then anyone eles that Might be reading this. It seems like I got to keep Reminding My self of How Live My Life so that I dont get caught in the Snares of the enemy. Just look to JESUS everyday. everyhour. Just Stay focused on HIM Dan...
Ok a little bit of CB Radio News. I have Exhausted all Attemps at finding anything Used Here in the Valley. And As far as even New Equipment goes. The only dealers that I have found is The Truckstops. And they have very Limited Equipment. Not what I'am looking for. So My only Choice Really in buying on line. There I can find everything I need. Infact I just made a Small online Purchase of some of the Equipment I will Need. to begin Building the Antenna. I Might Start that today afterwork. Today is My Friday and I'am sure another very busy Day at work. Yesterday began the J'ville Garage Sale weekend. What a Busy day it was. So Many People in J'ville. And When I Left there Yesterday afternoon I discovered I Had a Flat Tire on The Truck. I'am afraid My Initial Reaction and Use of Language Was NOT very Good when I first Noticed it. My Apologizes to anyone who was standing Near and Heard My suddent Suprised use of Words. It Had been a long Hard day and Now I was faced with this. But Like allways The LORD is with Me at All times. So I got out the Jack and all the rest of the Need things and Stuff. And spent about 20 Minutes putting The Spare tire on. The Flat was Caused By The Valve Stem Leaking. Just What made is Suddenly Start Leaking I dont Know.? And I Broke off one of the Lug-Nut Stud's while changing this tire. That does Not happen very often. Well its all fixable with a Trip to Les Schwabs on My Days off.

9/20/10
I Sure Have gotten burned out on sitting here at My desk like this Updating this Page. Even right Now I dont want to do it. So Here is a Brief description of My Last week. NOT Much Has Changed. Still Battling with the End of Work-Week Beer. I'am getting Kind of tired of My self thinking I got this Beat and then NOT being able to do what I Know is Right. Mabe that is The Key.? I I I... And Not HIM HIM HIM. I'am sure I'am NOT Calling on HIM Enough... Will Just keep working on This. Dont Give Up Dan. HE wont give up on Me...
I did find a SSB Radio and Have been working on that. And I Just dont Feel like talking anymore. Its been kind of a Bad Day. A bad few Days infact. But there is a Bright side. Tomarrow Morning at Church. I need to get up there so Bad. Well untill Next time GOD Bless Your Day...

9/22/10
Good-Morning. Well this Morning I'am up Bright and Early. Getting Ready to Start My Monday first day of a New work Week. Is 2:52 a.m. I woke up a bit Earlyer then I Wanted too. That Is ok. I Need to be Heading into work by 6:30 a.m. this Morning. Havent been there for a few Days. So NOT sure just what I will find in The Bakery this Morning. The J'ville Birthday thing is still going on and Tonight is our Second to The last Britt Night for this Year. Wow this Summer Really Whent Fast.
On My Last Update I Said I didnt feel like Talking at that time. Still Kind of Feel that way even today.. Just feeling a Lot of Frustration in My Life right at the Moment. Can't Exsplain Why.? But I Can get like that sometimes. I Did infact go up to the Morning Worship Yesterday Morning. I Allmost didnt go at the last Minute. Agine feeling that Frustration in Life. And Just Sick and Tired of everything and Honestly Just Wanting to be In Heaven rather then Here. I know I'am NOT the Only one that feels that at times. But Like everyone eles I Must continue on here Untill The LORD Calls Me Home or Comes back to get us. In The Mean time its doing HIS work When ever Possible. Sharing The Word Talking to People. Spreading The Good-News.
I Got to Talk to two of My Christian Brothers Yesterday Morning in The Coffee shop. Nick & Justin. I Was Sort of Stumped over a Bible Question and Posed it to those Guys. They Knew Right where to go in The Scriptures to Answer My Question. Just Part of My wonderfull Church Family.
Last Wednesday I Whent up to The Morning Service before work and Found Seth Gilbert Leading Worship. I Had Heard He was back. But that was The first time I Saw Him for a few Years Now. Infact during The Service I Was NOT really Sure it was Him down there on Stage. I have Trouble seeing in The Sanctuary in The Mornings. Being so Dark in there. Everyone that is down on Stage is Just Kind of a Blurr to Me. But I could tell by the Tall blurry Figure and The Voice that it was Indeed Seth. And Much Later on in The Afternoon I Saw Him and His Wife Christy Haveing Lunch in The Bella. Its Nice that They are Back. I wonder if another "Psalms Project" CD is in The works. Havent noticed one Yet in The Book Store. That would be Nice. He Sang a bunch of New Songs that I had Never Heard before. so Mabe.?. I think I Saw Him Yesterday Morning there across the Way in The Sanctuary.? Not sure if that was Him or Not. And My Freind Cindi From High School was there as Usual. And Often times Jerry also from High School will be there. Its Nice to Have very old Freinds like that. And Jon & Pawdre were in The Coffee shop at the End of The Service. Pawdre Sure gets a lot of Attention when He is Around. He being Jon's very Large Bear like Dog. I hate to Pett Him. His coat is so Oily. But He is Pretty Hard to Resist.
Well I Probably wont get back up there untill Next Tuesday. Its going to be a Pretty Busy work week. And as for the Side-Band-Radio in The Truck. I will be Permenently Mounting The 4-Ft antenna as soon As I get some more Parts to finish that Job. But The Radio wont be Mounted untill sometime Next year. Got alot of Remodling to do in the Cab. But I will beable to still Play around with it in there when ever I wish.
Well its time to get my self going Now. Get My Day started. Untill The Next time. GOD Bless Your Day...Dan...

10/5/10
It's been allmost two weeks since I was last here. Been keeping Pretty Busy with work and Playing around with the old Truck. Have done very Poorly at keeping My self away from the After-work Beer. Infact I have completly Failed At that allmost every day this last week.
My Old Freind JR suddently Moved back up here from California. I Knew only one day in advance. He Just wanted to come back really bad. So One of His good Freinds from Applegate Chuck S. whent down and got Him. And Jr has been staying there for the first few days He was back here in town. He and I Planned to Go up to the Fellowship Saturday for the Early Morning Service But I had to cancel out at the last Minute because I Needed to be at work that Morning by 6:00 a.m. That Was (True Sort of) but I didnt want to go anyway. Had been drinking the Night before Infact for a few Nights I had alowed My self to Drink afterwork. My Excuse? Summer winding down and want to get as much work done on the Truck Before bad weather gets here. What a bunch of Malarkey. (if I spelled that right) It was Just an Excuse. I did get alot of work done. And began working on the center Console. Well anyway. I Kind of Ignored Jr for those couple of Days. I hadnt even got to see Him Yet. We Were Planning to go up to Church togather on Tuesday Morning. So for a the last few days of my work week I was spending it at home working on the Truck and Enjoying what I thought would be My last few days out side and the Last of My Afterwork Beer drinking days. I Was Right about that. Sunday Was My Last time to be doing any drinking at all. I Got Busted, Caught, Found out totally. Late Sunday afternoon.. there I'am out there working away on the Truck. And Suddently here Comes JR driving up into My Driveway. And Catches Me Redhanded with a Can of Beer in My hand. I didnt even Know He Remembered where I lived. Was I Ever Suprised. Man. And Embarressed. There was No Point in trying to Hide it from Him. He didnt say anything to Me at the Momement about it. But He Knew. He Knew what I was doing. He did offer to Help Me out in anyway He could. And I'am much Thankfull for that.
Well Jr allready has got a car. and has found a Place of His own to move into later this week. He came over that Day to invite me over to Chucks Place that Night. But He knew I would NOT be able to Attend after finding me in My condition. So I agreed to Meet Him up at Church for the Earlymorning Service in the Morning. I knew I would NOT be feeling good that morning. And I was Not. But I wanted to go. Needed to go. JR and some of the Others Prayed with and for Me that Morning. And The LORD Just Met Me there that Morning and told Me in HIS Way. Everything is going to be ok. I Feel very confident that I can get back to where I was at before. Not drinking at all. Infact Not even thinking about it at all. And with JR now here in town agine. It just seems to be a big Help. He has got a lot of time on His Hands and likes to go do the same things I like to do. Hiking and such. In those 4 Months I was not working. Man we did a lot of fun Hiking and Mountaineering trips. I'am in better Physical shape now. But Jr is Kind of Not in good shape. He is still Not feeling a 100 % from His Heart Problems a few Months ago. SO He may Not be into a bunch of Hiking for awhile. Anyway. We Met up at Church agine this Morning. I Was feeling so Much better. But couldnt stay after 8:00 a.m. this morning. Had Plans with Mom this Morning.
Today has been a good day. A few challenges through out the day. And I sit here now feeling very good about things. GOD Has Handed Me The Ball now and I need to Run with it. I Can do it. I Can do it. as long as I Call On HIM Each day. Each Morning. I need to Call on HIM when I start to feel the Pressure from the enemy. And Not call on The coors lite. That is Garbage and will NOT work. GOD will work. JESUS is the Only Way. Well untill Next time GOD Bless Your Day. Dan...

10/12/10
It is Tuesday Afternoon Now. And That Means My Days off are quickly comming to an End for this Second week of October. Today was Kind of cold. Winter is also Quickly aproching. For the last two days I have been completely Sober. But that was NOT true for the 5 Days before that. Last week I Drank Beer ever Ding-Dong-Day after work. Every single Day. I knew it would come to that sooner or later. and it did sure enough. I Guess My Excuse was trying to get The Console Project built and in one Piece before I could Not be out side working on it anylonger because of Rain. That Was A Pretty Lame excuse I have to admit. Really Lame. Its NOT that Important. In Fact It is NOT important at all. I could Easly live with out that.
I really dont know what is Happening to Me these days. For some reason before My work day Gets over I have this over whelming Desire for Beer and to spend the afternoon working on this Stupid Project. I just couldnt say NO to it last week. I hope and Pray that this week will be diffrent. I feel very confident that I will beable to say NO to it at this time tomarrow. That is going to be a big Test. I will Need to call on The LORD at that time. And NOT the local Store. Its been two days Now. And that is a good Start.
This Morning I Spent a wonderfull couple of Hours up at Church. Met JR up there at 6:00 a.m. I got up there just about a whole Minute before He did. I dont think He was haveing the Best day today. He seemed very tired. I know He had been up late last Night. We whent in and got coffee this Morning and talked awhile. Just before the service Started He told Me He Fell down on Sunday up there. Just out side the Main door. He was kind of Showboating a bit infront of some People and His Little Gal Freind when He lost His Balance and fell flat on His Face He said. Now its Not Funny I know. But the way He told it to Me this Morning Just Cracked Me up. And Right before the Service was to Start this Morning. Well after we got into the Sanctuary this Morning I couldnt stop thinking about it. And I just wanted to bust out Laughing all through the Service this Morning. I wish He would'nt tell Me things like that just before Service. So I was Pretty distracted most of the Hour of Worship. Still it was good. We stayed around for several Hours this Morning. Got togather with Freinds and talked a lot about diffrent things. Lot of Prayer as well.
Its funny. All last week I was Just defeating My self with the Drinking. And Now I feel so diffrently about everything. I feel so energized and ready to get back in the Game. How I need to be meeting with those guys like that each week. And Exspecially The LORD. I feel like I could do anything right Now. How to keep this going through out My work week.?
I do have a couple of Tons of Pictures to add to Face book. Nothing very exciting. Truck Pictures. And I also have a Picture Project I have been working on for the last Month. I Call it the "Daily-Tree." and its one of My Backyard Trees. I Had the idea as soon and Autum began. I would find a good spot to take a Picture of this Tree. So each day I go back to that spot and take a Picture of the Tree that I have Nicknamed "Herman" I stand in Exactly the same spot and take a Picture of it at Just about the same time each day. Rain or shine. Today was the 29th Picture I have taken so far. I want to eventually Put them into some sort of a Fast Slide-Show type Program and will Make it look like a Movie. I thought it would be interesting. Originally I was just going to shoot it untill the leaves all fall off. But Now. I dont know? Mabe I Should just keep going with it through the winter.? and into the Spring.? Will Probably do that. I havent missed a day Yet. If anyone knows what kind of Photo Program I need to Use to Make this kind of Movie Please Email be about. I need a bit of Help with it I think.
Well that is about it for today I think. Please keep Me in You Prayers that I will beable to Put the nasty drinking habit in the past where it should be. and that It will Not comeback to me ever agine. Thanks. So untill next time LORD Bless Your Day...Dan.

11/2/10
I Have Purposely been staying away from this Webpage for the last few weeks. Do You ever get kind of Burned out on something and decide You need a Break from it. I think that is the Case here.?
For the last few weeks of My life things have been going good for me. Not to bad. Ups and downs. Sometimes Sideways or Backwards. But ok. I did have a good Handle on My Drinking. At least for two of the last three weeks. I have stoped working on The S-10 about three weeks ago. Oh there is a lot of work todo still. But with the Colder weather arriving Now. And I know I have spent enough $ on it this Year. It was time to STOP the work for the winter. So that ends My wanting to be out there in the sun working on it and Enjoying My cold Beer at the same time. So for a few weeks I was doing ok. AND THEN. The Next Thing I know. 5-Days ago I Suddently get a big very Nice Suprise at work when I'am Named "October Employee of The Month." What A Nice Honor. I was very Thrilled to get that. Very Nice. They Wrote a little Article about Me and My Job and Put it in The "Bella Union Times" That is our little news letter we get every two weeks. (anyone can subscribe to the News letter on the bella Webpage.)I thought about posting the Article here. But I dont know.? The Credit is NOT Mine. With out JESUS in My life. I could NOT be doing that Job as well as I do right now. I Guess what I'am trying to say is. I can be a succsess because JESUS is working in My life. That is so Much better then any Pat on the back from any Job I could ever have. Well Mabe I will Post it sometime later this week. Its kind of cool. Also I will be getting My Picture Taken at some Point. Probably tomarrow or the Next day. I dont know.? And My Picture will be Put on a Nice little Plaque and it will be on the Bella Wall of Fame for the Next 30 Days. And after that The Next Employee of the Month will be Put there. And My Name will go on the Permanent 2010 Plaque along with the Other 11 employees of The Month. And One of Us will be choosen as Employee of the Year. Will Wait for that. Anyway it was a very nice thing to Happen to me last week.
Also On that same day My Cousin Dennis and His Wife Darleen where down for weekend from up North. It was very Nice to have them here at that time. We all whent out to a Nice dinner Friday Night. And Saturday They came into the Resturant for Lunch. Got to show them and My Family where I spend My work days. All the Employees were dressed up for Halloween that Day. And so Many of them were giving Me Congrads about the Honor I Received. And I got a bunch of Invites to go out Parting later that Day with some of The Guys and Gals I work with. I could NOT Resist. I Gave in Pretty Easly.
You Know I just still have that desire to Celabrate Big Events in My life. This was one of them. Celabrating does NOT have to Mean Drinking. But it did for Me on halloween. The Only good thing about the Night was I did NOT drive My Car. I'am 50 Years old and Here I'am going out Partying with Guys & Gals that are 25 Years old. I knew way better then that. Talk about being sick the Next day. Well that was two days ago. And I'am finnally starting to feel better Now. The LORD has given Me Victory over that Kind of Garbage before. I know He will agine. And I allso Know I will face that same Temptation agine and agine in life. But at that Moment I need NOT give into that. But Call on The LORD. I know HE is there for Me. I jUst got to call On HIM instead of The other.
Well I spent a few HOurs with My old Freind JR this Morning at applegate. Allways so NIce to spend time with Him. And Starting this Thursday Morning I can Now return to My Usuall Thursday Morning worship Service. I havent been able to attend one for about 3 Months Now. I was doing a special Job for the Bella on that Morning very early. But they wont need Me for Thursdays Mornings anymore as of Last Thursday. So Now I can just go in at 8:00 a.m. as usual. Really looking forward to getting back to that.
Well untill I get back here to My Webpage agine. May The LORD BLess Your Everyday...Dan...

11/14/10
Howdy. I Mean Hello. Hi. "Howdy. You might ask.?" I have been stuck with that Greeting for Many Years Now. Picked it up somewhere along Lifes Journeys. I seem to Use The "Howdy" when I'am in a good Mood and feeling good. Today is a Howdy day for sure. Life is continueing to be very good and Bless for Me. I still Have the Same Problems as I did before. Getting older every day. Developing New Pains and Aches here and there. And Still Batteling the Stupid Beer just About once a week Now. I know I can live with out that Garbage But come My Friday Night It sure is Hard to say NO to it. Exspeacially If I dont have anything to do the Next Day. I will Have Victory over that agine I know. And I will Probably Mess up agine as well. But JESUS Walks with Me every day. HE is there allways. I'am NOT alone here. The enemy wants Me to think that. NOT True. JESUS is allway with us. Allway there when we Call Upon HIM. How Wonderfull.
I Just talked to My Freind JR a Hour ago on The Phone. Will Be Meeting Him up at The Fellowship at 6:00 a.m. Sharp for Coffee. He is feeling Better Now. He had somesort of Shock Treatment done to His Heart that will Make it Beat More correctly He told Me today. That is Good. Hope He will begine to get back to His old Self here soon. We Havent done any Hiking Trips at all since He has been back here. He just doesn't have the Energy for that. Mabe Now He will.? Hopfully.
And Things are going good at work for Me. It has slowed Down a bit. And everyone is getting a few less Hours each week. I did get My Employee of the Month Picture taken and it is Now up on the "Wall of Fame" I hate it. So bad. I think I look awfull. And Can't wait untill it is taken down at the End of this Month. I Currently Have My own Special "Employee of The Month" Parking Space And will continue to have that for two More weeks. I took a few Pictures of Both My Cars Parked in that Spot this week. I dont know if they came out good or Not. It was Very Dark. Raining on Both Days. And Like 5:30 a.m.
Speaking of Pictures I have got Gazillions of them to deal with soon. I Bet the Memory Card in My Camara is Just about filled up. Got Bunches of Pictures of the Summer time work I was doing on The Truck. Building The Console. I Really Need to deal with them and get them put on Facebook before I forget what they are... And The Photo Album on this Page. I need to finish And even got More work Related Pictures to add to that. I havent been there for so long. Hopfully it all still works ok. I know it was very slow before. Not sure How to fix that Problem.
Well its time to call it a day I think. Its been a good one. Thank to My Wonderfull FATHER for Giving us JESUS. With Out HIM. I could Not do this. May The LORD Bless Your Day.. Dan...

11/30/10
It's Kind of hard for Me to Beleve that tomarrow will be the First of December. How the Time just Sails by for Me these Days. Speaking of these Days. They are going Pretty good. Winter is Here. We Have Had our First Snow of the Season a Week ago. Got some Great Pictures of that. My New Job is going so Good. Its Like a Dream. I keep thinking it is time to wake Up Now Dan and go off to My Job That I Had this time Last Year. I was very Unhappy in My Job with the Redlion Corporation. It Had Changed A lot in the 16 years I was there. It Had became a very Un-fun Place to work at the Last few Years. But that is Over Now. My New Job at The Bella is Just a Blast. Fun. Great People to work with. I'am so Bessed to be Running The Bakery there. Basicly I Come and Go as I Please. My Boss Pretty Much just lets Me run the Whole Show. And Now starting Last week. Its Now our slow time of the Year. I now get to Run A Special Cake for the Week-ends. Starting On Thursdays Now I Need to come up with something of My Choice to Put on The Menu for The week-end. Last week I did a Double Layer Chocolate Cake. And This week I will be making a Lemon Flavored Cake. So anything I need for it I just go out and Buy and Make it. That is a lot of Freedom. I could Not have that kind of Freedom at The Redlion. Its just so Nice to be happy in My Job agine. I got a good Assistant Baker Lisa working with Me. Covering on My Days off. Hopfully She will stay there for along time. My Reign as October Employee of the Month is Now over. Had to give Up My Parking spot in the Back. And that is Ok. Even though it is Right Next to The Owners Parking Spot. I'am kind of Glad to be out of there now. It is Just kind of a Bad Spot to Park in. Not to Safe I dont think. I was Kind of worried My Car or Truck would get Hit there. So I'am glad to be parked back out on Oregon St.
Well As for My Friday Night Beer goes. I havent totaly given that Up. But working on it. I know GOD will give Me Victory over that agine. I Trust in HIM and Thank HIM for Blessing Me so Much. For I Could do none of this with Out JESUS. HE is My Power And Streight.
I didnt make it up to Church This Morning. Just was Not feeling Up to it. I dont Know if My Freind JR was there Or Not. I havent been able to Reach Him today on the Phone. I'am Planning to attend This comming Thursday Morning. If The Weather is Not to bad.? I dont think We got Snow forcast anytime soon. So I will probably Be able to Make it.
Still havent gotten back to doing Pictures Yet. I will. Someday. Well Untill Next time. GOD Bless. Dan...

12/6/10
I Just had a very Busy work week And it has finally came to a End. I Have Been Just Swamped with XMast Cake Orders this week. And It Has been a Fun Challenge Learning How to Make these Cakes. Learning As I go here. Anyway Most of The week Whent really good. Just Long Hours and On Sunday some Issues Came up with One of The Cakes getting taken before I Had time to Finish The Topping. I Kind of Blew My Top about that Sunday. And Perhapes Caused Some Hurt Feeling for the Person Responsible. I Sure am sorry Now and Wish I could Take back what got said. Unfortunatley I havent gotten so See That Person agine And wont untill I Return to work later this week. Oh How we can Spout off with out thinking sometimes. Well that Bad day Lead Me to NOT Seek The LORD afterwork that day. But instead Seek The Coors Lite. Its been awhile since I Had done that. BIG Mistake as allways. Spent the afternoon out side working on The Short-Wave Antenna. Got it Put up a Bit Higher in The Air. And Soon I Ran out of Beer. And I was Not done drinking yet. So It seemed like a good Idea to Me to get into a Old Bottle of Brandy I had stored away a few Years ago. So I continued with Strait Shots and I know way better then to be Mixing Beer and Hard Alcohol. Its a Bad thing to do Beleve Me. but I didnt care at the time. And that is exactly why I get My self into Trouble while Drinking. To Make a long Story Short. I didnt get out of Bed today untill about 2:30 p.m. I have been so sick today. I Litiraly Just wanted to die My Head Pounded so bad. All because I tryed turning to something eles that I knew would Not work instead Of Turning to The LORD in My time of need. How Stupid I Can be sometimes. Well back to Day one agine. I wasted a Entire day. A Day that Should Have started out up at Church. A Day that I missed out on what ever The LORD had Planned for Me. I'am just a Fool be Playing such stupid Games with My Life. I know Better. So Yesterday The Enemy got the Best of Me. But I Can Change that Starting today. Simply By Calling On The LORD. HE will be there for Me.
Tomarrow I'am Planning to Start My Day off a The Early Morning Service. And The LORD will Meet Me there. Not sure if Jr will be there or Not. But I'am Planning to go. GOD is so Good to Us. Even when I Fail. And Foul Up like Yesterday. HE is Still there And waiting for Me to Return. How Great is Our GOD...

12/21/10
I Sure am haveing a difficult time with these last few weeks of December. Work so Busy. And The Desire for The afterwork Beer so very strong. Life has been a Real Drag latley. All Because I keep going to The Wrong Well to Drink from. I dont seem to even talk to My FATHER anymore. And Untill I start doing that. Well I dont know How I can Fight off this Desire.
A Strange thing Happend over this last two week Period. One of My Freinds from the Morning Worship seeked My Advice about Alcoholizim conserning a Freind. And In That Conversation She Discovered My Drinking Problem. Not sure How I let that slip out. But somehow I did. And Now She is being a bit of a Pest Messaging Me here and there and asking Me if I will be up to the service on a specific Day or Not. And Now I find My self Not wanting to go Up there because Of the Pressure. I Guess that is because I'am Not ready to Quit. How ever She gave Me some adivce two days ago that I can NOT Stop thinking about. And I know She is apsolutely Right. And I'am getting very Fed up and tired Of My self comming up with any old Excuse to Have Beer afterwork. I told Her I would NOT take this into the New Year. And I'am detrermend NOT to. That Means I Only have about a Week to decide If I want to keep liveing like a Pig Or I want JESUS Back into My life Guiding Me each day.
Sitting Here right Now Listening to The Morning Service just comming to a Close. I should Have been there today. I would Have been there this Morning. But I have let the enemy talk Me into drinking last Night. And Now today he has talked Me into NOT going up there and haveing to face Jr & Cindi. he is trying to Make Me feel like Those two are My Enemys. NO Way. I know that is NOT True. That is what NOT calling On The LORD will do for You and Me. I should be really Thrilled that Those two Care so much about Me. And I'am. But the enemy has a way of Turning that around on Us.
Well today it is time to go back to The Table of The LORD. Give My Self to HIM Who died for Me. And Bring HIM back into My life. Starting Right Now. Today.
I wont be comming back to this Page Untill I have Licked This Problem Once and for all. With JESUS on My side. I can do it. Dan...

12/28/10
I had a Really bad couple of Days Starting with two Days before Xmast and two days after Xmast. I Found My Self Returning to My Binge Drinking Habit. Something that I have NOT done since late in 2007. And Back then I was Feeling Ready to End My own life because of it. I Spent 5 of the last Six days Drunk. I have been sober since Monday afternoon. And I'am going to Fight and Fight and Fight to stay this way. A Bunch of things happend in those 5 Days. I did a lot of fighting with My Self. And looking at life and what is Important and What I was doing with My Self. And being very disgusted with The Man I'am becoming. It was a bad 5 Days. Thank The LORD for two Wonderfull Freinds I have out at The Church. NOT giving up on Me. I know there are so Many more that would have helped Me out If They Knew what was going on. And I know I Can Count on them at anytime. But its My Turn Now to Pick My Self up off the Ground and Stand up on My own. Perhapes I needed to go through those Sad 5 days.? Perhapes get it out of My System. I dont Know. All I know Is I dont have time to waist on such foolishness. I got things to do here since The LORD is Keeping Me here. I might as well be witnessing and sharing about HIM. I Sure could NOT effectively do that being a Drunk Stupid Idiot. So From this Day forward I will Fight and Pray that I have indeed Put the Alcohol Abuse behind Me. Perhapes I was NOT trying hard enough before. Mabe I didnt want to Quit bad enough. I do Now that I have been taken back to 2007 breifly and Revisted that Bummer Trip. I have a wonderfull feeling that I will beable to say NO to that kind of life style from this day forward. Thanks to JESUS for allways being there. Blessing to all from a New and improved Dan...

12/30/10
2:17 a.m. Thursday Morning. I Have a very Busy day ahead of Me on this two days before the New Year. I have been awake about 30 Minutes Now. I Honestly didnt mean to get up this early. But sometimes Its Not our choice. So I'am getting My Day Started Now.
Today is Day 3 Of being Sober. And It feels good. I feel Great. I have Not yet been attacted in the last three days with the desire to drink. But I know that is right around the corner. Possibly later on today. And I Must be Prepared for such an Attack. No one can fight it for Me Except JESUS. HE is The only ONE that can do battle for Me and HE will. I Need to call on HIM Not just at that time of Need but through out My day. Everyday. I Need to be talking to HIM allways. And that is How we Defeat the enemy. By staying close to JESUS.
This Morning I'am NOT going to get to go up to Church for the Morning Service. But that does NOT mean I cant stay close to JESUS. I can have a Morning Service right Here in My Home before I leave for work. I have done that. will do that. Want to do that. So Important. Its Just Queit time alone some where in My Home. Talking to HIM. Taking the time to sit down and Just call out HIS Name. Talk to HIM. Tell HIM what is going on in My life. HE allready Knows all that. But HE Wants Me to come to HIM. I dont Understand How it all works. But I know it works. But I got to do My Part. But lately for the last few Months I have NOT wanted to do My Part. I have wanted to take the easy way out. Drinking. And Hoping for the Best. OH Man... How that does NOT work. And I'am bound and Determaned NOT NOT NOT to alow that Garbage Called Beer back into My life. I have got a Great Three days Start and am Not going to let in come back.
The Reason I can Not go up to Church this Morning. is I Need to be into work this Morning by atleast sometime between 5:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. I'am behind in My work in The Bakery still. This has been a Real busy Xmast Season for Us at the Bella. Lots of Xmast Partys. And They have Not stoped Yet even though Xmast is over. Yesterday I had to finish The Big Wedding Cake My Boss and I have been working on. It's done now and was deliverd Yesterday afternoon. It was a fun Project. I learned alot. But I dont think I will be looking for a Job anytime soon as a Wedding-Cake Baker or Decorater. It was a lot of work. And today I need to make 35 Chocolate Mousses for a big Party later on. That is A Big Job on top of everything eles that Needs to be done today. But its all good. Keeps Me Busy. (Real Busy) keeps Me active and going. And Pays My Bills. It will be a good day and a tiring day. But the enemy can trick Me with that kind of thinking. he can easly say to Me "Dan...You sure have had a Hard day. You deserve a Nice cold Beer." And I can fall for that so Easly. he will be tempting Me with that later today for sure. But filling My self up with JESUS instead of Beer is a whole lot better thing to do. Sometimes I have to convice My self of that. satan can play some awfully dirty tricks of us. Just Turn to JESUS When ever we are Not sure. HE will be there for Us.
Well this Page for 2010 is done. Will be time to put it into the Archives with all the rest of the past once the New Year has began.
Will Start a New 2011 Page in a few Days. I Pray that 2011 will be a very Short Year and We will See The Return of JESUS to Take us to Heaven where we all Belong and wish to Be. GOD Bless The Rest of Your Year. Dan...

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