In Whom or What Have You Seen God Lately?

Dear Reader:

The “children” went in together to get me an art pole for the garden by Stephanie Burgess. She makes a variety of these poles for the home or garden. Mollie had seen these and gotten a grandmother art pole for her mother, Marcia, and got the Breast Cancer Survivor pole for me. I LOVE IT!!!!! What a special and memorable gift!

All four sides are colorfully decorated and illustrated with different sayings and statements:

LOVE – I Am a Survivor: Sisterhood Forever
STRENGTH- In the middle of an ordinary life the extraordinary happened…and I found out how strong we are
COURAGE- Choose Hope. Discover the blessings on your path
FAITH-BELIEVE!

Many old religious traditions suggest that if we ever came face to face with God on earth…we wouldn’t survive it…or at least get a pretty serious sunburn that glowed like Moses…forcing him to wear a veil to keep his grandchildren from screaming and running away when they saw him.

This idea leads to the explanation that one of the veils God used was His Son, Jesus…to get up close and personal to us…and today he uses all aspects of His Creation for the same reason.

Daily we need to ask ourselves… in whom or where did we meet God today? Perhaps Rick Carson was God’s messenger at church Christmas Eve… reminding me of the blessings of family.

I, also, find God daily in my garden…so once again I grabbed my Iphone and took these photos of God’s reminder to me of the beauty of His Creation in my garden.

Perhaps we can find God in animals?

So until tomorrow…Take a minute and look around you…Like the old picture book “Where’s Waldo” God is hidden closer than you think.

“Today is my favorite day” Winnie the Pooh

*Libby’s sister, Linda, gave Jackson and her family their beautiful Pawley’s beach home for the holidays….they are experiencing the same dense fog we are in the mornings…but somehow at the beach it is always more beautiful, isn’t it? Jackson and her boys!

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

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- Becky Dingle says:
  
  January 9, 2016 at 8:06 am
  
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