HOPE is the Only Thing Stronger than FEAR!

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader:

Talk about a God Wink… over these past four days God has intervened and revealed His Power to me! Our physical bodies ( even our brains) don’t govern our well-being … only God can do that … and in His time! It always comes down to faith… even under the most discouraging of times!!!

Jo reflected yesterday on a devotion she was reading. She couldn’t help but almost hear the bells of God’s lyrics, 🎶” I AM WITH YOU.”

Jo then began thinking of all the things we have in common. Family, Storytelling, Teaching and history.

Suddenly the words of our state motto popped up. ” DUM SPIRO SPERO” -” While I Breathe I Hope.”

Jo ended with ” I felt God wanted me to share this with you.” ( I am honored Jo!) PS-Eating a little again and enjoying it!!!!🙏🏻👍

So until tomorrow… I met my physical therapist today ( Alan) and loved him … we had the best time and he told me I got an A+ on 25 different physical tests so now we can jump in and start putting my growing strength to the big tests! ( just what a teacher wants to hear.

And talk about HOPE… I found the picture of newborn Eva Cate Mandy and me ( photo left at the Chapel of Hope) …slightly fading with no air circulating but center stage on the altar after 15 years! A true miracle! Hope at the Chapel!

When Eva Cate arrived after an emergency c-section… the nurses told me they swaddled her and it looked like like she was praying for making it!

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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4 Responses to HOPE is the Only Thing Stronger than FEAR!

  1. Gin-g Edwards says:
    October 31, 2023 at 8:08 am

    Love and prayers coming your way every single day…love you

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  2. Carol Poole says:
    October 31, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    The news just gets better and better. Love the picture of the three of you girls. Glad the eating is helping and getting better. Leave it to our founding fathers to know just the right slogan that was needed to guide our state in its infancy. Thank you, God, for the gift of HOPE. You are always on my mind and in my heart, but most especially in my prayers!

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