God wants us to not only be open to life and feel loved…but God wants our lives to be HAPPY!!! He really does!!!Being Happy is a Personal State of Mind
Dear Reader:
My life soars with happiness when I make a list of my ” favorite things!”
My family …which embodies all different components… including both sides of the family, my adult children, my children’s spouses and families… my grand-dogs … as you were shown yesterday!
Rutledge, Eloise, and Dolley! My grand-dogs all posing for Boo! …Miss Winnie!
Seriously… how can I not be happy… and besides being with family …
my garden has returned and upon looking out the door panes ….lights makes me ecstatic!
So many pretty colors!
Plus planting old and new plants with Mandy’s assistance… so much happiness and then finally new friends here at at The Palms and visits from my Summerville friends, Ya’s, and loving supporters!!!! I have daily blessings to enhance every day of my life!
Always remember… God brings us happiness everyday… but we must personally define it and make it our own! O Happy Day… every day!
… and besides visits from earlier teaching Summerville buddies, old and new friends, there is always the delight of the friendship cards, letters, and drawings…that arrive continuously!
Really… I am surrounded with love… if I am not ” happy” … it’s my own “damn” fault! God has surrounded me with every opportunity to be so… God is my love and happiness!
So until tomorrow… the sun is shining brightly and my happiness is too!
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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John Turner
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Becky Dingle
Your grandkids are so stink in cute!!!