Isn’t it amazing how quickly we begin to relate to new schedules in our lives?
And once my day starts it gets busier throughout the day… I finally figured out that if I don’t start with LISTENING to God first thing before breakfast… it is lost in a maze of business.
Breakfast arrives minutes after the sun arrives…so I stop and ask God in this transitional moment for guidance throughout this day –darkness leaving sunshine filtering through my French Doors. I don’t talk… I listen with all my heart to God’s lesson for the day. Jesus…. the greatest teacher of all!
God is near…He is EL ROI-the God Who sees and I must never stop being the student who listens to Him and responds accordingly! We are never too old. And there is still a “link” or a staff to pour God’s expectations into our day!
So until tomorrow… Become a world wide student and start by listening to God first.
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.”
It sounds like you are adjusting very well to your new home! What you have said today is the absolute truth! It is VERY hard for some to sit in silence and just listen; but it is essential to the soul.
Becky,
I awoke to the sound of birds chirping, and I should have stopped and listened and thought to pray then, but I’m so stuck in my routine, that I really didn’t. But I prayed last night before I drifted off to sleep. Maybe that’s a better time for me? I Can thank him for the beautiful day and then ask for continued good health and for Him to keep helping my boys grow up.
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John Turner
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Becky Dingle
Becky,
It sounds like you are adjusting very well to your new home! What you have said today is the absolute truth! It is VERY hard for some to sit in silence and just listen; but it is essential to the soul.
Keep up the great blogging!
Much love,
Sis
Becky,
I awoke to the sound of birds chirping, and I should have stopped and listened and thought to pray then, but I’m so stuck in my routine, that I really didn’t. But I prayed last night before I drifted off to sleep. Maybe that’s a better time for me? I Can thank him for the beautiful day and then ask for continued good health and for Him to keep helping my boys grow up.