Author Archives: Becky Dingle

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.”

Speaking to Each Others’ Hearts…Not Just Their Faces

Dear Reader: It is interesting sometimes to go into one’s private administrative section of WordPress concerning your individual blog post…to get information on which posts from the past are still drawing readers. When I looked at the list yesterday one … Continue reading

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The Universal Energizer

Dear Reader: The other day I was crossing my front porch from the B&B side to my side and I noticed how dark it had gotten with thunder rolling off in the distance. For the low country…this is a pretty … Continue reading

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Stepping Up to the Plate of Life

Dear Reader: Don’t we all remember those butterflies in our stomachs when it came our turn to bat…as a child or youth? As much time as we spent dreaming about making that home run in the ninth ending with the … Continue reading

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The Lasting Healer…A Story

Dear Reader: From the moment I arrived last Thursday to be with the grandchildren… (the morning Poogie passed away)…the children were already talking about the Rainbow Bridge. When I asked Mollie about it…she said it was a metaphor for pets … Continue reading

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Do Small Things with Great Love

Dear Reader: I think so many of us are deterred from taking on new challenges and situations because we are afraid of failure. We don’t realize that we don’t have to conquer the world or set it right side up … Continue reading

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Learning Life’s Truths…On the Road

Dear Reader: Since the beginning of roads…man has found a way to clutter them with road signs. Today one can have a wreck just trying to take them all in before making the decision to go straight or turn. But…if … Continue reading

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Never Read the Ending First

Dear Reader: I love this early photo of Poogie with Walsh and Mollie’s newest baby (since Poogie was their first) little Rutledge…the family is all looking forward but Poogie is looking backward. She’s not concerned with what lies ahead…because I … Continue reading

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To Poogie…With Love

Dear Reader: Our beloved Poogie is no longer with us. Early yesterday morning I heard my phone beeping several times and it was Mollie letting the family know she was gone. Poogie started having breathing problems….so Mollie took her to … Continue reading

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“Heaven is Under Our Feet, As well as, Over Our Heads”

  Dear Reader: I love today’s title quote by Thoreau…How observant of him to realize that heaven just isn’t above us….but, like God, all around us. Every time I go to my garden…I feel like I see another slice of … Continue reading

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“Summer Afternoon…Summer Afternoon”…

Dear Reader: I have always loved this quote from one of my favorite authors-Henry James…” Summer afternoon…summer afternoon; to me those words have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” I agree. Yesterday I was running an … Continue reading

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