Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As we get older don’t we all wish and hope that our presence will somehow have changed the world or someone in it for the better because of our existence after we are gone? If not…was our short … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have a “hang-up” with labels to the point that I dream sometimes about a world in which we simply are our name….no descriptive physical adjective label or occupational label added… no religious or geographical label identified, or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Sometimes in the evenings as I sit on my garden bench I look at the Japanese Maples and imagine how each grandchild’s tree will look in five, ten or more years. Sadly I realize that one day the … Continue reading →

*(Emily McDowell Art Studio) Dear Reader: I gave the Ya’s each a set of these funny stickies since we were all laughing about turning into those “parents” and “grandparents” who can’t help themselves…but must impart their wisdom on everything to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever gotten in a “funk” when you are just “not with the program?” I remember telling my own students (who were day dreaming or writing notes during class) to “get with the program.” (follow the procedures)… … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Engine 8108….what in the world was your problem yesterday? You ended up providing quite a challenge for me and many others “to boot.” Let me start back at the very beginning of my story. Around 10:30 a.m. yesterday … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With so much interest and conversation lately about the anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Walk…we forget sometimes how important it is to bring “space” back to Earth…back into our daily lives. In other words…we need to create … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: There are few parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles who haven’t used the expression “I love you to the moon and back” while rocking babies and grand babies. And if we are lucky enough to be outside with children, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Fifty years…fifty years? How can that be so? I was home from college watching this once in a lifetime event with mother, David, and Ben…who had been home from Vietnam just a couple of months. We all sat … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was Camp Boo Boo! Rutledge has been attending several community day camps and Vacation Bible Schools this summer…until this week- the calendar was empty…so he signed up for Camp Boo Boo. It was a week rolled into … Continue reading →