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.”

Autumn Whispered to the Wind, ” I fall…but always rise again.”

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Dear Reader: Another God Wink… as soon as I read this… I thought ” Exactly… every time we fall and wonder if we will rise again… God assures us we will.” Why do we put ourselves through these … Continue reading →

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Learn to be Kind to Yourself…

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Can’t believe I am still riding a strange roller coaster… still feeling chills, fever -just downright lousy. Mandy came and gave me the coronavirus test and it came back negative… I was so happy… so it had to … Continue reading →

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Hoping for a Different Ending

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I feel like the last couple of day… I have been on an elevator ride. Right before I left Brooke’s Monday I suddenly felt so tired … I took a little nap but by the time I got … Continue reading →

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The Power of Prayer is Beyond our Understanding… a Miracle Force of Divinity

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I woke up Tuesday morning… I had a moment of confusion…what day was it? Oh yes… the circled Big Day… the results of my eligibility for the potentially life extension drug for my metastatic breast cancer. Why … Continue reading →

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… ” Because I Can” …

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I should know by now that less is best and the fewer the words, the more powerful the statement followed by action. Brooke and I (Sunday night) were just getting into our marathon movie mode when I heard … Continue reading →

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Our Ever-Changing Birthstones…

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I think it happened about a year ago… Lachlan wanted to know about his birthstone… apparently at school a group of little girls had gathered to ooh and aah over a birthstone ring one of them had gotten … Continue reading →

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Our Ever-Changing Birthstones…

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I think it happened about a year ago… Lachlan wanted to know about his birthstone… apparently at school a group of little girls had gathered to ooh and aah over a birthstone ring one of them had gotten … Continue reading →

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Our Ever-Changing Birthstones…

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I think it happened about a year ago… Lachlan wanted to know about his birthstone… apparently at school a group of little girls had gathered to ooh and aah over a birthstone ring one of them had gotten … Continue reading →

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Be in Love with your Life… every Minute of it…

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I am certainly in love with autumn today … because it feels like autumn today. It is overcast which lends itself to low sixties starting out… with a whisper of a breeze that actually made me shiver down … Continue reading →

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When ” Accidents” Define Us…

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The only time I wanted to be an artist ( with all my heart) was the night I put an enlarged photo next to my mother’s coffin and another at the entrance to the door in the funeral … Continue reading →

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