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.”

How to Live Joyfully in a Digital Age…

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: From comments I hear around me from friends and everyday people just trying to ” dog paddle” through the dark waters of a ” wired world” (that threatens to pull us under with too much ” too much” … Continue reading →

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Is It Time for a Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: It might seem strange … already thinking of a day off when the schools in the area just started back this week… but I am thinking of an adult ” Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?” ( Singles, Parents, Grandparents… … Continue reading →

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Shine On… Your Way!

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The hardest part of ” surviving ” the Wonder Years” ( aka middle school) is having the courage to be yourself and shine on your own terms. Not all, but most tweens and early teens are self-absorbed and … Continue reading →

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Take Time … to Take Stock in … and …of Yourself!

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As a child I remember getting a rather negative impression of terms like ” inventory ” and ” stock.” My uncle ran a dry-cleaning store and every Christmas he and his wife would talk about closing up three … Continue reading →

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Silence is Golden

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I came across a funny ( but relatable) anecdote a few days ago… I saved it because I intuitively knew it would make a fun story for some future theme. ***But before I share this story… let … Continue reading →

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High Roads, Low Roads and God’s Road

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The only childhood memory I have from the expression ” I’ll take the high road and you take the low road” comes from the popular Scottish song (” Lach Lomond-a rather sad lost-love ballad.”) Today this idea of … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the other Kingdom Beneath us…

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I came across a devotional from the book, Devotions From the Beach, that made me pause and wonder about a line we are told in scripture by Jesus that says ” My Kingdom is not of this World” … Continue reading →

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Ya Ya October… and Edisto!

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Anne of Seven Gables made the perfect observation … October is Ya Ya Reunion Month at Edisto Beach and some days I feel that our shadows have gone ahead to prepare the feeling of togetherness again! Children have … Continue reading →

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Joy Appears Daily in Many Shapes and Forms…

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Many of the God Winks I refer to on this personal post… actually arrive…bearing a ” wink of humor” to lighten our lives for a moment of laughter and levity… I call them ” Twinkle Winks.” Joy is … Continue reading →

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Finding Our Special Space and Place…

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Being a total novice in gardening ( a member of the ” Know Nothing” ” Wanna Be” Gardening Class of 2013… ) I learned a very important lesson about plants that first initial backyard garden season …that still … Continue reading →

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