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.”

My Life is Based on a True Story

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: A couple of weeks ago I finished re-reading one of my all-time favorite novels First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen. This book is a sequel to her first New York bestseller story called Garden Spells.  It seems trite … Continue reading →

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Shedding Light on Sight

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Yesterday the sun returned with temps in the upper sixties…the kind of day that felt wonderful in the sunlight and just a little cool in the shadows. What an improvement over the previous three days of damp, rainy, … Continue reading →

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We Aren’t Alone…Unless We Choose to Be

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Becky Dingle

(Look what I discovered yesterday…the orange trumpet vine is also climbing the foliage above the bottle tree in the front side yard!) Now how did it get there? Another unsolved mystery!) Dear Reader: In Awakin. Weekly this past week…the topic … Continue reading →

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Other Types of Green…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Yesterday I went back in the archives where the blogs of Chapel of Hope Stories Part I  (August 2010-November 2014) are kept. I re-read some of the anecdotes I used then and how much I still enjoy them … Continue reading →

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Flipping Houses, Switches…Why Not Thoughts?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: By now you realize that I am a HGTV “junkie!” There is something so satisfying about watching a ‘clinker’ of a house turn into something beautiful beyond the imagination of potential house hunters and avid show fans, like … Continue reading →

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…The Rains Came Down…and I Felt “Bonded”

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Becky Dingle

  Dear Reader: The low country has been waiting quite awhile for a good ‘soaking’ and finally yesterday the rains arrived. I did have mixed emotions since the Flowertown Festival is in full swing this weekend…but hopefully Friday’s sales and … Continue reading →

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A Sigh of Satisfaction…A Good Day!

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As the sun went down behind my fence last evening, the brilliance of a golden-orange sky filled me with exhilaration…all I could think to do was pause a minute to thank God for a hard-working, sense of accomplishment, … Continue reading →

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What Are We Waiting For? Perhaps Ourselves?

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The other day Kaitlyn shared with me a new author (new to me) that has become one of her favorites, along with Brene Brown. I love Brene Brown’s writings so I looked up the other author Glennon Doyle … Continue reading →

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Waiting on the Rain…

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: There are some days that are supposed to be languid, unhurried and just plain relaxing. Yesterday was one of those days. The local weatherman  predicted a good chance for rain and I was ready for it. We are … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Reminders to Listen

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Yesterday was so beautiful…it hurt. Have you ever experienced such a moment…when the landscape and sounds of nature produced such a gift of life it was almost overwhelming? Mandy, Eva Cate, and I were going to do a … Continue reading →

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