Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I see now what my apprehension had clouded earlier … I was overdue for a kick out of my ” comfortable” normal routine. A ” Terrific Trio” birthday celebration held in downtown Charleston proved to be the catalyst … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday morning when I read this kick-off to the week… I knew it was a God Wink. Today I am having to put on my ” Big Girl” underwear and go where I never thought I would go … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Some of you might have caught this interesting CBS televised story yesterday or heard about it elsewhere… but I found it so fascinating… I started pulling more information as soon as it went off the air. I had … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever stopped and really looked at a dear friend… perhaps a lifelong friend, or a spouse and uttered the words in the title caption above? Truly… what are the odds of two people, not only existing … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: ” So what …if your life’s a little messy? Perfect isn’t the plan. Purpose is life! I always breathe a sigh of relief when someone or something reminds me that we might all be created in the image … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The other day, my history lover friend and teaching colleague, Carol Poole, shared one of the numerous legends that grew up around Scotland’s national flower-the thistle. Since my father’s side of the family all emigrated from Scotland and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The longer I live the more hindsight I have… these days it consumes the breath and depth of my present life. I openly acknowledge that everything in my life has happened for a reason at the time it … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Every time I walk to my car I pass my Ukrainian tree flag… it reminds me how easy it is to push suffering of others on the back burners … while so many unfortunate families and lives have … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In the past couple of days …shared conversations… with two of my favorite ” sisters-in-” love” -Doodle and Lassie …have provided me with thoughts about life that have elevated my sense of belonging… my place in this crazy … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A couple of weeks ago… I mentioned that I had just finished a ” summer read” ( On Fire Island) I enjoyed because the angle or perspective of the main character, Julia Morse, was most unusual in that … Continue reading →