Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I remember the days when the children were little and I was doing a lot of carpooling. It seems like I spent half of each evening on the phone calling one or more parents about who was picking … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With the humidity so heavy the last couple of days…it feels like you need a machete just to cut your way through it. Ah…the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are here. The only good thing about it…is … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: While Mandy and I were wandering the aisles of Marshall’s Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, and TJ Maxx Thursday I got caught up in reading little messages on throw pillows, decorative planks, trays, etc. I am always drawn to these … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Wednesday while I was waiting to be called back for my doctor appointment I started walking around the waiting room looking at all the new beautiful paintings that now covered the walls. There were paintings, of all medium, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I love Henry Van Dyke’s poem, thoughts, and quotes. He definitely “nailed” the ambiguity of time in this title quote. Time is something different for everyone. “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Rutledge received a fish as a gift from one of his little friends at the birthday party. Even at Rutledge’s age…there are lots of life lessons that can be learned from this little fella or gal. Mark Nepo, … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Since being diagnosed with breast cancer I have lived my life in the land of the “not knowing“… found joy in the “In-Between“… and discovered true meaning in the term “In the Meantime.” As soon as I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Saturday I went to find flowers in my garden to fill the jar sitting on my dining room table. As I was pouring water and then placing the coleus, long leaf sunflowers, yellow mandevilla blooms and multi-colored zinnias … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The third Sunday in June is designated as “Father’s Day” yet…the more formal term “father” is not used by most children around the world. Instead more familiar, endearing terms are used. I found the history behind the evolution … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: To a gardener, who really wants it to rain, the past couple of days have been pretty frustrating. The rain percentages are high, the background scenery is black and ominous, the roll of thunder shakes the house…but then … Continue reading →