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.”

Let the Light Flow…

Dear Reader: It worked… light cascading from the old water can to the grass like twinkling stars tumbling over a water fall! 🎉 Last week, a friend from high school, Jane Taylor Freeman, sent me an idea for my garden. … Continue reading

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Widening the Different Angles of Life

Dear Reader: Yesterday as I was coming down the driveway to my garden I turned the corner and suddenly I saw the deck and back of my house from a different angle…from the perspective of the roses growing perpendicular to … Continue reading

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Diving Beneath the Surface of Living

Dear Reader: Don’t we all have moments when we pause long enough to wonder if we are just ‘surfing the surface’ of life and missing out on the deeper spiritual wonders of the world…that are just waiting for us to … Continue reading

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The Bee and the Bloom

Dear Reader: I just got re-introduced to Mark Nepo again after years of losing him to the dusty attic of my personal memory box. I moved on to other writers and poets and time worked its enigmatic power over my … Continue reading

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Snippets of May Memories- 2017

Dear Reader: May has been such a kaleidoscope of changing patterns, colors, and events that I am still a little dizzy from it all and we still have a little over a week to go. If I had to pick … Continue reading

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Dingle the Owl…Ending to a Fantasy Trip

Dear Reader: I almost blew a surprise for Kaitlyn for their last major stay in Ireland…a highlight at Ashford Castle. I didn’t realize that Tommy had signed Kaitlyn up (as well as himself) for the School of Falconry as a … Continue reading

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The ‘Bells of Ireland’ and the Luck of the Beach House

Dear Reader: We were surrounded by flowers during our stay at ‘Rest in Peace’ this time. Brooke had gotten several flower bouquets for Mother’s Day and the one from Henry was filled with white lilies and ‘bells of Ireland.’ When … Continue reading

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“Keep Your Heart Brave and Your Imagination Wild

  Dear Reader: Last week…I stopped by Hallmark to pick up a Mother’s Day card and happened to glance at the bag they put the card in…the more I read the message on the front the more I liked it. … Continue reading

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God Is not Finished with Me Yet

Dear Reader: After several days at Edisto Beach with food, fun, and laughter with the Ya’s, I have slowly but surely come down from all the wedding excitement that kept me in a perpetual state of wonderful craziness. It is … Continue reading

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Pause Between Those 50,000 Thoughts Per Day

  Dear Reader: I was shocked when I read the average person has anywhere from 50 to 70 thousand thoughts going through him or her on any given day!! What? How many? No wonder the biggest problem in modern-day relationships … Continue reading

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