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.”

An Ordinary Saturday Morning… Turned Magical!

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Saturday morning… I really had only one objective… to get some zinnias from the ” flower lady” at the local Farmers Market… and that meant getting there early… by around 8:30am or so … the flowers go quickly. … Continue reading →

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” Baby… It’s HOT, HOT, HOT!” WE ALL NEED IS ” LONG EYES” AND IMAGINATIONS!

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: One of our local weathermen, yesterday, announced that we ( Lowcountry residents) are getting ready to enter the hottest stretch of summer … apexing in the next ” Top Ten Most Torrid Days” of the year… with heat … Continue reading →

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In Order to Be Happy… We Have To Be Brave

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Come with me…and let’s all go back in time to the first day of first grade. We are all nervous and excited simultaneously. We can hardly wait to meet our teacher… she walks in and is beautiful in … Continue reading →

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A New Day, A New Blessing, A New Hope

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I have come to realize as we grow older, our sleep habits change. For a few months now… I find my inner alarm clock going off around 5 – 5:30 am. I am wide awake and immediately my … Continue reading →

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You Have What It Takes…

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: It took me awhile of growing and loving, to finally realize we don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward in life, we just have to keep taking that leap of faith. What makes us … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Rainy Morning…

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Waking up yesterday morning to the sound of rain … just starting to hit the ground, was music to my ears! I dashed out and made sure my new milkweed plant ( ” manna from Heaven” for monarch … Continue reading →

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HAVE FAITH…

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As I went in the bathroom first thing Sunday morning at Brooke’s, to wash up…I recognized ( for the first time) the Faith Angel I gave Brooke many years ago… an artistic creation by Kelly Rae Roberts. I … Continue reading →

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” I am Creating the Life of My Dreams… “

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Don’t you love those first few moments of awakening consciousness daily… when you recollect the day of the week, the agenda for day… and then suddenly remember you are going to lifetime best friend’s house for a weekend … Continue reading →

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Putting Humanity First in our Daily Lives…

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Yesterday I was off to Brookie’s in Walterboro to spend another of our famous movie marathon weekends. I got back Thursday from Mt Pleasant after a harrowing trip to Ben’s neurologist in one of the worst thunderstorms I … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Have To Make Our Own Magic… We Just Have to Recognize It When It Happens…

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Have you ever thought about this… that once we stop rushing through life, we finally get it… and that is …amazingly… how much more life we now have time for? That is probably the greatest magic of all… … Continue reading →

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