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.”

Reflections on Easter…the Planned…and Not!

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As I type these reflections on Easter this Sunday in April of 2017…I feel a sense of tiredness…but it is the good kind of tired…you know what I mean? I prepared everything ahead of time…overall everything went as … Continue reading →

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Easter Frees Us From the “Coils” of Life

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Easter is here! Hallelujah! Christ is risen! This is the day that we can all fall back on for reassurance when we are caught up in the “coils” of life. On those days when everything seems lost and … Continue reading →

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God As Our Compass

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Today is Saturday and the day in the Holy Week sequence that is the day of waiting and wondering. Jesus has died…now what? The disciples, loved ones, and followers of Jesus must have felt like they had lost … Continue reading →

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“It’s Not What You Know…It’s WHO You Know.”

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I saw this bumper sticker on the back window of a truck in front of me yesterday…I started grabbing my purse for my Iphone. I had just enough time (at the stop sign on Carolina Avenue) to … Continue reading →

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A “Maundy Moon” over the Garden of Gethsemane

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Haven’t the last few nights been beautiful with the moon so bright? Monday night Mandy, Eva Cate, Jakie, and I went out to see the moon as it appeared over the trees and reflected in the canal waters … Continue reading →

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Two Words that Are the Most Difficult to Maintain Throughout Our Lives: “Have Faith.”

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Haven’t you started a week sometimes with a terrible foreboding that it is not going to be a good one…in fact…you feel, deep inside, that it will not have a good ending at all? During Holy Week…I always … Continue reading →

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The Master Weaver

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Kaitlyn’s adorable bridal seamstress (Emily Kotarski) was so nice and fun last Saturday. When I asked if Charleston was her home she replied no. She was a “Philly” girl who studied design in NYC. To my question, “How … Continue reading →

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It is the Unexpected Things in Life that Make us Stronger!

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Today I ended up on one of those writing expeditions where I started in one direction, got detoured to another, and then returned to the original plans…a whirlwind for sure…but quite satisfying! On days like this I just … Continue reading →

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“How We Spend Our Days is…How We Spend Our Lives.”

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Kate Wolfe-Jenson, in her latest blog, discussed the importance of realizing that the ‘days of our lives’ are finite and we don’t have the luxury of dismissing any of them as trivial, while waiting for something ‘big’ to … Continue reading →

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Peace in the Simple and Ordinary

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The older I get, the more I revel in “the simple and ordinary.” As I pointed out in yesterday’s blog I don’t believe our spiritual lives should be lived minimally (instead wide open to God’s calling) but I … Continue reading →

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