Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: If this weather pattern, we are in right now, is any indication, it could be a long, hot dry summer. So, as much as watering is not my most favorite thing to do ( I see dollar bills … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Deep within you nothing is hopeless. You are a child of God and hope has been planted in you by God.”  Squire Rushnell thought about these words one afternoon after receiving 30 … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Last week, about mid-week, I sent Mandy a text simply asking how the week was going and how the grandchildren were doing….I got back three words. “I am exhausted!” Ah…that brought back memories. When Easter arrives late…teachers pay … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it amazing how just by expanding our perception, even a little, the answers to many of our questions lay in wait…and always did. We just didn’t see them. Case in point: Thursday morning…I was on a mission. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Legend has it that the ‘bigger than life’ actress, Mae West, coined the expression “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful” in her sultry, sexy voice to the delight of audiences everywhere. Today this expression has … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This year I have decided not to try to “out-do” any previous spring/summer gardens I have planted in the four years since its existence. I have decided to let Mother Nature have more a share in the garden … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Tommy and Kaitlyn arrived at Lachlan’s birthday party last Friday Tommy told me they had found a book that they thought I would enjoy and had left it in my car for me. It was Squire Rushnell’s … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: How did Spring sneak in on me early this year? For some reason I always thought Spring arrived on the 21st, not the 20th? I felt sorta silly when I realized it came Monday and I had circled … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Redbirds have some of the strangest habits that keep me in stitches. For two spring/summer seasons I had a little redbird that kept banging its head against the sliding glass door on the upstairs garage balcony. Bang! Bang! … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Having the luxury of age and experience does help us recognize the balance of life between good and bad, happiness and sadness. With the gift of hindsight, we now understand that some of (what we perceived at the … Continue reading →