Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Haven’t you experienced a time when you were missing a loved one who has passed on and then something happens to bring them back to you… in your memory? Honey and I were talking about this on the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Many of you will be traveling elsewhere for Christmas …to families, to see the grandchildren, or perhaps spend a quiet Christmas elsewhere at some vacation spot. Traveling at Christmas time is a large part of the Christmas season … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I went to open my front door yesterday morning….the first three buds on “Big Red” had burst open and I thought to myself…’Christmas has arrived.‘ What a wonderful gift from Mother Nature! It brought a smile to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I was putting my creches around the decorative light ornament I received, as a gift, several Christmases ago…I thought again about how much I loved my HOPE manager scene…with the O containing the manager scene within it. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it a wonderful “aha” moment when we take time to pause and think aloud ” I love my life!” (Especially meaningful… when life is not going  according to our own planned benchmarks, as defined by societal success.) … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When we were growing up weren’t we all guilty (at one time or another) of letting loved ones know our disappointment Christmas morning if we didn’t get the one “ticket” item we wanted? As we got older we … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was one of those special times, that come along bringing extraordinarily memorable moments on ordinary days. It all began with the “Wheel barrow” sleigh delivering red poinsettias to each family on Rainbow road…No one was at home … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In France, there is an expression I love that has been passed down from generation to generation…Find your “petits bonheurs du jour.” This translates: Look for your little daily joy. French grandmothers tell their grandchildren this little secret … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: How many of you, like me, have never finished a particular project because it wasn’t “good enough” in our self-inflicted perfectionist eyes? Some times these experiences just re-enforce how hard we are on ourselves…to the point of  self-under-appreciating … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Last Friday when I took random photos of the “Fall Trees of Miler” for the blog… I looked at my Bradford Pear, in the front yard, and it just didn’t stand up to all the other beauties in … Continue reading →