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.”

Now I Know Why God Rested on the Seventh Day!

Dear Reader: Yesterday was exactly seven days since I had left to help keep Jakie and Eva Cate in Mt. Pleasant…four days there and three at my house with little Eva.  Tuesday night I literally ‘hit the wall.’ I started … Continue reading

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Every Day Simplicity Through Re-inventing Ourselves

Dear Reader: Isn’t it sometimes the simplest things that bring us the most joy? While planting the Easter lollipop seeds Monday afternoon with Eva Cate….I noticed “gobs” of buds on the state flower…the yellow jessamine vine. I always thought late … Continue reading

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No One is Ever Too Old for Fairy Tales

Dear Reader: Eva Cate and I have been playing and living with the fairies since she arrived. Yesterday we picked up a couple of new accessories for the fairies but the hardest thing to find is the fairy figurines themselves. … Continue reading

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Comfort Dresser Drawers and Gathering Tables

Dear Reader: When Honey finished her personal “Race for the Cure” for MS like mine for breast cancer (but nowhere near as long) she told me about a story she knew I would love and all the people one woman … Continue reading

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Letting Go…

Dear Reader: Over the past few days I have spent with Mandy and the children helping get them get from A to B, meals, shopping, dressing, baths, and finally bedtime… all the memories of those long ago days have come … Continue reading

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Make Friends with the Problems in Your Life

Dear (https://humoresquecartoons.comReader:) Loren Fishman) Cartoon Creator (Don’t you just love it?) Dear Reader: I just had to insert this cartoon when I “randomly” came across it because unplugging and plugging back in are my “friends” in solving any computer problem … Continue reading

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A Smile…The Most Beautiful Thing in Life

Dear Reader: When I turned to my Mary Englebreit’s calendar today and saw today’s illustration… I smiled. I remembered an incident that took place earlier this week that strengthened my earlier conviction that a smile can take one further than … Continue reading

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It’s Time! Your Imagination Needs “Moodling?”

            Dear Reader: In Simple Abundance Sarah Breathnach discusses the demise of “hobbies.” Why are people suddenly so busy that they can’t take a vacation or a “stay“cation any more. Why can’t people leave work … Continue reading

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Mosiac Musings…

Dear Reader: I love having my two mosiac window sills hanging in my (once) lonely hallway. They can no longer pick up the sun’s lights but just the sheer beauty of their designs and my memory of placing each piece … Continue reading

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A Look at Lent Through Different Eyes

Dear Reader: By most calculations we are well into the Christian Lent season of sacrifice and repentance. Many churches and cathedrals use this time to display beautiful paintings from the life of Christ….especially scenes from different parables and symbolic drawings … Continue reading

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