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.”

Raise Your Words…Not Your Voice

Dear Reader: Don’t you wish that we could pin this reminder on the back of every politician and/or speaker? When did politicians begin thinking that the noise level of their message was more important than the words in it…or perhaps … Continue reading

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Creating Our Own Design for Life

Dear Reader: It dawned on me one day that what I am doing right now is creating and designing the life I always wanted. I have lived a lot of my life, like the carriage horses with the blinders on….staring … Continue reading

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“Holy Moly”

Dear Reader: *(This post is dedicated to my Ya friend….Jackson-God’s Wink!) “Holy Moly!”…it is hard to believe that August is winding down…and before we blink September will arrive in all her splendor! One Sunday back in early June…I remember flipping … Continue reading

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Finding Fall…

Dear Reader: Can you hear it? Listen…do you hear it? The sounds of fall. The sounds are very subtle…the soft swish of freshly fallen pine straw hitting the ground or the ruffle of wings of monarch butterflies stopping to rest … Continue reading

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Perfectly Imperfect

Dear Reader: I had some sort of epiphany after leaving Doug Cargill’s office (my Horace Mann “rep” and old friend) yesterday. But before I tell you what happened…let me fill you in with my visit to sign away a lot … Continue reading

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Life is Short…Don’t Sort

Dear Reader: Don’t we humans have a tendency (especially) in today’s society to compartmentalize? Nothing makes us happier than sorting through drawers and getting organized….by color, size, popularity of usage, or any other of a dozen different categories we create … Continue reading

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The Way It Was….

Dear Reader: Take a good look and then wave good-bye to my old porch…the way it was! My moon flower and morning glory vines are gone… Here are where most of the vines and planters are located temporarily (until Anne … Continue reading

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We Are One in the Spirit

Dear Reader: The Sunday I did the Children’s Message at church we sang one of my favorite hymns….”We Are One in the Spirit.” It was the hymn of response in our service following the sermon. As I was (rather off-key) … Continue reading

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We Rise by Lifting Others…

Dear Reader: “We rise by lifting others…We grow by caring for others.” Haven’t we all been in situations that leave us deflated and at a loss to find any blessings in the situation? Sometimes, I think that is when God … Continue reading

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Let Your Faith Be Bigger Than Your Fear

Dear Reader: I know I must raise my hand and confess “Guilty” if asked if my fears get in the way of my faith. As much as I try to push fears aside…the insidious little “creatures” have a way of … Continue reading

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