Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: After Memorial Day weekend…I decided to leave my flags up…in several plant containers around the yard…this one blowing in the breeze from the front barrel. After all June has several historic events in it…Flag Day is approaching on … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It all began with a bench…the place where my fearlessness finally manifested itself. It was my birthday of 2012… the Ya’s surprised me with a beautiful wooden bench for the then non-existent garden…the vague dream that both excited … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Doesn’t it seem like sometimes we get ourselves so caught up in life, in general, that when “God looks into our minds, He sees only thoughts spinning round and round…going nowhere, accomplishing nothing.” “His peace hovers over us…looking for … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is June 1…our official southern ‘first day of summer’ for children…with school out! (Or close) It is a great benchmark date to create in ourselves a “new heart for life.” I wish I had thought up that phrase … Continue reading →

    Dear Reader:   I came across this little cartoon picture in a magazine I was reading before getting my bone density test done Friday and initially it just made me smile. Friday night…later, as I was drifting off … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: “In every job that must be done – there is an element of fun!” – Mary Poppins. Can’t you just see Julie Andrews belting out this song as she gets the children to clean up their rooms? I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Haven’t you visited a place where you could almost feel the portal between the present and past…where memories lingered so heavily…you actually felt the weight of the past living on in an historical period around you? You might … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t it amazing how we can get up in the morning and stare at one object that sends our minds reeling off into the world of memory and wonder? In yesterday’s daily devotion (Jesus Calling) the first three … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was in a state of surprise and delight yesterday morning during my daily stroll through the garden. Right after entering the Moon Gate…there were two Easter Lilies smiling back at me. I decided to name them “Faith … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The children gave me this journal soon after I was diagnosed with “little c.” I wish I could say that I have been hard at it…researching ancestry, describing past personal experiences…but when my blog came along…it became my … Continue reading →