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.”

It All Matters…

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Then Tommy and Kaitlyn took me to Five Loaves to get my favorite soup! ( Broccoli’ cheese, and potato soup) 💗👍 and a cup to take back! 🥣 It felt so good to get away for awhile and socialize with … Continue reading →

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Give it to God and Go to Sleep…

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader! Thursday night I experienced what scripture calls a” gift of grace.” SLeep… Blessed Sleep.!” Taking time to rest and recover is an act of trust in God! His sacred gift heals us if we believe God can and … Continue reading →

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When Your Exhaustion is Exhausted…

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I started out overstretched and never snapped back in place yesterday! First thing my exercise trainer came for me… and we threw light round balls back and forth continuously so by the time I returned the long aisles … Continue reading →

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Mirror Mirror on the Wall … and in the new bedroom cabinet, and two bedroom tables…

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Another miraculous gift arrived yesterday … a highly anticipated bedroom cabinet… to date I have gotten through the past months with plastic stack-up drawers and two glassed table tops on each side of the bed …Kaitlyn had. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Keeping Hope Alive while Turning It Over to God…

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Becky Dingle

But as the day wore on … I was reminded again that God’s Timing is not always man’s but it doesn’t mean the prayer isn’t working. Patience! One of the hardest dilemmas we humans face… by our own nature… when … Continue reading →

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Flowers Make Us Happy for Tomorrow’s…

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader! Today marks an opportunity to perhaps experience the next chapter in my own life …that would be “magical” … and since God is our greatest ” Magician” I am leaving it in His Trusting Hands to guide me. … Continue reading →

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Happiness Held is the Seed; Happiness Shared is the Flower

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader! It is a little after 7 PM and I purposefully waited to write this post, until a flower selection and arrangement had filled two planters skillfully …filled one indoor planter … and one planter that will stay outside … Continue reading →

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” Yes! God Does Have a Sense of Humor! …

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Friday afternoon Tommy dropped by to catch me up on some financial information and said he would take me to PaPa Johns for a small pizza 🍕 to take back and eat! So happy!!! Love Pizza! 💗 ! 💗Tommy! As … Continue reading →

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February! Filled with Celebrations, and Predictions, and lots of Quaint Vocabulary Words…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I decided this year to get the whole story/the folklore behind Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions. It all started back in 1886… by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and as far as they are concerned ” Phil” is the … Continue reading →

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Great Things Never Come From Comfort Zones…

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Probably the first name that springs to mind is Thomas Edison . His famous quotes still declare the amazing perseverance in his pursuit of the incandescent light leading to modern electricity and all his later inventions. The more stories we … Continue reading →

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