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.”

The Secret Passage

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: One of the Ya Ya’s (aka Tima-Libby) called a couple of days ago and she saw a whole different perspective on the eye to eye, hand clasp to hand clasp ” I love you” ritual. As I described … Continue reading →

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Let The Sunshine In

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The SUN has always been the key object of ancient civilizations’ spiritual rituals …to present day’s appreciation. And this devotion doesn’t stop with just the enjoyment of the sun and all the fun opportunities it affords us ( … Continue reading →

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“Oopsey Daisy” or ” Oopsie- daisies ” or ” Whoopsey-Daisies”

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader! Oops… I made a ” Boo Boo” -I finished the blog for today but then saved it to the 29th that was yesterday. 😜 A ” two-fer” as Anne told me. Two blogs in one day so I … Continue reading →

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Learning from the Past

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I look back on all the advice I received (after I was a single mom) it was the people who begged me to travel (which I fought back on) that were the true illuminators to my life. … Continue reading →

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When Love Makes a Direct Hit….

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Saturday when Tommy, Kaitlyn and I went to visit my brother Ben in his new location at Trident Rehab, he was first startled, then somewhat more cohesive as his brain struggled to identify and place everyone in a … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Life… the everlasting Vestige of the ” The Giving Tree” … Before and After…

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I have thought very symbolically about the Tree of Life, all my life but have now discovered that different cultures and countries have very different views, meanings, and usages. I thought it was another symbol of our ” … Continue reading →

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BECKHAM…A MEMORABLE NAME

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: After I got up yesterday morning and had ” Come to myself” ( as Tima is fond of saying each morning) something caught my eye. The rising sun had beat out the clouds for a short bright morning … Continue reading →

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God Winks and a Broken Cupid Who Needed a “Forever Home… “

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: My friend ( as I told you yesterday) Wednesday morning used my ” workout time” to help me take plants out on my patio and add on to it simultaneously. She wandered around and found the broken Cupid … Continue reading →

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National Hug Day

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader. An earlier incident Wednesday morning touched me so much that when this National Hug Day popped up on my screen … I felt compelled to share this with you. One of my new friends at The Palms is … Continue reading →

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