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.”

Perfection is Not Necessarily Goodness… on Earth

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Aren’t there some lines we read that make us pause and excitedly realize that someone else thinks along the same line as us in a particular outlook? This happened to me yesterday while reading daily meditations by Richard … Continue reading →

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An Old Friend Returns on My Birthday… Sammy!

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I returned home late Saturday afternoon… I checked on my gardens immediately. As I walked the alley between the side garden and the back garden a bit of red caught my peripheral vision-I looked across a large … Continue reading →

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” Grief is the Price of Love”

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Yesterday we lost Khaleesi-the call came at 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning that her oxygen levels were dropping -Tommy and Kaitlyn hurried over but she passed before they arrived. When we hear phrases like ” Grief is the Price … Continue reading →

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No Two Trips Are Ever the Same…

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: The past two days have been such a whirlwind… my head is still spending! Friday night out with my adult family just made me happy. It gets harder and harder it seems these days to gather and especially … Continue reading →

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A ” Thank You” for Life!

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Mother Nature sent me the most marvelous gift for my birthday yesterday – Fall Weather! It is a rare gift… since in the Lowcountry we usually have to wait weeks after Fall officially falls… for summer to finally … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Magical Autumn

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I saw this artistic interpretation of autumn yesterday I was completely ” enthralled.” The message around it said something about autumn holding more gold in its pocket than any other season. A great metaphor …if you define … Continue reading →

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It’s Falling… It’s Falling… Fall fell!

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Fall officially arrives tonight around 9:00. In the Lowcountry – summer has added one more ” heat” victory today…making fall wait another 24 hours – Fall Equinox or not. But by Friday night we will be in the … Continue reading →

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Fortitude… Built Brick by Brick

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Becky Dingle

In the latest Magnolia Fall 2022 Journal… the title read The Fortitude We Gain Along the Way. In one of many diverse articles centering around the word ” fortitude” the author admitted that she found the word, itself, intimidating. I … Continue reading →

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A Special Charleston Connection to the Coronation

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: One of my favorite memories after Brooke and I moved to Charleston – following Erskine graduation … was touring Charles Towne Landing… that was completed in 1970 for the Tricentennial of this famous historic site. Since I taught … Continue reading →

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Our Heart is Known by the Path We Walk…

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I saw this title passage… it made me pause and contemplate all the trodden and down trodden paths I have been on this past week! Twice I have tried to get to Mt Pleasant and Daniel Island… … Continue reading →

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