Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: How many times have we heard a parent sigh and admit that her son and/ daughter just graduated from college… and now they are traveling around to ” find themselves.” Of course there is nothing wrong with that … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was a repeat of Wednesday with traffic once again at a standstill on the interstate … ended up calling Ben’s heart specialist office from my car to let them know today was a ” No Go.” Two … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One of my favorite aspects of reading is coming across passages that stop me in my tracks and force me to reread them again… more slowly the second time around… while my mind plays games with it. For … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Remember Tuesday when I mentioned that I hoped I-26 and 526 would not be backed up causing delays in getting to Mt Pleasant in time for the Grandparents early morning recognition and ” tea party? ” I think … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Hopefully, as many of you are reading today’s post… I am experiencing ( or have already experienced) the fresh feel of fall!) Yesterday the local weatherman was excited about experiencing fall-like weather himself-low ( early morning) sixties, low … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Garth Brooks ( on Kelly Clarkson’s ) new season kick-off show yesterday -made this simple but profound statement-“You can’t have a top without a bottom. ” For every high ” top” in our life… there will be a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: For years now I have shared historical stories with you that I once shared with my eighth grade students in American History. My first and favorite unit was the Presidential unit. I told human interest stories that thirteen-year-olds … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday when I saw a Fed Ex package on my porch… upon my return from the dreaded grocery store weekly run… I couldn’t remember what I ordered-wasn’t expecting anything??? When I first opened it… I simply stared back … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Like so many others… memories growing up in the ” Elizabethan II” years have come pouring back these past couple of days since Queen Elizabeth’s passing Thursday. My earliest memory is a story mother told me about a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I didn’t make a grammatical error in the title-leaving out the ” l” in “world”- instead I was surprised by a magical ” word.” It all started while I was “babysitting” my fifth moonflower bud. As I walked … Continue reading →