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.”

Forget Perfection and Rediscover Wholeness

Dear Reader: Aren’t we women laughable when it comes to weighing in at a doctor’s visit? I went with a friend to take her new granddaughter to her pediatrician and saw this adorable set of scales… maybe if we adults … Continue reading

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Either Write Something Worth Reading…or Do Something Worth Writing…

Dear Reader: My daughter-in-law, Kaitlyn, gave me this journal that has a quote for every day of the year and then room to write one’s own personal thoughts on the page below ( quote by Albert Einstein) Einstein is right … Continue reading

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A Toast to Time… Let it be Kind

Dear Reader: Yesterday we scurried around packing the cars…so we would have time for one last gathering on the front porch … A Diet Coke and water toast to enduring time spent together! We have decided that we have become … Continue reading

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Happy Trails To You…

Dear Reader: A question on Jeopardy one night this past week brought back a funny memory for Brooke and me! The Jeopardy question asked what Victorville, California was once known for…. ( correct response… the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans museum… in … Continue reading

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” … God Bless the Moon and God Bless Me…

Dear Reader: Another beautiful full moon prior to the solar eclipse… I took two photos around 10 PM Sunday evening… beachcombers told me the beach strand looked like there was flood lights reflecting off the ocean until the eclipse began … Continue reading

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Rest, Recovery, and Reflections

Dear Reader: Rest In Peace certainly lived up to its name on a slow, serene (summery-feeling) Sunday . I awoke yesterday filled with such a sense of relief and contentment …( Tommy and Kaitlyn) were home safe and sound, our … Continue reading

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A ” Double Speed” Day… Fast and ” Ed-i-Slo” …

Dear Reader: What a day yesterday was… we kicked into high gear… leaving Edisto around 9 and putting the pedal to the medal to get to Columbia to see our missing Ya Libby! We picked up some ” home” cooking … Continue reading

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A ” Double Speed” Day… Fast and ” Ed-i-Slo” …

Dear Reader: What a day yesterday was… we kicked into high gear… leaving Edisto around 9 and putting the pedal to the medal to get to Columbia to see our missing Ya Libby! We picked up some ” home” cooking … Continue reading

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Girls Night Out…

Dear Reader: Since today is our trip to Columbia to see the ” one that got left behind” (Libby) this retreat year due …to an unforgettable and unfortunate fall…we decided to take the beach to her… to spend a fun … Continue reading

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A Storm’s A’ Coming… but We Don’t Care…

Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I nostalgically walked over to the beach to take some photos and then run some errands … I met one other young woman out walking early but we were the only ones out… the wind, clouds, … Continue reading

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