Becca Kello

The sun,—the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man—burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-coloured glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray. Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist (via bookmania)

trees

Do trees grow first with arrogance, then with reluctance, then with wisdom like us? Some have grow cragged with age like the people I love the most. Straight and strong stand some, while others seem to gradually lean as if the universe decided there was a better place for them to be. But my favoritesContinue reading “trees”

Lessons from playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” approximately 200 times on the Bb Clarinet.

I’m a perfectionist. It’s plagued me for most of my life. Recently, though, I’ve given myself more space to allow flaws more than ever before, probably because I see the beauty, necessity, and importance of making errors. But pair my desire to be perfect with how much I enjoy being good at things, and it’s createsContinue reading “Lessons from playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” approximately 200 times on the Bb Clarinet.”

It is so incredibly life-affirming to be loved and valued by kind, genuine, awesome people. Sometimes I think I care too much what others think, and I usually do. Other times, though, when it’s apparent that a good person sees the good in you, it’s the best.

The 13 year old version of myself living inside my head has way more power than I care to admit. Zooey Deschanel (via choosingchaos)

Aunthood on Thanksgiving is wonderful.2,. (Taken with instagram)

seanreidy: In honor of the new movie ”The Muppets” my friend Tim painted this picture of “Muppets Take Manhattan” as a “Choose Your Own Adventure Book.” I keep telling him to start a Tumblr to showcase this kind of stuff but he hasn’t done it yet. What a talented jerk. I want this to be aContinue reading

Beautiful. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Gender Woes

In life, you collect experiences, and most of mine include the church, offering a different perspective than someone who does not have a row of pews as the backdrop to the majority of their childhood memories. I learned early on what it meant to be a ‘Woman of God’ or a ‘Man of God’, andContinue reading “Gender Woes”