Author Archives: Becca Kello

Everyone carries some varied degree of a weight around with them of their past experiences or actions. Before this weekend, I thought my load was pretty light. I’m not really a needy person, I’ve dealt with most of my childhood/awkward teenage years issues and accepted them for who they’ve made me become. However, several things and conversations have occurred that haveContinue reading “My baggage reads: I do not believe.”

As a preschool teacher, I am never lacking in interesting, amusing conversation. The topics span from how their fathers wax their eyebrows to why ears are mushy and fingers are not to amusing misunderstandings. Today, while on the playground kid came to me in hysterics about a trike and how it wasn’t his turn. ThisContinue reading “Death, Jesus’ blood, and the bad place called Heaven.”

This past week at Vespers, there was a poet who spoke about happiness, or makarios, which is usually translated blessed. I didn’t catch the name of the speaker, although I tried hard to figure out who he was, as I was fascinated by his approach and view of scripture. He began with the reading ofContinue reading “The Happy, Reposeful Now”

Sometimes I am so overwhelmed with grief for other people. This is in part due to the fact that I am an empathetic person and in part due to the fact that sometimes I just pay more attention to the world around me. I become concerned with the losses in people’s lives (whether jobs, houses,Continue reading “Good Grief”

All week long I have been repeating the same phrase in my classroom: “There are no purple bugs in here.” On Monday, we created something with feathers and a small purple one found it’s way into the bathroom. Monday afternoon from the bathroom came this exclamation: “THERE’S A PURPLE BUG IN HERE!!” Since then, IContinue reading “The purple bug and conversations on fasting.”

Me: Today we are going to make a F full of feathers. Does anyone know why we would put feathers on an F? Complicated Thinker: I KNOW!!! Because FEATHERS are on BIRDS and BIRDS FLY, and FLY starts with F!!!! . . . I so entirely appreciate and admire a young mind who would bypassContinue reading “I like how this kid thinks…”

The Collins River Loop is in the Rock Island State Park near McMinnville, which has become somewhat of a favorite day trip getaway for my friends and I. It’s only about an hour away and has amazing waterfalls and a beautiful variety of scenery, including super sunny spots for me and shady cool spots for everyone else. Continue reading “60 Hikes: Collins River Loop”

Most major cities have travel books published about them, one type of book is the 60 Hikes within 60 Miles series. Many larger cities have them and they highlight 60 hikes within a 60 mile radius of that city….so it’s pretty aptly named. Having recently purchased the Nashville version, I’ve decided to write about this experience of goingContinue reading “60 Hikes: Cheeks Bend”

This is the title of a prayer of oft quoted St. Francis of Assisi. This week at Vespers there was talk of peace, a guided visual prayer for inner peace, and many writings on peace available.  Conversations about peace are often a little bittersweet for me. When I was so wrapped up in my Christianity IContinue reading ““Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace””