Author Archives: Becca Kello

Hiked my 6th trail of 60 around Nashville today! Twin Forks Trail, again out in the middle of nowhere. Notable sightings on the way: a donkey, extremely tall cows, one very large pig, and about five American flags. This trail is a section of a 20 mile trail, typically used for equestrians, so we wereContinue reading “60 Hikes: Twin Forks Trail”

Allie Brosh is a blogger who tapped into the psyche of a twenty-something. She astutely demonstrates the inadequacies most of us feel, and does so with pictures that make me giggle like a 6 year old. Her latest post was about expectations and realities and how they are often not aligned. Like all of her blogs, itContinue reading “Expectations and Realities”

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”