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””

Kid: Knock-knock Me: Who’s there? Kid: Cargo Me: Cargo who? Kid: Car goes beep beep. Kid: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….see? it was funny! Kid: Knock-knock Me: Who’s there? Kid: Cargo …….

Here’s my “where I was on that day”…it can get overwhelming to read all of these that will inevitably pop up, but I’m a firm believer in letting people take whatever outlet they need to grieve, here’s mine.  I was sitting in the state mandated high school course for TN seniors, Economics, with literally the most ineptContinue reading “Since everyone needs to decompress today…”