by Wesley Bryant | Dec 1, 2022 | Stories
ALL I want for Christmas iiiiiiis…yoooooOOooooOOoouuuUUUuuu.” Can you hear it already? It’s that time of year once again. A time of year when a heated blanket feels like a hug. Every inch of the warmth feels like therapy from head to toe. Marshmallows swirl in the...
by Wesley Bryant | Nov 1, 2022 | Stories
WE DUST off the artificial pumpkin decorations and pull orange and purple wreaths from storage. We pull out rakes and sweaters as the weather drops like the leaves do. The weather feels therapeutic and makes you want to go for a walk on your lunch break instead of...
by Wesley Bryant | Aug 1, 2022 | Stories
THE CLASSROOM is like railroad tracks. Hard workers spent years, decades—centuries even—laying the groundwork for the trains to run smoothly from coast to coast. They’re strong. And they last for many years to come, as train after train uses the same beams of steel...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
IF YOU took a snapshot of any 10 years in our country’s history, there is a hurt we were trying to heal. The same is true today. It’s our independence that lets us correct that, to heal, and to build our country up for a more perfect union. We can all be made by the...
by Wesley Bryant | Jun 1, 2022 | Stories
TENNESSEE MAY not have sandy shores. We may not have Buckingham Palace sitting in our backyard. Vacation spots all around the world, from Big Ben to the Eiffel Tower, attract tourists from far and wide. Every corner of the Earth is always pulling, offering a place to...