by Wesley Bryant | Sep 21, 2024 | Lebanon, Stories
OUR FOOD nourishes us, from the soil beneath our feet to the table where we gather with family and friends. The hot sun beams from the sky into the field of sprouting seeds. Farmers rise early, tending to their crops with the same care and dedication that their...
by Wesley Bryant | Aug 16, 2024 | Lebanon, Stories
THE CROWD fills the stands, row after row, of people in our high school’s colors. The family in front of you sits down with a fresh hot dog from the concession stand. It’s still steaming with a drizzle of ketchup laced across the top from end to end. It smells so good...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 23, 2024 | Lebanon, Stories
WHEN I was 8, I wanted to be a teacher. I remember my third grade teacher clicking the chalk on the green board on the wall. And when I was 9, I wanted to be a director. My parents bought me a camera for Christmas, and my cousins and I would recreate our favorite...
by Wesley Bryant | Jun 22, 2024 | Lebanon, Stories
IF YOU took a snapshot of any moment 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 our wrongs, to heal, and to build our country up for a more perfect union. We can all be made by...
by Wesley Bryant | May 18, 2024 | Lebanon, Stories
SUMMER IS coming. And surely your home will sit empty for a week in this heat. The playful cheers of the kids on summer break go missing for a week that was planned for a year. The dishes sit in the cabinets, waiting for their family to come back home. The doormat...
