Tales of a Family

The Land of Milk and Honey

Published on March 16, 2019March 18, 2019 by Ann Marie BryantLeave a comment

If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.
Numbers 14:8

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April Themes

Published on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant2 Comments

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
–Carl Sandburg

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Suffer the Little Children

Published on March 9, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant6 Comments

Carmen leapt from the gym, like some kind of spider-woman in a puffy prom dress and landed partially wrapped around my neck, shoulders and one arm pit.

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The Bachelor

Published on March 3, 2019March 4, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant8 Comments

“The future for me is already a thing of the past –
You were my first love and you will be my last”
― Bob Dylan,

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The Ties that Divide

Published on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant6 Comments

Like many grand narratives, some of the best were often rooted in legends and a bit of mystery. This tale was no exception. As details emerged, so did the many questions that raced through my mind as I hit one brick wall and then another.

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Life Was Simple

Published on February 22, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant2 Comments

My “once again,” love and miss you mama….

Tales of a Family

The other day, after digging through some old papers, I came across some old papers from a poetry class that I took in college. Today, I found an assignment in which I had to take a conversation and turn it into a poem. This assignment did bring tears to my eyes because I used my mom as my subject. Until today, I had forgotten about that conversation about her life on the ranch with her family.

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Home

Published on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant4 Comments

In the fall of 1961, a smiling couple poses for a photo. The handsome man drapes his arm around his lovely bride while she holds their three-month-old daughter. In the background, the family ranch stretches across the mesa.

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Ballistic Buddies Adventures

Published on February 17, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant1 Comment

It’s actually frustrating at times like this, how your brain can be so much faster that your body. I fully understood what was about to happen while the sound of his shot was still in my ears…

–Gary A. Wilson

Do you ever wonder how some people actually survived their childhood adventures? Well, my friend, Gary A. Wilson, may be one of those folks, but I know this man truly had some rough and and tough angels watching him around the clock!

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My Spiritual Journey, step-by-Step

Published on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 by Ann Marie BryantLeave a comment

My hope is that I shall help sow the seeds of spirituality in young souls and witness their first steps on their own religious roads…wherever they may lead.

–KTC

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Land of the Pharaohs

Published on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 by Ann Marie Bryant1 Comment

In life’s travels, we often take side trips. Some side trips prove to be integral aspects of our life’s journey, as in higher education, career choices, marriage, and having children. Others prove to be enlightening and exciting diversions.

–KTC

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