I loved everything about elementary school: my teachers, learning to read, playing soccer at recess, gym class, music class, lunch time, and assemblies. The fact that my mom worked there as a lunch aide was just the cherry on top! I went to Cessna Elementary School in South Wichita from the time I was in Kindergarten through 6th grade. For… View Post
Warning: This is a long post that could change your life: This morning I was reflecting on the words of this hymn. You can listen to a modern version of it on YouTube if you want to: I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in… View Post
By Stacey D. Wheeler We just spent five days with Shane, Adele, and Amelia on vacation in Sanibel Island, Florida. Driving from Florida to Missouri takes two full days. Yesterday we drove from Sanibel Island to Kentucky near Fort Campbell, driving until late at night arriving around 1:00 a.m. We stayed at a Days Inn Motel. The woman at the… View Post
I love it when we have the rare occasion to have all of our adult kids in the same town. We are greatly missing Shane! It’s June of 2018, and we are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby boy Skinner, Audrey and Ben’s first baby, and we’re so ready to meet him! Tony, Adele, and her daughter Amelia… View Post
Arise My Beloved: Simple Suggestions for a Wonderful Wedding By Stacey D. Wheeler, M.A. A Step-By-Step Guide to Planning a Wedding A wedding book for the every-day bride and groom full of all of the lists, schedules, and ideas that I wish I had known before planning my daughter’s wedding. “My beloved spoke and said to me, ‘Arise,… View Post
Almost 20 years ago, something happened that rocked my parents’ world. Last week Isaac, my son, told us an interesting story about one of the trees on my parents’ farm in Wichita. On May 3rd, 1999 a tornado went through South Wichita and into Haysville, KS. Six people were killed and over 150 homes and 27 businesses were damaged. Tony… View Post
