by Ben Wilson | Mar 31, 2022 | Faith, Family, Writing
The journey home is apt to make me wonder … was the event worth it? The three hours we experienced last night getting into the Atlanta Airport —- going through customs and then getting out to go to a hotel sort of shook the good memories. But the laughs, experiences,...
by Ben Wilson | Jan 20, 2022 | Aging, Family, Writing
When I tell anyone that my current Christmas trees are made of crab-pots, they look at me with a blank stare and say, “Huh?” The last time Rodney and I were on Hatteras Island together we discovered these magic trees. We walked into the Maritime Museum on the south...
by Ben Wilson | Dec 2, 2021 | Travel, Writing
I am sure that the most expensive thing we ever bought took place in the process of our buying houses. The fact of which one was the most expensive…I don’t have an idea. I am sure that the first house that we bought…on Chicago’s Circle Avenue in Norwood...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Nov 15, 2021 | Aging, Writing
I am not sure when I first met Rebecca, but I do know that it was at the First Presbyterian Church in Arkansas City, Kansas. We met in Sunday School and Choir. Our choirs…no matter how young we were…sang at least one response in worship every Sunday. We always sat up...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Nov 15, 2021 | Death, Faith, Family, Travel, Writing
In 1986 Rod, Kaze Gadway and I walked the narrow-cobbled streets of Avila, Spain. Every step immersed us in memories of St. Teresa. We rambled through twists and turns of the narrow streets and located the Convent of St. Teresa near the Paseo del Rastro. Built over...
by Ben Wilson | Nov 15, 2021 | Writing
One of the highlights of my senior year at Arkansas City High School was being elected the Football Queen that fall. I remember driving around the football field with the other two contendants in the race. We stopped in the middle of the field and Dave Mueller came...
