Come in and check us out!!! New titles in the library for adults are: • “The 23rd Midnight” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro • “My Heart Will Find You” by Jude Deveraux (Large Print) • “The Bride Wore White” by Amanda Quick (Large Print) • “Patrick Mahomes The Rise of a Champion” forward by Patrick Mahomes New titles in the library for kids are: • “A little Peaceful Spot” is a story about Mindfulness by Diane Alber • “A Little Spot of Confidence” is a story about believing in yourself • “A Little Spot of Love” • “A Little Spot of Anger” is a story about managing BIG emotions • “A Little Spot of Sadness” is a story about empathy and compassion • “A Little Spot of Anxiety” is a story about calming your worries • “A Little Spot of Empathy” is about understanding and kindness • “A Little Spot of Belonging” is about being true to yourself and making friends • “A Little Spot of Frustration” is about self-control • “A Little Spot of Boredom” • “A Little Spot of Happiness” • “A Little Calm Spot” is about yoga and feeling focused • “A little Spot of Feelings” • “A Little Spot of Worry” • “A Little Spot of Flexible Thinking” is about adapting to change • “A Little Scribble Spot” is about colorful emotions • “The Party Diaries” by Mitali Banerjee Ruths • “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends” by Kaz Windness • “Beak & Ally Snow Birds” by Norm Feuti • “Scribble Stones” by Diane Alber • “Ancient Night” by David Alvarez • “Remember” by Joy Harjo Remember to come in and sign up early for your spot in our Summer Reading Program! We have some really amazing weeks of fun planned!.

The Stockton Church of Restoration’s Vacation Bible School (204 North Elm) is set for Monday, June 12th through Wednesday, June 14th, for grades Pre-K through fifth grade. The morning sessions will be held from 9:00 a.m.

The Plainville Red Line Cruisers 7th Annual Cruise Night and Car Show is just a memory, but everyone is still talking about what a great weekend it was and making plans for “2024.” This year the Car Show entries were from Abilene, Wilson, Ellis, Lawrence, Hays, Phillipsburg, St. Peter, Mankato, Olmitz, Agra, Salina, Cawker City, Osborne, Wakeeney, Smith Center, Norton, Damar, Natoma, Hill City, Ness City, and Plainville.

Myrtle Cadoret - 1929 Francis Cadoret - 1951 Lana Cadoret - 1974 Alicia Rothe - 1998 Elizabeth Busonic - 2023 FIFTH GENERATION GRADUATE— When Elizabeth Busonic walked across the stage to get her diploma last Saturday afternoon, it marked the fifth generation of the Cadoret Family to graduate from Stoctkon High School. Elizabeth’s great-great-grandmother Myrtle (Cadoret) Cadoret graduated from SHS in 1929, her greatgrandfather Francis Cadoret in 1951, her grandmother Lana (Cadoret) Rothe in 1974, her mother Alicia (Rothe) Busonic in 1998, and finally Elizabeth in 2023!

Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) I may keep praying for rain, but it is getting very discouraging. North of Woodston did receive a good amount, but of all the chances and reports of one and two inches, we only had forty hundredths in our gauge and two 'wet the sidewalk' showers.

WALKING WITH GOD. Parents are their kids best cheerleaders, especially as they get close to getting the hang of balance and standing. And cell phones are kept close at hand in joyful anticipation of catching those first steps. Of course, after those first steps, kids are off to the races. I can't help but imagine that it's the same with God. He no doubt joyfully awaits people coming to genuine faith in His Son and then taking those first steps of faith as they begin their lifelong walk in the truth of the Gospel. The Bible uses the concept of people 'walking' with God several times. We can't comprehend the long lives people lived in the past, but 'Enoch walked with God three hundred years' (Gen. 5:22). The point is that Enoch had a vibrant, genuine, trusting relationship (walk) with his Creator for 300 years and then 'God took Him' (Gen. 5:24). Enoch never died for God took him bodily to heaven. The next person who walked with God was Noah—'Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God' (Gen. 6:9). It's not that Noah was without sin for none of us are. Rather, the idea is that he was a man who had genuine faith in his Creator which motivated him to live in loving obedience to and fearful reverence for Him. We also see God telling King Solomon, 'Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever' (1 Kings 9:4-5). In contrast, God says of others that they 'have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes' (1 Kings 11:33) or that they 'walked in all the sins (or ways) of (their) father' (e.g. 1 Kings 15:3). It's been said, 'There are two choices on the shelf, pleasing God or pleasing self.' By God's grace, we, too, can walk a life that's pleasing to God!

Lord, on this day in which we honor mothers, may we love and cherish the extraordinary women who have born us, nurtured us, and prayed for our well-being. May our hearts overflow with gratitude to you, who formed and knitted each of us in a mother’s womb. We pray you give each mom strength. We ask you to be the daily bread of tired mothers. May each mother find rest in you. We also lift up all of our graduates and pray for their future. Bless them and watch over them as they take their next step in life. Amen.

Haven Marlene Hamilton was among those receiving a degree from Fort Hays State University this past Friday. She received her master’s degree in School Psychology and will continue her education at Fort Hays to earn an Ed.S degree.

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