In the summer of 1966, Wanda and Bryan began a love story shaped through handwritten letters, distance, and time apart. From Texas tech to big bend, each page captures their longing, youth, humor, and heart, preserving a real romance that grew one letter at a time.
Wanda Jennings shares a deeply personal story drawn from real letters exchanged during the summer of 1966. What began at Texas Tech between Wanda Beth Wedel and William “Bryan” Jennings III grew into a heartfelt record of young love, distance, faith, humor, and devotion. Through these pages, she preserves not only their words, but the tenderness of an era when letters carried longing, personality, and promise. This book invites readers into a true relationship told with honesty, warmth, and the kind of emotion that lingers long after the last page.
From their first meeting at Texas Tech to the handwritten letters that carried them through distance, Wanda and Bryan’s story unfolds with sincerity, humor, and heart. Set against the summer of 1966 and the months that followed, these pages preserve a young romance shaped by longing, faith, family trials, and devotion. More than a collection of letters, this book is a tender record of two lives growing toward each other, one page, one memory, and one promise at a time.
A romance carried by handwritten letters, distance, and the quiet excitement of waiting for the next envelope, the next visit, and the next chance to be together.
Tender, playful, and sincere, their story moves through longing, laughter, family trials, and the kind of devotion that keeps growing even when miles stand in the way.
More than memories, these pages preserve two real voices learning how to love honestly one letter, one promise, and one unforgettable season at a time.
In the quiet, sunbaked corners of West Texas in 1966, a young man named Bryan Jennings III
Before instant messages and read receipts, there were letters. Real letters. Folded pages, stamped
Romance often sounds easiest in memory, but real love is rarely tested in ideal conditions.