In The Cradle of God's Arms

Sandra Fergins holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree from Texas State University. She is a retired music teacher from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School. She was a part of that district for twenty-one wonderful years. Sandra simply loved to see her students perform and showcased many musicals along with the help of colleagues and parents that included singing, acting, costumes, dancing and beautiful backdrops for all to enjoy. It was a thrill to her to see the final production come to fruition. Before working at Fort Sam Houston Elementary school Sandra worked at Menchaca Elementary in Austin, Texas for nineteen years as a music teacher. Her first music teaching position was at Carl Schurz Elementary in New Braunfels, Texas. Sandra loves to sing, play the piano, write poems and music. She has completed two gospel albums that have received airplay on the radio, "Pray and There's No Better Friend...Jesus. She also has one of the songs "There's No Better Friend...Jesus" on YouTube. Sandra's husband is a real estate broker and teacher of real estate classes for the Alamo College District. Michael and Sandra started their own real estate company "Fergins & Associates Realty" in 1999. They were influenced to go into the real estate business by Sandra's dad Howard L. Shelf who has been an icon in real estate for over sixty years. Her mom, Angeline Shelf, retired from interior design work. Sandra has two sisters and one brother. Angela Medearis has written popular children's books and many cookbooks. She even won a cook off against Bobby Flay! Marcia Orlandi is a real estate broker and also loves to cook and cater. Her brother, Howard Shelf II is also a real estate broker and music teacher. Sandra has four children: Kendra Searcy, Kenneth Prosser, Michael Fergins, Jr. and Marcy Fergins. She has eight grandchildren Dezarae Fernandez, Julissa Castillo, Charles Fergins, Kenneth Jackson, Reginal Ryan, Jaylen Allen, Rocco AllieRay SearcyDeMore and