Category Archives: Personal

Opinions, news, musings, gripes, grins.

Easter 2011

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Wayne

We had a wonderful Easter this year. We’ve been celebrating Easter in our backyard for over 30 years now (way before we had a backyard to celebrate in) because we believe that nothing is worth celebrating more than the death, … Continue reading →

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He Lives

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Wayne

When I was two years old, my father made a recording of me on a 78 rpm record. I have no idea how he did this, since I don’t remember that he ever possessed a recording device that would make … Continue reading →

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Our Four Grandchildren

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Wayne

Here’s the latest photo of our four grandkids. Layla was having a bad day but she begrudgingly let us get the shot.

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Rice Family Photo Op

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Wayne

Guess where we took our family this week?

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I Need to Laugh More

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Wayne

I’ve been reading Garrison Keillor’s latest book Pilgrims and as he usually does in his books, he makes me smile.  I was reading at home this week and my wife Marci heard me chuckling out loud to myself and asked … Continue reading →

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Give Slacker a Try

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Wayne

Slacker.com is a great internet radio station offering just about every genre of music for free, 24 hours a day.  I listen to it on my computer in my office and also on my phone (Android). Slacker is based here … Continue reading →

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My Sis the TV Star

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Wayne

My sister Mary Rice Hopkins has been writing, performing and recording outstanding children’s music for several decades and now she has her own TV show which is aired weekly on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Personally, I’m not a big … Continue reading →

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My Weekend in the Hospital

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Wayne

Friday night I came home from a middle school event at College Avenue Baptist Church called Dye Wars (200 kids in a colored-water fight) to find that my face felt funny. I know my face looks funny a good deal … Continue reading →

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Back Home

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Wayne

Well, we finally moved out of the hotel we’ve been staying in for the past three months and spent our first night back home. Even though the house is in disarray, with most of our stuff still in boxes or … Continue reading →

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Junior High Camp @ Forest Home

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Wayne

Last week I accompanied the middle-school group from our church to summer camp at Forest Home. I really can’t remember the last time I spent a week with a group of junior high boys as a cabin counselor, but the … Continue reading →

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