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Category Archives: Our Grandchildren
Writing Through a Pandemic
Since March, when the lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic began in our country, I have used most of my newfound time at home to work on my autobiography. This may sound rather presumptuous or egotistical to some, but I am … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Our Children, Our Grandchildren, Personal
Tagged autobiography, God's providence, life story, pandemic, time
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The Legacy Coalition
When I resigned my position as Pastor to Generations at College Avenue Baptist Church last year, I had to keep telling myself (and everybody else as well) that I was NOT retiring. I was simply taking time off from ministry … Continue reading
Posted in Ministry, Our Grandchildren, Personal, The Legacy Coalition
Tagged grandparenting, The Legacy Coalition
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Grandparenting Is Grand!
I know it’s hard to believe by looking at Marci and me, but we now have five grandchildren. Our oldest is 14, our youngest was born last month. All five of them are beautiful, brilliant kids who will excel at … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Our Children, Our Grandchildren, Parenting
Tagged Family, grandchildren, grandparenting, intergenerational, National Grandparents Day
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Ten Years of Joy
Today I am celebrating ten years since my wife Marci’s brain surgery. It was in 2001 that she was diagnosed with a meningioma tumor in her brain which thankfully was operable. You can read the whole story about her surgery … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Our Children, Our Grandchildren, Personal
Tagged Brain Surgery, grandchildren, Maddie, Marci, Meningioma
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Grandkids Update
One of the joys of getting older is showing off your grandchildren … so please indulge me here! Left to right: Layla (1), Jack (5), Maddie (9) and Nick (12).
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Our Four Grandchildren
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
Guess where we took our family this week?
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Tagged Family, grandchildren
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Laughing Layla
Here’s a picture of our granddaughter Layla taken at Christmas, with a bow on her head. One of the few times she thought grandpa was funny. Most of the time I just make her cry …
Sweet Layla
Our beautiful grand daughter. Hard to believe she’s almost two months old!
Here’s Layla!
Let me introduce you to our fourth grandchild, second granddaughter and first child of our son Corey and his wife Janna … Layla OraBelle Rice, born Saturday night June 5. She’s beautiful of course, weighing in at 6 pounds, 14 … Continue reading