Reconnecting

Back in the late 70s and early 80s we were living and working in Cabot, Arkansas. I was teaching French and English at Cabot High School and Virginia was a stay-at-home mom for a few years. I was also coaching cross country and track, still one of those special times in life.

Rob Rice was a middle school math teacher and football coach, and he also coached track with me. Through that connection we got to know him and his wife, Linda - elementary teacher, pretty well. We had a lot of values in common, and Rob and I shared a similar affection for corny jokes.

About the time I left the classroom and the track for the counseling office, Rob left teaching to become a State Farm agent in Mississippi, a career he's followed all these years. They have three children, and the youngest, Lydia, a student at Birmingham Southern College, is in San Francisco for a 3-week stint working at the inner city ministry at Glide Memorial. Anyway, we were able to spend some time with her Saturday, taking a tour of Napa and just hanging out. It was fun to get to reconnect with her folks through her. Still good people...