Wander With Wayne

Recently, a member of the bishopric asked Tanner for a musical number in church. He’s played the piano several different times. He’s very good.  He decided that he wouldn’t have enough time to prepare a new piano number, so he decided to sing. He sang I Never Stand Alone. As he was singing, my mom recorded it from the audience. I’ve had numerous compliments on Tanner singing since that time. All of them were quite surprised and impressed! Also, last week Tanner had his braces taken off--after wearing braces for nearly 6 years. Tanner wore his braces and took great care of his teeth. The results turned out very nice. We loved the way his teeth looked. The problem was that his permanent retainer broke off and when replaced by a removable retainer, it too kept breaking. Tanner signing the wall of fame at the orthodontist  We got tired of taking him to the orthodontist in Utah and chose a new one in Idaho Falls. The second orthodontist was able to recognize that Tanner had an open...

I thought this was published on 3/22/2021. Publishing it about a year later... When I was around age 8, I was in a play. I had one line in the play, “Mister, can I be in the band.” To which the band leader basically told me that if I work at it, one day I could. In the rehearsals that I went to, and during the nights we performed, my father in the play (Ferrell Dillworth) whittled wood. I thought it was awesome to watch Ferrell whittle. Shortly after that, Mom signed him up as a 4H instructor, so I could learn to whittle. Ferrell passed away recently and I attended his funeral. Here’s his obituary: https://www.wilkscolonialchapel.com/obituaries/Ferrel-Dilworth?obId=21064423#/obituaryInfo At his funeral, I loved several stories that were shared:  First: He was called to lead some of the older boy scouts in his ward. He drove a very small car and the young men loved to pick it up and move it. They often moved it to different parts of the parking lot, and sometimes even hid it....

I thought this was published on 3/22/21. For some reason it doesn't appear to have been published. This week I had several good experiences. Kaneesha and I have been working to get an Instagram following to sell my books, when they’re illustrated. To help us, I connected with a group of graduating BYU-I business students. They gave us some great advice and are putting together a simple website for us and finalizing some suggestions for us. They have been a great group of consultants. They’re from all over the world: South Africa, Ethiopia, Maryland, Hawaii, and Canada, the other two are on campus. Half of them are older than traditional students and one has been a business consultant for years and finally decided to get a degree. I’m grateful for what we’ve learned already and look forward to our final meeting on Tuesday. Back in November, they notified my co-workers and I that donations that have coming directly from the Bishop’s Storehouse will be taken on and supported more dire...