by Mike Harper | Apr 26, 2021 | Mornings with Mike & Carrie, On-Air Blogs
My grandparents were great. I never knew what they did or how they did it. They were just there…a lot. And Granny and Gramps thought I was awesome. I know because they often told me. Who’d have thought I’d eventually be them? Grandparenting is easy if...
by Mike Harper | Feb 12, 2019 | Mornings with Mike & Carrie, On-Air Blogs
Mike Harper 89.5 KVNE Mornings My wife Lois and I had just settled down for the evening. It was a Sunday night and we had to be up early for work in the morning. We had only returned home to Tyler, Texas, a week earlier from Cincinnati, Ohio. Though it was good to see...
by Mike Harper | Jan 7, 2019 | Mornings with Mike & Carrie, On-Air Blogs
Mike Harper 89.5 KVNE Mornings Fortunately, I woke up with ample rest. This was essential. A 24-hour stint with our grandkids was on the schedule and it was an active one at that. We were looking at a two-hour drive to the Polar Express, plus the ride itself, the...
by Mike Harper | Jul 31, 2018 | Mornings with Mike & Carrie, On-Air Blogs
Mike Harper 89.5 KVNE Mornings I’m nowhere near an expert…yet. But after five years of being “Pops,” I’ve learned enough to offer a few tips on what it takes to be “Grandpa,” “PawPaw, or whatever moniker you’ve chosen as family...
by Mike Harper | Jun 22, 2018 | Mornings with Mike & Carrie, On-Air Blogs
Mike Harper 89.5 KVNE Mornings Please take my advice. Take a five-year-old to the beach. I guarantee you’ll be glad you did. If you don’t have a five-year-old, get permission and take somebody else’s. It’ll take time, but time is essential to the bonding required to...