Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Grandparents”
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 family up there, it was not …
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 drive back, an overnight dance party, church in the morning, and …
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 patriarch. If you’re going to be a grandfather one day, you’ll want to stay in shape. There are significant physical …
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 fully retain the life lessons. It actually doesn’t even have to be the beach. …
Mike Harper 89.5 KVNE Mornings Remember when you were a young? You shone like the sun. – Pink Floyd My childhood (maybe yours), as told in the third person. Was this you? When you were a kid you thought everybody was basically good, even though you might see just the opposite. You couldn’t wait for Santa, even though the facts …
Our generations, our families, are so important in our daily lives. And if you’re fortunate to have a loving family, even better. That seems to be the case for Stefun Darts, who at 24 years old did something awe-inspiring for his family that has loved and supported him so much!
If it isn’t wedding invitations coming in the mail, the baby announcements are plastering your fridge, right next to your grandkid’s zebra drawing and the reminder to go to the dentist in 2 days. As exciting as it is to have a friend, child or sibling welcome a new life into the world, you have to be careful to not …
