Saying Goodbye To A Hero
It was Spring, 1973 on an all-dirt ballfield at Cromwell Field in Ferndale, Maryland. I was playing for Coach Rich Steelman on the Bronco...
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WG Harper
- Sep 17
- 5 min
Cheeseburger in Paradise
It was an RCA console stereo cabinet that ornately sat in the living room on Cheddington Road. This was where I first heard the melodic...
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WG Harper
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Embracing The Essence Of Time
In the relentless hustle-bustle of life, time slips subtly through our fingers, challenging us to pause, reflect, and count our numbered...
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WG Harper
- Sep 3
- 4 min
The Joys (and Perils) of Travel
One of the most exciting experiences in life is taking a vacation. Leaving work on a Friday afternoon and embarking on an adventure is...
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WG Harper
- Aug 13
- 3 min
I Love You More Than Pizza
Expressions of love often take on various forms, personalized and unique to each individual. At times, the love we feel for that one...
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WG Harper
- Aug 6
- 3 min
What Makes Today So Special?
There are night owls and early birds. Indeed, night owls do not like being around early birds before coffee o’clock, and early birds do...
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WG Harper
- Jul 23
- 4 min
The Best Man
best man, noun: the principal groomsman at a wedding Webster’s dictionary is my go-to authority when it comes to thoroughly explaining...
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WG Harper
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Freedom
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a joyous occasion in the United States, celebrated with great passion every year....
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WG Harper
- May 29
- 3 min
A Special Day
It’s a pleasant 73 degrees on this early South Florida morning and the outlook for the day is rest and relaxation. The most difficult...
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WG Harper
- May 14
- 3 min
One Of A Kind
It was a crisp Friday morning in Baltimore in April 2017. I sat quietly in a chair next to her bed at the rehabilitation center, ready,...
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WG Harper
- Mar 20
- 3 min
The Other End of the Beach
I was a little late this morning getting to the beach, but there’s a good reason. I decided to rock the boat, change it up a bit,...
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WG Harper
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Demons
The sky is filled with sunshine. Not a cloud to be found. Your life is running on all cylinders and every time you roll the dice you keep...
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WG Harper
- Jan 1
- 3 min
New Beginnings
There is something special about a new beginning. A first kiss, your first car, or the first time you visited a foreign country. Everyone...
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WG Harper
- Jun 27, 2022
- 4 min
Doing More With Less
There was a time when everything I owned fit in an 8 x 10 room. Everything. Life was simple. My days were filled with playing outdoors...
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WG Harper
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
Surfin'
It's a mid-spring Sunday morning. The Lord’s Day. I am overjoyed to be back at the beach following my minor bout with the flu last...
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WG Harper
- Nov 28, 2021
- 5 min
Angels Among Us
It was Thanksgiving Day, 1998, and at an absurd hour in the morning, I hopped in my truck with my two boys, ages 7 and 9, to deliver...
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WG Harper
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
Bonus Day
This day had started out like many a Sunday before, yet I had decided to change up my routine and seek an alternate spot to spend my...
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WG Harper
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Steadfast Love
I sat across from my mom in her room at the rehabilitation center, ready, willing, and able to keep her company whenever she woke up....
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WG Harper
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
Music
For as long as I can remember, music has been an instrumental part of my life. (You see what I did there?) At the age of seven, my dad...
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WG Harper
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Do-overs
When we were young and playing games with our friends, it was common, when things did not go as planned, to ask for a do-over. It wasn't...
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