Pandemic When the Covid-19 virus jumped from China and other parts of Asia to Europe, most of us (me included) watched the news with curiosity but weren’t particularly worried. Those of us old enough to collect Social Security had been through the Asian flu, the swine flu and the bird flu. Some…
Forgiveness solves problems created by pride By Corrie Lynne Player 03-26-2020 Forgiveness is not just for wiping away major hurts, it also works for everyday life, especially in those encounters where nothing is really damaged except pride. An encounter I call “The Great Tree Fight” happened when my husband and I lived…
Banish the blues, defeat depression By Corrie Lynne Player 3-5-2020 Like many of you, I’m grateful to have made it through 2019 and be able to focus on a new year as well as a new decade. There’s something invigorating about all of those days and weeks that stretch before me. Last…
Heaven Help Us By Corrie Lynne Player 12-19-2019 I named my column “Heaven Help Us” because I wanted to remember, with a bit of whimsy, just where the focus of my life should be. Like you, I’ve endured my share of problems, some of which I definitely…
Combat gaming addiction By Corrie Lynne Player 9/4/2019 Like many parents today, you might worry about your children’s experimenting with mind-altering drugs. But, you should realize that your kids (maybe even yourself!) who play video and online games could be in the middle of a similar activity. Experts, ranging from Dr. Michael Walsh, president…
Heaven Help Us By Corrie Lynne Player “Grandmas (including great-grandmas) are happier than anyone else” In my nearly 30 years of being a grandma, I’ve been told or learned the following facts: Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old. Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple: short on criticism and long on love….
Heaven Help Us By Corrie Lynne Player I’ve been trying to consolidate my family history and writing files (we’re talking huge closets stacked floor to ceiling, as well as a bunch of banker boxes stacked in the car port). As usually happens, I spend more time reading things than actually organizing them. I came…
Cultivate patience as you face trials By Corrie Lynn Player Apr. 12, 2018 I’ve written several columns about cultivating gratitude for trials, having faith and waiting on the Lord. A related topic is cultivating patience in this world of increasing impatience, incivility and downright nastiness. Patience is a virtue, one which refines the…
Utah’s own was Father of Television By Corrie Lynne Player Feb. 8, 2018 Headlines “David Defeats Goliath!” and “Farm Boy Inventor Wins” blared from newspapers across the country on May 13, 1938. On that day, the examiner for the United States Patent Office, for the second time, awarded priority to Philo T. Farnsworth…