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…
Watch out for your kid’s dusting activity By Corrie Lynn Player Jan. 11, 2018 Nope, this column isn’t about monitoring your kid’s helping around the house. It’s about a deadly fad among kids, especially those between the ages of 8 and 18, even good kids who proudly wear their “D.A.R.E.” buttons. A couple of…
Too much is never enough – the paradox of abundance By Corrie Lynne Player Mar. 8, 2018 Much of the U.S. economy has sputtered and stumbled for the past several years, shocking those of us who’ve been accustomed to ever-increasing real estate values and soaring stock prices. Bailouts and entitlement programs were touted as…
Reflections on Blessings and Thanksgiving By Corrie Lynne Player Heaven Help Us Nov. 23, 2017 The month of November, with Thanksgiving, starts what I believe is our most important holiday season. I thoroughly enjoy reflecting with family and friends about just how blessed I am. I live in one of the most beautiful…
Optimism is much more comfortable than pessimism By Corrie Lynne Player Oct. 26, 2017 Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? How you perceive the world will affect whether or not you can be happy, no matter what happens around you. Research…
A laugh a day improves everything Corrie Lynne Player Columnist 11-17-2016 For the last little while, I’ve been talking about facing challenges, overcoming sorrow and putting yourself into God’s hands. This month, I’d like to shift gears a bit and share a few laughs with you. Behavioral science has proved that we all…
Optimism is more comfortable than pessimism Corrie Lynne Player Columnist 10-20-2016 Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? How you perceive the world will affect whether or not you can be happy no matter what happens around you. Research shows that happy…
Choose not to be offended By Corrie Lynne Player I wonder why so many of us get so upset with each other. We notice the failings and faults in others without considering our own failings and faults. I’m including myself in these musings because I know that I, too, often “choose to be offended.”…
My Life Has Been Blessed Corrie Lynne Player Columnist 9-15-2016 As the oldest of five, I had the perfect childhood for somebody who wanted to be a writer—a homestead at Kenny Lake, in the wilderness of Alaska. My parents and the crew daddy had flown with during WWII planned to form a…
Ensuring the family pet’s well-being By Corrie-Lynne Player Columnist 8-18-2016 Last time, I told you about what happened when I acquiesced to my almost grown daughter’s pleas for a dog. She insisted that she’d “always take care” of it. Her desire for a pet lasted exactly a week. I ended up feeding, watering…