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…
We are probably cousins… just a few times removed! 2-20-2020 A rather remarkable thing transpired recently that still has me marveling… My wife and I had gathered at the home of friends, together with still other friends, for dinner. The conversation around this particular table was not unlike the dinner conversation around…
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…
Painting in natural light By: Randal B. Thatcher If you had lived in France during the late 1800s, you might’ve been lucky enough to glimpse a great impressionist artist, like Claude Monet or Pierre-Auguste Renoir, sitting outside, in front of their portable “field easel” and painting the landscape in its natural light—a style of…
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….
A Half-Bubble Off Plumb By Randal B. Thatcher Of all the glories and splendors of our Sanpete environs, perhaps the most glorious of all is our mountains—those splendid hills and peaks that surround us on every side. Snow-capped in winter, sun-blazoned in summer, multi-colored in autumn and verdantly green in springtime, our mountains are a…
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…
Life lessons learned from recent rafting trip By Randall Thatcher 7-4-2019 As I consider the many first-time experiences I’ve encountered since moving to Sanpete County, and all the many horizon-expanding lessons learned in the process, I can now add one more: rafting down a river. A local friend, and rafting enthusiast, had been eager…
Marvels at creativity of kids By Randal B. Thatcher Apr. 26, 2018 Today, indulge me as I marvel. I am continually amazed by the inherent creativity and innate artistry of youth. Give a high schooler a video camera, and I’m astounded by the insightful documentary film he can produce with it. (I got…
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…