January 2023

When I was in high school, I had the opportunity to try an old-fashioned washing machine. That experience taught me the literal meaning of the phrase “through the wringer.” Who knew that the expression would perfectly define what it feels like, at times,…

Picture this: It’s a sunny Saturday morning and you hear your kids watching TV in the next room.  As you go in to check on them, the TV catches your eye. You know the show is for children, but you also know that…

Tick tock goes the clock—and the countdown until your kids inevitably ask you if they can download TikTok. If you’re a parent in the twenty-first century, you’ve no doubt heard of TikTok. It’s no surprise; with over 1 billion people using the app…

After you decide when to give your child their own cell phone, what’s the next step? Teaching them how to use it in an appropriate, responsible, and healthy way, of course! Now, that’s a lesson that can take years to teach. But if…

What do a talking goat, butterscotch pie, and the font “Comic Sans” all have in common?  They’re parts of the video game Undertale! Like Roblox and Fortnite, Undertale is a recently popular video game. It centers around a small child who has fallen…

Cell phones used to be chunky bricks with long antennas. Now, they’re pocket-sized devices that provide an unlimited stream of information and connection! In this developing digital age, the question is less “should I give my child a phone?” and more “when should…

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become quite common! Many of today’s jobs can be worked entirely from home, while other employers have adopted a hybrid work schedule—some days are worked in a corporate office and the rest are worked…

Recently, a young teen in my community was lured away from his loving home and family by an online predator intent on doing harm. Thankfully, the victim was rescued, and the perpetrator arrested. But the incident sparked conversations both locally and nationally about…