The Happily Ever After Generation
Earlier this week, singer Taylor Swift was accepting an MTV award when rapper Kanye West leaped on stage, grabbed the microphone, and pronounced that...
Spoiled Rotten Robin
All week we’ve been watching an extremely obese baby robin who lives outside our dining room window. He’s out of the nest, but he...
When Sports Became a Big Game
Remember the movie Chariots of Fire? Sprinter Eric Liddell ran for the pure joy of running. But when the 1924 Olympics scheduled the 100...
Peace, Goodwill, and Fun for All
When I was younger I loved Christmas because it brought family. I could hardly contain myself waiting for my cousins to drive up our...
FAMILY VALUES: Following the Plan
Did you follow The Plan? You know the one; our parents drilled it into us. Get an education, get a job, get married, have...
Freezing Our Credit Cards
Let’s fast forward twenty years. My husband and I are living in a bungalow as a concession to my bad knee. He’s still not...
The Self-Esteem Trap
I have a confession to make. My daughters are not actually enrolled in soccer this summer. I’m not sure if this is illegal or...
Is Big Brother Here?
In our homeschool curriculum we’re about to tackle Orwell’s 1984. I read it in high school, and the two things that stuck with me...
Stories That Must Be Told
The week that Princess Diana died Mother Theresa died, too. I sometimes think that was God’s gift to that diminutive, saintly woman. Perhaps she...
Is University Overrated?
With keen university students across the nation participating in gruesome Frosh Week activities this week, I decided a thought experiment on the value of...
A Graduation Speech
We are not preparing children well for the real world. Want proof? Here’s Exhibit A, the children’s soccer league in Ottawa, which made headlines...
The Christmas Shuffle
A DJ on a radio station recently asked listeners if they would dump Christmas if they could. Perhaps not surprisingly, quite a few said...
Imagine
The wedding night must be such a disappointment for many brides—and no, I’m not trying to imply something naughty! It’s just that all the...
Losing Our Common Sense
In April, 18-year-old Carleton university student Nadia Kajouji committed suicide. And last spring, at Virginia Tech, Seung-Hui Cho massacred 32 students before shooting himself....
Family Values: We Aren’t Islands
Many of us long to live in a world where we shouldn’t have to do anything for anyone else. We set the course for...
