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  • Stoneman Douglas at 6 Months

    Stoneman Douglas at 6 Months0

    It was six months ago but feels like just yesterday. On Feb. 14, a deranged teen attacked students and staff members at Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17. Like millions of parents and grandparents across America, I was transfixed by the news that day, watching the coverage with horror. I grieved for

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  • Amish Uber Shows that Entrepreneurship is Contagious

    Amish Uber Shows that Entrepreneurship is Contagious0

    The ridesharing economy seems to know no bounds. From bike-sharing to platforms that pair riders with drivers who accept cryptocurrency to the most recent trend of motorized scooters, there seems to be something for everyone. But now, this service has entered a whole new market and is being extended to include even those who are religiously

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  • Soulmate Marriage: An Unrealistic Goal?

    Soulmate Marriage: An Unrealistic Goal?1

    A recent edition of the NPR program “Hidden Brain” asked an increasingly prevalent question: “When Did Marriage Become So Hard?” The idea that marriage is difficult is underscored by the fact that nearly 40 to 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. And although divorce rates are supposedly falling, the numbers of divorced couples

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  • Why Minimal Sleep is Not a Badge of Honor

    Why Minimal Sleep is Not a Badge of Honor0

    “I need you to make sure that I don’t walk into any walls or trip on the stairs,” one of my friends recently informed me. Her reason? She was running on about three and a half hours of sleep and was struggling with the simple task of walking. I hadn’t gotten much more sleep than

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  • Does the Old-Fashioned Art of Visiting Need Reviving?

    Does the Old-Fashioned Art of Visiting Need Reviving?0

    In the novels of Louisa May Alcott, a time prior to the invention of the telephone, and even into the middle of the twentieth century with telephones in most homes, neighbors and families practiced the art of visiting. Sundays and holidays were especially the times that encouraged this sociable aspect of ordinary life. These visits

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  • Revered College President Explains What Parents Miss in Preparing Their Children for College

    Revered College President Explains What Parents Miss in Preparing Their Children for College0

    Packing up the car and taking a kid to college is always hard. Mom holds back tears and worries about the health of her “baby.” Dad checks and rechecks to make sure Johnny has what he needs and knows who to contact if he doesn’t. And then the goodbyes are said and Johnny is left

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