The other day, I had some time between sessions. So I snagged the Psychology Today magazine that had recently been mailed to me and perused the articles. One article seemed to stop time and enthralled me. Kaja Perina, Psychology Today’s Editor-in-Chief, wrote “In Search of the Goldilocks Moment: Cherishing the…
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Ted Lasso Season 4 is in full swing. And I’ve been utterly captivated, just as I was in the first 3 seasons. There is something about this show that makes me walk away enamored with humanity – faults and all. In this most recent episode, one of the female Richmond…
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With September in full swing, my family put up our fall stuff recently. Every time a new season comes around, I say it’s my favorite, but there truly is something magical about fall. And I love when the inside of our house transforms with the coziness of fall colors. I…
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Across the Midwest Conference of the ECC, young people are asking significant questions: How has God made me? Where are my gifts needed? What might God be inviting me to do? At the same time, the church is asking questions of its own. Nearly half of active Covenant pastors will…
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In a world where we can edit, filter, and delete so much of who we are in our online presence, I think we tend to carry that same expectation into our everyday realities. When we feel something like jealousy come up, we quickly tuck it away and try to shift…
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The Oasis Ministries, based in Fort Collins, CO, is an outreach ministry that strives to connect people to Jesus, both locally and internationally. The ministry launched in April 2017, with non-profit status coming just a few months later in July. Our focus is on three spheres: 1) previous established relationships, 2)…
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I go in and out of phases where I enjoy reading parenting books. I’m back in one and I’ve come across author Abbie Halberstadt, a Christian mother of 10 kiddos who has written several books. One of her books that caught my eye that I’ve read through is Hard is…
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A Sunday farmers market at Bethlehem Covenant Church (BCC) in Waverly, Nebraska, is helping families around the world put food on their own tables. BCC held its third annual farmers market Aug. 2, raising $2,000 for Growing Hope Globally. Church and community members contributed homegrown produce, baked goods, jams, sauces,…
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Another Tour De France has come and gone. For the past several years, I’ve enjoyed watching this race, and this year came with much anticipation. Tadej Pogacar is a once-in-a-lifetime rider to watch. Having really dug into watching cycling just a few years ago, I don’t really know racing without…
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