How many times have you opened your email only to find a prayer request for someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, someone who has lost a family member, or someone who is facing a crisis of some kind? As believers, we can lean on our faith in...
My job at Covenant has a variety of tasks. One of my favorite tasks is what I call “senior parent coordinator.” Early in the school year I host a senior parent meeting to discuss the details of the year, which include events, expenses, and...
When you think back on your school prom, do you have memories of awkwardness, expense, or insecurity? When I went to my prom, I didn’t know how to dance, the music was not even really conducive to dancing, and the whole evening was kind of...
Traditions at Christmas time are a big deal in our house. We put up the Christmas tree on the Friday after Thanksgiving, listen to the same Christmas CDs, eat the same meal on Christmas Eve year after year, always bake and decorate cookies together...
There are few memories from junior high that sting as much as one awful moment in seventh grade.
Money management is a very important part of a responsible adult life, yet waiting until adulthood to figure everything out is not a good idea. If we teach our children some basic money principles while they are young, they will be set up for...
Do you feel like each day goes by too quickly? When you pick up the kids from school, you get home from work, and soccer practice is over, what is the first thing on everyone’s mind? “What’s for dinner?” Maybe we can skip dinner just this one time!...