by Mary Carver | Aug 18, 2016 | Faith Life
One summer night we gathered at a friend’s house to celebrate her birthday. I don’t remember how we got from her living room to the field on her grandparents’ farm; I just remember being there. And I don’t recall what we talked about that kept...
by Mary Carver | Aug 16, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV
When I discovered the Kindle app — and immediately installed it on my phone — I also discovered something else: a weakness for ebooks on sale. {Side note: I don’t even want to talk about FREE ebooks. Because sometimes they’re great and then...
by Mary Carver | Aug 1, 2016 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
So, my plan for my trip to Africa was to write all about it. Right away. Like, while I was there and then more as soon as I got back. But between spotty wifi, exhaustion, and a heart that went into preservation mode the second we landed back in the U.S., that has not...
by Mary Carver | Jul 15, 2016 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
We arrived in Kenya earlier than I usually get out of bed. Now, I’m a night owl who resists the morning like a champ, so that’s not saying much. But it was first thing in the morning when we began our first day in Africa, which means we hit the ground...
by Mary Carver | Jul 12, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
I’m sitting in a hotel in Houston right now, listening to the latest episode of The Popcast. Earlier I talked to my girls and my mom on Skype, and I tried to do the math on the time difference between Kansas City, Missouri, and Nairobi, Kenya. I’m flying...
