by Mary Carver | Oct 24, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
It’s one thing to miss a day of posting when I’m out of town at a conference. But I’ve been in town, at home the past two days. And yet…where were the posts? Posts weren’t the only things missing in my life this past week. I also missed a...
by Mary Carver | Oct 22, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
On the last day of the conference my roommate forced me to take a walk. I mean, invited me to take a walk. Whatever. We took a walk. Greenville, South Carolina, has a beautiful, charming downtown district, and if you walk far enough (like, a dozen blocks or so),...
by Mary Carver | Oct 20, 2015 | friendship
Note: Keep reading (or scroll down if you must) for a $50 giveaway from DaySpring! Four years ago we decided it was time for us to find a new church home. I am a big, big fan of our not-so-new-now church home, but I do miss my friends from our old church. Sure, we...
by Mary Carver | Oct 20, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
It was Easter morning, the day of the resurrection. A day of celebration, a time to shout hallelujah and echo, “Christ is risen, indeed.” It was a day of pastels and smiles and eggs and ruffles. It was, supposedly, a happy day. But as I stood in church,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 19, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
I just spent four days with writers. “What are you reading?” and “What’s the last book you read?” were common questions – and questions that made me sweat a little. Consider this conversation I had with a friend, about another...
