by Mary Carver | Oct 18, 2015 | Faith Life
I found this in Paul’s second letter to the church of Corinth: I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because...
by Mary Carver | Oct 17, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect, parenting
One of the most encouraging blog posts I’ve ever read was, “Hope for Spicy Families,” by Jen Hatmaker. She says about her crew: “We are a spicy people. We love obnoxious humor and sarcasm and we are very, very loud. The lot of us suffers from...
by Mary Carver | Oct 15, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
I love traveling. Seeing new places and experiencing new “worlds” is really one of my favorite things. If I owe anyone an apology about this, it’s myself because my Type A, planner personality almost never leaves me enough time to just stare at the...
by Mary Carver | Oct 13, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
Earlier today I read an article about Jennifer Lawrence. It was actually – in the beautiful way that the internet has – an article about an article about Jennifer Lawrence. Right. Anyway, the point of the piece was that Lawrence had made some strong...
by Mary Carver | Oct 13, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
During Annalyn’s birthday party over the weekend, a couple of the moms stayed for the fun. As we watched the girls run around the backyard, spraying silly string at each other and giggling, the conversation made its way to jobs and taxes and commutes. (I know....
