by Mary Carver | Jul 14, 2015 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect
At one point yesterday I was so over my family I daydreamed for a minute about leaving them at Mount Rushmore. Yes, it’s that time: family vacation time. And for some reason, as I was packing and planning and putting enough snacks for a much larger family in...
by Mary Carver | Jul 14, 2015 | Faith Life
Last week my cousin’s father-in-law died. I know how devastating that is (my mother-in-law died unexpectedly 14 years ago), and I wanted to do something, to make my cousin feel a little better, to help. Sometimes, though, what a person really needs is for...
by Mary Carver | Jul 7, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
At my house, we love the library. And books. And reading. Basically, we’re pretty big book nerds around here. But I know that’s not the case for everyone. Okay, actually, it’s not the case for Mark. And while this list of children’s books about...
by Mary Carver | Jul 6, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV, marriage
Last week a cry was heard ’round the Internet as news broke that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are divorcing. I know, I know. You thought that outrage and anguish was the result of another news report about ISIS or the devastating stories of black churches...
by Mary Carver | Jun 30, 2015 | Faith Life
I live in the part of the country where it’s rained a lot this spring and summer. (A LOT.) As annoying as that has been, though, the proverbial storms our entire country has felt this year are significantly worse. It seems like we can’t go one week without...
