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 6, 2015 | friendship, Giving Up on Perfect
A few weeks ago a friend told me about a difficult situation she was facing. It was complicated and hurtful and she wasn’t sure how to handle it. I wasn’t sure, either, even after she shared a bit about what was going on. As we talked, though, she admitted...
by Mary Carver | Apr 23, 2015 | Faith Life, Family Life, friendship
She heard me say that I lose my patience and my temper much too often — and that my daughter knows the words to more pop songs than I’d like, and that I know which fast food restaurants have the best toys. She heard me admit those things and her response,...
by Mary Carver | Mar 27, 2015 | Faith Life, Family Life, friendship
I asked my friend how she was doing. No, really, I said. How ARE you? Her child had been sick — scary sick — and I could only imagine how scared and stressed and exhausted she must have felt. Though I’d offered help in various ways, she’d...
by Mary Carver | Mar 23, 2015 | Family Life, friendship
If you were a Christian in the 90s, you undoubtedly remember the lyrics to the Michael W. Smith song, Friends Are Friends Forever. {In case you don’t know it, make sure you give it a listen. Enjoy the flashback to the 90s, checkered blazer and all!}...
by Mary Carver | Feb 10, 2015 | Family Life, friendship
Dear friends who don’t live close enough to me: I miss you. I’m still protesting the fact that you moved away/didn’t move closer in the first place. But you know that. What you might not know is that I have a solution. Sadly, it’s not a...
