by Mary Carver | Jan 25, 2016 | Family Life
Yesterday morning, Mark asked me to get him some cold medicine when I went to the store. And when I picked up Annalyn from school the other day, she told me she had a sore throat. To top it all off, Adrienne has developed a seriously runny nose over the past few days....
by Mary Carver | Jan 5, 2016 | friendship
About a year ago I ran across a great post on Marie’s blog. She wrote about how she’d made a First Trimester Survival Kit for a friend, and I was SO BUMMED. Not because I needed one (nope, not me!), but because I had just visited a pregnant friend and...
by Mary Carver | Nov 17, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect, parenting
Today’s post is from my friend, Amanda White. You might know her as @ohamanda – or the author of Truth in the Tinsel: An Advent Experience for Little Hands. In her former life, Amanda was a Children’s Pastor — overseeing, organizing and developing ministry...
by Mary Carver | Oct 27, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect, parenting
On Sunday a new couple joined our small group. Before we began discussing the night’s topic, we all told them a little bit about ourselves. Each of the women – including me – made sure to clarify our employment status as part of our brief...
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 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...
