by Mary Carver | Feb 21, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
This post was originally published in 2017. After watching Wonder Woman three times in the theater (and, yes, crying all the tears EVERY SINGLE TIME), I started seeing connections to my new favorite superhero everywhere. That’s coming in handy as I’m...
by Mary Carver | Dec 17, 2018 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Giving Up on Perfect
This time last year, I sat down with my fresh planner, pretty new pens I’d put in my own stocking, and straight-out-of-the-pack legal pad, and I believed 2018 had all the promise in the world. I set some ambitious but achievable (or so I thought) goals, and I...
by Mary Carver | Nov 14, 2018 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Truth in TV Shows
Earlier this fall I watched a new show on Amazon Prime called, “Forever.” Just six episodes long, it starred Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen, and it follows the unusual story of a married couple realizing they might be in a rut. It is a bizarre little show,...
by Mary Carver | Nov 9, 2018 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Music We Love
When my husband got home late on Tuesday night, I knew he hadn’t had a chance to watch the news for the latest election results. As he ate a quick dinner I pulled up a local news website and started reading updates to him. Of course, that led to my frustration...
by Mary Carver | Nov 1, 2018 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places
When my friend Kristen announced she was starting a maternity home in Kenya, I was so impressed and proud and inspired but a little confused. If I’m honest, I didn’t really understand what she was doing or why she was doing it. I’d read her stories as she traveled...
by Mary Carver | Aug 29, 2018 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Giving Up on Perfect
“I’m sorry. How can I help you?” The first time I heard it, I thought I must’ve been mistaken. The second time I heard it, though, I realized that’s indeed what she had said. The girl at the drive-thru window of my local McDonald’s had started apologizing before...