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...
by Mary Carver | Aug 13, 2018 | Books, Movies & TV, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
I don’t go to the movies that often. Normally. It’s not uncommon for friends to mention a very popular movie, look at me and realize I haven’t seen said movie, and sigh deeply. But this summer I had a brief season of intense movie-watching. It was a fluke, and I can’t...
