by Mary Carver | Nov 28, 2017 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
When I was in college, a friend introduced me to the movie, Home for the Holidays. It stars Holly Hunter and Robert Downey, Jr., and it’s a fantastic film about the special brand of family crazy that comes out around the holidays. (It’s also a reminder...
by Mary Carver | Nov 6, 2017 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Truth in TV Shows
I’m not sure if I screamed or cried out, but something I did brought my mom rushing to my room as I stared blankly at the cordless phone in my hand. My brain and my heart weren’t processing the news I’d just received, and I wasn’t sure what to...
by Mary Carver | Jul 25, 2017 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Giving Up on Perfect
Current carry you, the folk of the riverlands say. It is many things. A greeting. A benediction. An acknowledgement that the river continues to flow around us, no matter what happens. To me, tonight, it felt like a warning. Song of the Current Sarah Tolcser...
by Mary Carver | May 23, 2017 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places
The first time I redesigned my website, I was a fairly new blogger with a free site on Blogspot and my “redesign” consisted of creating a new header for my site and adding some poignant song lyrics to the sidebar. It may very well have been the first time...