by Mary Carver | Oct 14, 2019 | Giving Up on Perfect
Did you know “Treat Yo’ Self Day” is an official holiday? Did you have “the best day of the year” marked on your calendar like Tom and Donna, or did you miss it? Did you get your massages, mimosas, and fine leather goods? The world was...
by Mary Carver | Sep 24, 2019 | Giving Up on Perfect, Movie Moments
On the last day of the conference my friend forced me to take a walk. I mean, invited me to take a walk. Whatever. We took a walk. Greenville, South Carolina, has a beautiful, charming downtown district, and if you walk far enough (like, a dozen blocks or...
by Mary Carver | Sep 19, 2019 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
When I hear the word “control,” I immediately begin mixing my pop culture metaphors as my brain simultaneously sings Janet Jackson lyrics and does a [poor] Gollum impression, whispering, “My precious,” to the idea of control. Ah, to have everything in my world...
by Mary Carver | Aug 21, 2019 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
On Saturday night I went to bed at a decent time, with plans to get up on time the next morning. That might sound like common sense, but it’s not always — or even often — what I do. Most Sunday mornings start off late and get more stressful every...
by Mary Carver | May 15, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Giving Up on Perfect, Truth in TV Shows
“Do you really think that’s going to work? I mean, maybe we should just give up on this and accept that nothing’s going to change. This is just how it is.” For a hot minute I couldn’t breathe right. She hadn’t physically punched me, but I still felt her response in my...
by Mary Carver | May 1, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Giving Up on Perfect
My family is planning a trip to Disney World later this year. In addition to pinching pennies and debating whether or not we should at any time wear matching t-shirts, we’ve also talked quite a bit about how much walking we’ll do. After a year with a...
