by Mary Carver | Oct 10, 2013 | Home Life
Last night I read a blog post from one of my most favorite writers. Until that moment I didn’t think anything could diminish my love of said writer. But then I read the words that changed my mind. She said a cleaning service had offered to clean her house. Every...
by Mary Carver | Oct 8, 2013 | Faith Life, Home Life
I thought I would move to the city. A big one, like Chicago or New York. Later, I thought – no, I KNEW – I would move to Nashville. Or Colorado. But probably Nashville. Never did I think I would settle in the medium-sized city just south of my tiny...
by Mary Carver | Sep 30, 2013 | Home Life, recipes & food
Good news! That weekend I was going to make jam? Well, I did make jam . . . just not the chipotle strawberry kind I had in mind. Instead, I made bacon onion balsamic jam to top bacon burgers. It really worked out for the best. I mean, what was I really going to do...
by Mary Carver | Sep 9, 2013 | Home Life
We have small group on Sunday evenings. We meet with several friends and lead a discussion about the Big Idea, the topic our church covered that morning. Because we love our friends in small group, it’s always hard to make ourselves leave at a decent time, but...
by Mary Carver | Aug 30, 2013 | Home Life
Hmmm. I suppose you might think, based on that title, that this post is about something else. {It’s not. Sorry.} Nope, this is about literally going to bed. To sleep. For real. See, some nights {FINE. Lots of nights.} I Skype off and on with a friend or two. The...
by Mary Carver | Aug 9, 2013 | Home Life, recipes & food
Guess what day it is! Guess WHAT DAY it is. Eh? Anybody? C’mon. Guess what today is. It’s [the day before] National S’mores Day. Woo-woo! {If you don’t get my oh-so-clever reference to the GEICO camel commercial, you need to go watch it. Makes...