by Mary Carver | Feb 4, 2020 | Books, Movies & TV, Movie Moments
Every few months I sit down with my friend Dawn to talk about what upcoming movies we want to see. Of course, it’s not quite as simple as that sounds. We’re big ol’ nerds, and also big movie fans, so I have taken to creating an entire spreadsheet for...
by Mary Carver | Jan 1, 2020 | Hooked on Holiday Movies, Movie Moments
Did you know that 2019 brought us nearly 100 new holiday movies? Almost 100. I’m saying 95. NINETY-FIVE NEW HOLIDAY MOVIES. In one year! In one SEASON! What on earth. It’s outrageous and seems unbelievable, but it is true. When you add the new romantic or...
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 | Aug 11, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, friendship, Movie Moments
A few weeks ago, my husband and I saw a movie called Yesterday. It’s about Jack, a struggling musician who’s hit by a bus during a worldwide power outage. When he wakes up, the world is going on like normal, but he quickly realizes things aren’t quite the same as...
by Mary Carver | Jul 17, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
Since last summer I’ve been showing my girls some of my favorite childhood movies. They’ve loved Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Parent Trap, and Flight of the Navigator — but they did not see the appeal of The Princess Bride. Weirdos. (Or, FINE, as we say...
by Mary Carver | May 22, 2019 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
Once upon a time, I wrote a devotional just for you… Beauty and the Beast is a story we know as a fairy tale full of magic and romance and, at least in the most recent movies, songs guaranteed to be stuck in your head for days. But is that all there is to this tale?...
