by Mary Carver | Jun 29, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
Let's be honest, Netflix. I never, ever want to leave you. #onemoreepisode A photo posted by Mary Carver (@marycarver) on May 29, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT I mean, really. Why’s it have to ask me like that, every time? Do I WANT to exit? NO! Of course not! But I...
by Mary Carver | Jun 26, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV, Faith Life
As I put Adrienne into her car seat, I spotted it: a tiny black bug. In her hair. IN HER HAIR. I didn’t have time to freak out, although I’ll confess to googling a little bit at stoplights on the way back to Annalyn’s school. Which means my...
by Mary Carver | Jun 22, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV, Faith Life, Family Life, parenting
A couple weeks ago Annalyn went to theater camp. Because we need more drama in our house. Melodrama and emotional theatrics aside, she loved the camp. Singing and dancing all day with new friends who love to sing and dance all day was just about all the fun my little...
by Mary Carver | Jun 19, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
Mama {Still} Loves Her Shows is a monthly column, named after my short-lived television blog. My favorite part of this new feature is answering YOUR questions about TV, so make sure you leave all your burning questions in the comments! This month I’ll answer a...
by Mary Carver | Jun 8, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV, Faith Life
I just finished reading a novel. It was good, I think. I mean, I kept reading it (even when I should have just gone to sleep or gotten to work or anything other than read). So it must have been good. And it was actually not a young adult book this time, although it...
by Mary Carver | Jun 5, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
On Monday I mentioned reading an article that talked about words, phrases or even genres of books that make us say, “Shut up and take my money!” You know, the ones that we’ll read no matter what because of the description, the premise, the main...