by Mary Carver | Nov 29, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV
A year ago this week we finally bought a flat-screen TV. With our one Black Friday purchase came the need for a new entertainment center and cable package. My parents had given us a gift card for the entertainment center, so we were covered there (although, based on...
by Mary Carver | Nov 4, 2013 | Home Life, My Life
Two years ago this week, I launched my first ebook, Plan a Fabulous Party {without losing your mind}. It’s part how-to manual and part manifesto for avoiding the crazy, Pinterest-driven meltdown so many parties can create. I’m obviously a little biased,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 24, 2013 | My Life
I don’t have a single dream, fantasy or personal fairy tale that doesn’t begin with, “Once upon a time there was a beautiful, thin girl named Mary.” Every dream I claim as my own begins and ends with me losing weight and looking different than...
by Mary Carver | Oct 22, 2013 | My Life
So far this month, we’ve taken a hard look at the expectations and dreams we have for our lives, our homes, our families, our careers, our friends. We’ve held them up to the light of reality – in its beauty and its challenges – and we’ve...
by Mary Carver | Oct 12, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV
[The Pentatonix doing an a capella cover of “Royals.” Because much as I enjoy the original, it’s not quite as aca-awesome as this version.] I’d heard snippets of the new song a few times but hadn’t listened to the whole thing until this...
by Mary Carver | Oct 7, 2013 | Faith Life, My Life
Last time I was seven months pregnant, my boss called me into her office on a Friday afternoon. As many of us know (and as I recently heard again on a rerun of How I Met Your Mother), late afternoon on a Friday is often called “fire o’clock” for a...
