by Mary Carver | Aug 16, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV, Family Life, parenting
Last month I wrote a letter to my daughter and encouraged her to “stay weird.” One of my friends who has a pre-teen daughter mentioned that as kids get older, it’s harder for them to hold onto their quirks and individuality. I started thinking that...
by Mary Carver | Aug 8, 2013 | Faith Life, My Life
Several years ago I was reunited with a dream. Just like the communication theory course I’d taken as a junior AND COMPLETELY ERASED FROM MY BRAIN (until a snippet of a movie we analyzed triggered the bizarrely buried memory), the moment of career clarity I...
by Mary Carver | Jul 31, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
Are those photos not the most adorable?! They’re not actually from July, but I couldn’t resist. I took these pictures of Annalyn before taking her to her first play (The Lion King). She was amazing with her two lines, by the way. Have I mentioned that?...
by Mary Carver | Jul 5, 2013 | My Life
I don’t like video games. I don’t. Growing up, we never had a gaming system (even an Atari, because YES, I am that old). The only time I played Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt was when I babysat a family that had a Nintendo – and only rarely,...
by Mary Carver | Jun 29, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
What have I been into? Oh, you know, a little vacation, some more adjusting to working from home, and a little thing like the first trimester of pregnancy. Believe me, adding nausea and exhaustion to those first two things? Not something I’d recommend....
by Mary Carver | Jun 1, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
Normally I’m not into putting little people in caps and gowns and acting like they’ve accomplished something by surviving a couple hours a day of preschool. But you guys. Just look at her! Is that not the most adorable?! I know. It’s still...
