by Mary Carver | Dec 2, 2013 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
The holiday season always seems to fly by at an increasingly rapid pace. From Halloween on, really, the days and occasions slip by faster and faster. And when Thanksgiving falls at the very end of the month, the sprint to Christmas feels a bit insane, doesn’t...
by Mary Carver | Nov 30, 2013 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
These are a few outtakes from our family photo session in our backyard. With a tripod and a timer. Yep. We’ll be putting selfies on our Christmas card this year. After a month of daily posts, I wasn’t up for a What I’m Into post at the end of October...
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 27, 2013 | Giving Up on Perfect
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ~ Philippians 4:6 Every night as I put Annalyn to bed, we pray the same basic words. I say to God, “Thank you for a house to live in, food to...
by Mary Carver | Nov 25, 2013 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life
Buy groceries. Wait, no. Make grocery list first. Oh, um, no. First figure out menu. And pull up recipes from Pinterest. Then make grocery list. And buy groceries. Don’t forget foil pans. Wait for Mark to fix dishwasher. Pray that Mark can fix dishwasher. Write...
