by Mary Carver | Nov 22, 2013 | Home Life, recipes & food
You know how I’ve written about not quite fitting into my family as a non-sewer? Because the women in my family? THEY SEW. They embroider and knit and hem and quilt and design custom prom dresses. It’s crazy, really. But the women in my family also COOK....
by Mary Carver | Nov 20, 2013 | Giving Up on Perfect
I did it. I said I wasn’t going to do it, but I did it anyway. I couldn’t resist. What is this confession about, you wonder. Well, let me just tell you. I started a holiday season bucket list. *SIGH* I know better. I know that I am nearly eight months...
by Mary Carver | Nov 13, 2013 | Faith Life
That tree? It’s my not-orange tree – the one whose roots crushed our sewer line. But doesn’t it simply glow against that blue sky? My front yard is still torn up from last week’s plumbing fiasco. But the sewer line is fixed, and I can flush my...
by Mary Carver | Nov 11, 2013 | Faith Life
One of our neighbors down the street has a tree that turns a brilliant orange every fall. I love driving toward my house and looking up to see those brightly colored leaves; it makes me smile every time. Sometimes, though, my eyes drift toward the big tree in the...
by Mary Carver | Nov 6, 2013 | Faith Life
Within 24 hours of finding out that we were expecting a baby this spring, Mark and I sat down to discuss putting our house on the market. We’ve lived in our old, tiny house for a decade, and this supposed-to-be-a-starter home is so far past its prime that...
