by Mary Carver | Oct 19, 2013 | Faith Life
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 To follow 31 Days of Giving Up on Fairy Tales – and make sure you don’t miss a single post, subscribe to this blog. (And when you...
by Mary Carver | Oct 18, 2013 | Faith Life
Are you fighting for your happiness? What are the dragons preventing your happiness? How do you conquer those dragons – and rescue your happiness? ——————To follow 31 Days of Giving Up on Fairy Tales – and make sure you...
by Mary Carver | Oct 17, 2013 | Family Life, parenting
Kindergarten is hard. At our elementary school it’s seven long, jam-packed hours. That time is filled with phonics and P.E. and art projects and math games and the fascinating (to me) navigation of six-year-old social dynamics. By the time my six-year-old gets...
by Mary Carver | Oct 16, 2013 | Family Life
We don’t … … go on picnics at the beach. At sunset. While holding hands. We don’t spend Saturday mornings snuggling in bed with the paper and donuts. We don’t burst into song or – as I mentioned – jump in bounce houses. We...
by Mary Carver | Oct 15, 2013 | Family Life, marriage
Nineteen years ago today, I put on my new outfit and let my friend Elizabeth curl my hair. My brother had offered to iron the back of my plaid vest and accidentally left an iron mark on the apparently fragile fabric, but it was okay. My matching plaid skirt fit...