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 | Aug 2, 2013 | Family Life, Home Life, parenting
Lots of states have tax-free shopping for school supplies and children’s clothes this weekend. We’re taking advantage of the sales and tax break today, getting school supplies and a few clothes for Annalyn (as well school supplies to donate to our...
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 29, 2013 | Family Life, parenting
You know those people who say, “I was such a great parent before I had kids”? Well, I didn’t OFTEN judge parents or make sweeping declarations about how I would NEVER do such and such. But every once in a while . . . I couldn’t resist....
by Mary Carver | Jul 24, 2013 | Faith Life
Between moving [and dusting] my piano as we cleaned and decluttered and repaired our house to list it for sale and talking to a piano teacher about the merits of starting Annalyn in lessons next year instead of this one, playing the piano – or my lack of it...