by Mary Carver | May 16, 2012 | Faith Life
“Mommy, what does appropriate mean?” My answer to that loudly whispered question was the same one I’d given to her other 473 questions that day: “We’ll talk about it later.” When my husband told me he wanted to speak at his...
by Mary Carver | May 14, 2012 | Home Life, recipes & food
A lot of my friends are extremely healthy eaters. I’m not sure the technical term, but I call them “whole foodies.” Or, sometimes, “weirdos.” {I’m kidding. I don’t call you weirdos. Really.} So while I used to think it was...
by Mary Carver | May 6, 2012 | Family Life
My brother-in-law was in a fatal motorcycle accident over the weekend. I’ll be taking time this week to be with my family. I hope to be back next week. I am not going to share all the details on the blog for now. If you know my family personally, though, please...
by Mary Carver | May 3, 2012 | My Life
When I started my low-carb adventure last month, I had high hopes of dropping huge amounts of weight in a short amount of time. I should know better, but I really envisioned a much slimmer me shopping for a brand-new swimsuit – and even wearing it in public...
by Mary Carver | May 1, 2012 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
Inviting people to a party (especially from the comfort of my computer) wasn’t hard. Baking cupcakes and making centerpieces that don’t look like something my 4-year-old made at preschool was a bit harder, but still not that difficult. What’s hard is...