by Mary Carver | Feb 25, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
photo © 2006 Brian Gurrola | more info (via: Wylio) As my TV show came to a close and my throat got even more scratchy, I began feeling desperate. I’d had a great post planned for today, but despite having an interesting topic, I was coming up empty. I had no...
by Mary Carver | Feb 24, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Several months ago, Mark and I were eating lunch at our favorite Mexican place when we ran into my high school band teacher. We traded small talk for a few minutes, and then, as most conversations do, it turned to our favorite topic: Annalyn. We bragged about...
by Mary Carver | Feb 21, 2011 | Faith Life
Last Thursday afternoon Annalyn spilled my cup of water on my laptop keyboard. If you’ve been paying attention, this story may sound familiar. Because this is the second time this has happened in four months. This time, it happened to my new (to me) laptop. And...
by Mary Carver | Feb 21, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Inspired by the I Heart Blog and my broken computer, with which I am definitely fighting. More details tomorrow . . . or whenever I can get this thing to work again . . . [Click here to see one of my favorite sitcoms riff on one of my favorite...
by Mary Carver | Feb 18, 2011 | Faith Life
My mom has told me the story many times of how, when she was pregnant with me, she hoped and prayed that I wouldn’t resemble her in any way – except her hands. She didn’t want me to get her curly hair or unusually tall height. She didn’t necessarily...