by Mary Carver | Dec 24, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
I posted Straight No Chaser’s version of the 12 Days of Christmas last year, but it’s too fun not to share again! Mark and I saw this a capella group in concert last April, and it truly was a highlight of our year. I hope they come back to Kansas City this...
by Mary Carver | Dec 22, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
When my (older) cousins were little, my parents started a holiday tradition. In order to give my aunt and uncle time to shop for and wrap their Christmas gifts, Mom and Dad kept my three cousins for the night. I’m not sure exactly when or how it started, but...
by Mary Carver | Dec 21, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Have you sent out your Christmas cards yet? Of course you have. Who waits this long? (Oh, right, me most years.) Well, just in case you still have a stack of envelopes sitting on your kitchen table, I have a tip that will make the card-sending process move a lot...
by Mary Carver | Dec 21, 2010 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
Reposted from 2009, because I’m still without a working laptop! (Apparently Someone thinks I need a computer break!) There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. (Kahlil Gibran) Last night we had friends over for dinner. After we put our daughter...
by Mary Carver | Dec 20, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
photo © 2006 Matt McGee | more info (via: Wylio) I subscribe to just under 100 blogs. I receive several newsletters via e-mail. And the towers (yes, that’s plural) of books beside my bed are constantly one nudge away from an avalanche. Oh, and let’s not forget the...
