by Mary Carver | Oct 27, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Congratulations to Dawn, who said she’d like to win this necklace for her daughter! Random.org picked #19, and you are the lucky winner! Thank you to everyone for participating. For more information about Mercy House or to support this amazing organization,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 23, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
A few weeks ago, my face exploded. Okay, not literally. But after a little misunderstanding with my birth control, it seems my hormones got a little out of whack. And took it out on my face. As I was dealing with the outbreak of nastiness, I realized it had been quite...
by Mary Carver | Oct 22, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last year, I wrote about the books I planned to read during the fall and winter months. Looking back, it seems I read about two-thirds of them. What? Sometimes I just can’t get into a Karen Kingsbury mood. Fall began several weeks ago, and so did the Fall Into Reading...
by Mary Carver | Oct 21, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
I don’t typically write about fighting with my husband. As I’m sure you’ve figured out, that’s because we never fight. Right. The other night, Mark had left for work and after I finished putting Annalyn to bed and cleaned up the kitchen, I realized I had a question to...
by Mary Carver | Oct 18, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Last week, Annalyn and I baked cookies. From a recipe. With eggs and flour and everything. What do you expect? I’m a stay-at-home mom now! Okay, so my house still isn’t clean and my cabinets aren’t reorganized (oh, I can’t wait to dig into...