by Mary Carver | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I neglected my computer over the weekend, and it kind of felt good.It turns out that when I turn off the computer, I have a lot more time for baking and laundry and stacking blocks and laundry and running errands and laundry.Seriously – how do three people generate so...
by Mary Carver | Nov 7, 2009 | Giving Up on Perfect
UPDATE: I just read that a hurricane hit El Salvador over the weekend, killing 91 people and certainly affecting the Compassion Bloggers trip. Please pray.On Monday, Compassion is taking four bloggers to El Salvador, where they will witness firsthand the ministry that...
by Mary Carver | Nov 6, 2009 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
Thanks for visiting Giving Up on Perfect! You can find more recipes at my weekly feature, Monday Morning Mmmm. And don’t miss another post by subscribing! My cousins and I have been exchanging e-mails, figuring out when and where to hold the family holidays this...
by Mary Carver | Nov 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Image from The Legacy BuilderI live in the middle of the country, but my roots are Southern. Want proof? Listen to my daughter talk for any amount of time. I guarantee you’ll hear her say, “Thank you” at least three times. If not a hundred.Because...
by Mary Carver | Nov 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, before I had even the desire to have a child, my mom said to me, “I’m worried that you are afraid to have a baby, because you’ve known so many people who have had trouble.”I was so annoyed. Just because I knew a couple people who’d had difficulty...