by Mary Carver | Jul 3, 2009 | Giving Up on Perfect
I expected to see rain every day in Florida; that’s just how it is in the summer. But I didn’t expect it to pour on the day we went to the beach.Which it did.But the good news is that we went again today and it was bright and sunny. (Of course, that means...
by Mary Carver | Jul 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
When my daughter was a newborn, my mom gave me several classical music CDs.But we didn’t need them. No, we were all set – with Chicago’s Greatest Hits and a Chris Tomlin/Matt Redman mix tape. (Okay, technically it was a mix CD, but that doesn’t really have the same...
by Mary Carver | Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
“Of course!” “I’d love to!” “Sure, no problem.” “Absolutely, yeah, I’ll do it.”I don’t know how many times I’ve said or written these words, only to realize days, weeks or months later that either I have completely dropped the ball on whatever project I agreed to do...
by Mary Carver | Jun 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Travel to Europe.Learn to dive.Sing professionally.Have a Martha Stewart home.Write a book.Wear a Wonderbra.I’m a big list-maker. I love me a good list. Sometimes, when I’m feeling overwhelmed, just the act of writing everything I need to do on a list relieves my...
by Mary Carver | Jun 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
I can’t even begin to count how many times I have made a list of all the meals my family likes to eat, broken it down into ingredients and planned to make several of those meals ahead of time. I can, however, tell you how many times I’ve made a month’s worth of meals...
