by Mary Carver | Nov 9, 2017 | Books, Movies & TV, Giving Up on Perfect
I don’t remember when I discovered John Green. It was after he’d published most his early books, though, so I was able to devour them without waiting in line at the library. Quirky yet often relatable teens on emotional, epic quests were mine for the...
by Mary Carver | Nov 6, 2017 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Truth in TV Shows
I’m not sure if I screamed or cried out, but something I did brought my mom rushing to my room as I stared blankly at the cordless phone in my hand. My brain and my heart weren’t processing the news I’d just received, and I wasn’t sure what to...
by Mary Carver | Nov 3, 2017 | Giving Up on Perfect
One of the reasons I love pop culture so much is that it can reveal truth to us that we might not have seen or understood otherwise. Because I see the world through a lens of Christianity, I believe that truth is often the God-related kind, something about who God is,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 31, 2017 | Giving Up on Perfect, Hooked on Holiday Movies, Movie Moments
We hadn’t even tricked or treated, yet Hallmark spent last week flinging us straight into The Holiday Season. Of course, since their ridiculously early holiday focus comes with just a DVR-full of movies and not a list of tasks, deadlines, and to-dos (like all the...
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by Mary Carver | Sep 26, 2017 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
“I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork. How have you been?”Last weekend I went to my 20th high school reunion. It was an event that I’d built up to be A THING in my head, one I was both nervous about and looking forward to. It turned out to...
