by Mary Carver | Sep 19, 2017 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
Yesterday I told a friend that I felt like I was running the 50-yard-dash in the Mom Olympics. I joked that I could almost hear the starting pistol the moment I left my house. In the span of just a couple hours I went to my daughter’s school to fill out a form...
by Mary Carver | Sep 14, 2017 | Books, Movies & TV, Shows We Love
It’s that time again! New fall shows have been announced and scheduled, and it’s time to decide what you’re going to try, what you’re going to skip, and what you’re going to set your DVR to record right this very minute. Because I...
by Mary Carver | Sep 11, 2017 | Giving Up on Perfect
After gently pushing my preschooler away from me and toward her teacher, I walked fast down the hallway until I found it: a nook with a soft, leather couch. It was our first Wednesday night at a new (to us) church — and also the day after she’d cried so...
by Mary Carver | Sep 8, 2017 | Books, Movies & TV, Giving Up on Perfect
What’s that saying? There’s nothing new under the sun? It certainly seems that way lately, what with every other movie in the theater rebooting a show from decades ago or featuring a superhero or seven. And the TV lineup is no different. Nostalgia is the...
by Mary Carver | Jul 25, 2017 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Giving Up on Perfect
Current carry you, the folk of the riverlands say. It is many things. A greeting. A benediction. An acknowledgement that the river continues to flow around us, no matter what happens. To me, tonight, it felt like a warning. Song of the Current Sarah Tolcser...
