by Mary Carver | Oct 21, 2012 | Faith Life
Scripture makes it so clear that being a perfectionist, placing faith in our own abilities or strength, is foolish. I love that! I’m thankful for the straightforward truth that reminds me I can’t possibly be perfect, because nobody is perfect. Indeed,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 19, 2012 | Home Life
This is not a photo of my own DVD collection. My collection includes a lot more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and chick flicks. And, *sigh*, Rocky movies. Photo credit: ToastyKen. I don’t remember how it came up. What could we have been discussing that would have led...
by Mary Carver | Oct 18, 2012 | Home Life
Last weekend’s birthday party was small and simple, but it still trashed my house. And it came just a week after we returned home from vacation. So it should have come as no surprise Monday morning when I started to make Annalyn’s lunch and realized we had...
by Mary Carver | Oct 17, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
As I write this, I’m mainlining Tootsie Rolls out of my Halloween candy stash and wondering how bad it would be if I went to bed at 8:00. After all, I’m reasoning, surely nothing else can go wrong if I’m asleep . . . My day started on a positive...
by Mary Carver | Oct 16, 2012 | Home Life
Last weekend we celebrated Annalyn’s fifth birthday with family. She had settled on a Tinkerbell theme months ago, and I’d been collecting and pinning ideas ever since. My Tinkerbell Party board on Pinterest included dozens of adorable, classy and clever...
