by Mary Carver | Oct 31, 2014 | Giving Up on Perfect
You might know today as Halloween (or, if you’re one of the strangely large number of my friends who were born today, your birthday), but it’s also THE LAST DAY OF 31 DAYS! I didn’t even come close to a) posting every day or b) writing about...
by Mary Carver | Oct 28, 2014 | Giving Up on Perfect
This day has been one of whiplash. A day of lemonade and lemons, clouds and silver linings. My brain is muddy and spinning and ready for bed. But first a few thoughts: The Allume Conference It was such an amazing weekend! But … balancing my checkbook is a...
by Mary Carver | Oct 26, 2014 | Faith Life
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion...
by Mary Carver | Oct 24, 2014 | Home Life, recipes & food
I’m looking for a way to work chocolate into this series. It just seems right. So far I’ve only found one and a half recipes involving chocolate and lemon that look good to me. So I’m asking you… What can I make that has both lemon and...
by Mary Carver | Oct 21, 2014 | Family Life, parenting
You know full well as I do the value of sisters’ affections: There is nothing like it in this world. – Charlotte Bronte We didn’t plan to have children six years apart. Someone recently told me that when kids are six years apart, their birth order...