by Mary Carver | Oct 20, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
It was Easter morning, the day of the resurrection. A day of celebration, a time to shout hallelujah and echo, “Christ is risen, indeed.” It was a day of pastels and smiles and eggs and ruffles. It was, supposedly, a happy day. But as I stood in church,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 19, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
I just spent four days with writers. “What are you reading?” and “What’s the last book you read?” were common questions – and questions that made me sweat a little. Consider this conversation I had with a friend, about another...
by Mary Carver | Oct 18, 2015 | Faith Life
I found this in Paul’s second letter to the church of Corinth: I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because...
by Mary Carver | Oct 15, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
I love traveling. Seeing new places and experiencing new “worlds” is really one of my favorite things. If I owe anyone an apology about this, it’s myself because my Type A, planner personality almost never leaves me enough time to just stare at the...
by Mary Carver | Oct 13, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
Earlier today I read an article about Jennifer Lawrence. It was actually – in the beautiful way that the internet has – an article about an article about Jennifer Lawrence. Right. Anyway, the point of the piece was that Lawrence had made some strong...
