by Mary Carver | Aug 26, 2010 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, parenting
On Monday night, Annalyn woke up crying. Actually, it was technically Tuesday morning. Whatever you call it, it was dark – what we call “sleep time” in our house. She didn’t calm down on her own (and it’s strange for her to do this in the first place), so I went in...
by Mary Carver | Jun 29, 2010 | Faith Life
Five years ago, I started a new church. Not by myself, of course. My husband and I were one of six couples that were part of the “core” group, the leadership team. We left our home church, with the blessing of the pastoral team, and stepped out in faith. Excited....
by Mary Carver | Jun 25, 2010 | My Life
I was born in Kansas. When I was four years old, my family moved to Missouri. After graduating from high school, I branched out on my own for college. In Missouri. Then I briefly moved to Kansas for graduate school. And then moved back to Missouri. Clearly, I’m from...
by Mary Carver | Jun 3, 2010 | Books, Movies & TV, marriage
We sat shoulder to shoulder in a tiny dorm room around a tiny TV, watching one of our favorite movies. Just as Johnny marched over to Baby and pulled her out of the corner, our friend Jared walked in the room. As he took in the room, looking from one girl to the next...
by Mary Carver | May 24, 2010 | Books, Movies & TV
I’m not sure what the book was doing in the elementary school library in the first place. With a main character who was 13 years old, it seems more appropriate for the middle school. At least, it does now. When I was in second or third grade and allowed to check out...
