by Mary Carver | Jan 4, 2017 | Faith Life
My friend and co-author Sara Frankl passed away in 2011, but she is still teaching me about choosing joy. As I worked on the book that tells her story and shares her message of hope and joy, I was amazed and moved to read about the incredible strength Sara drew from...
by Mary Carver | Aug 16, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV
When I discovered the Kindle app — and immediately installed it on my phone — I also discovered something else: a weakness for ebooks on sale. {Side note: I don’t even want to talk about FREE ebooks. Because sometimes they’re great and then...
by Mary Carver | Apr 12, 2016 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
Spring is not my favorite season. I really don’t like it much at all. I understand it’s much cooler than summer and warmer than winter — both good things in my book. But to me, spring is about allergies and tornadoes. And busy-ness. Spring always...
by Mary Carver | Mar 14, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
It rained last week. And as soon as the clouds cleared and the sun glowed again, I saw them: pink blossoms. In early March. It seems the trees in my neighborhood are reckless optimists, blooming and turning their colorful faces toward the sky and announcing that...
by Mary Carver | Jan 19, 2016 | My Life
When I first started dreaming up ideas for my book launch party, I tried to think of ways to add JOY to the event. That makes sense, right? I immediately thought of a flash mob. And then I thought of Jimmy Fallon. I mean, flash mobs and Jimmy Fallon bits (specifically...
