by Mary Carver | Oct 29, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life
I’m not saying I haven’t EVER cleaned my house. Good grief, some weeks I feel like that’s all I do! But mostly, I feel like I hate cleaning, and when I clean it doesn’t last, so why bother? I do love having a clean house (on the rare occasion...
by Mary Carver | Oct 2, 2014 | Home Life
My house is a disaster right now. The dishes from dinner are still on the table, my laundry is threatening to burst from the hamper and attack any passersby, and the rugs and carpets are hard evidence that our vacuum has been broken for a couple weeks now. Usually...
by Mary Carver | Jan 8, 2014 | Home Life
Last week I sat on the couch while Mark and Smitty finished putting dinner on the table. And then I stood at the counter while Smitty loaded my dishwasher and made the no-bake cookies I was craving. I felt guilty . . . a little. But at nine months pregnant I’ve...
by Mary Carver | Oct 10, 2013 | Home Life
Last night I read a blog post from one of my most favorite writers. Until that moment I didn’t think anything could diminish my love of said writer. But then I read the words that changed my mind. She said a cleaning service had offered to clean her house. Every...
by Mary Carver | Sep 9, 2013 | Home Life
We have small group on Sunday evenings. We meet with several friends and lead a discussion about the Big Idea, the topic our church covered that morning. Because we love our friends in small group, it’s always hard to make ourselves leave at a decent time, but...
