by Mary Carver | Feb 19, 2014 | Faith Life, Family Life, parenting
Few people understood the complicated feelings I had about having a baby after delivering a premature baby the first time around as well as my friend JessieLeigh, who also delivered a little girl more than 16 weeks early. Please welcome her as she shares a bit of what...
by Mary Carver | Feb 17, 2014 | Faith Life
Have you ever had one of those days? No, I don’t mean the bad kind. I mean the kind of day where you wake up on the right side of the bed and everything goes right? Somehow, miraculously, you’re living a charmed life on easy street? All the lights are...
by Mary Carver | Jan 27, 2014 | Faith Life
This post was originally published on (in)courage in July 2013…but it seems pretty relevant during these rough-but-beautiful newborn days! Sometimes a difficult day comes out of nowhere, surprising you with its frustrations and challenges. Sometimes, though,...
by Mary Carver | Jan 13, 2014 | Faith Life, Family Life, parenting
If all goes as planned (I KNOW. But it might, okay?), I’ll deliver my second baby girl this morning. As I planned and prepared over the past month, my emotions swung from one extreme to another, fueled by memories and fears and anticipation and nerves. And, you...
by Mary Carver | Jan 6, 2014 | Faith Life
“So, what do you do?” How many times have we heard (or asked) that question, meeting someone for the first time at a party, a charity event, a church dinner? It comes almost immediately after the exchange of names and determines how the rest of that...