by Mary Carver | Apr 26, 2012 | 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...
by Mary Carver | Apr 19, 2012 | Faith Life
The second I got engaged, I immediately turned into one of Those Girls. You know, the ones who carry around a stack of bridal magazines and can only talk about things like centerpieces, bows made of tulle and the merits of roses versus daisies. It wasn’t long before I...
by Mary Carver | Apr 16, 2012 | Faith Life
Last month Mark and I saw Jim Gaffigan do a live show. We laughed non-stop for an hour and a half. I literally had a headache from laughing so hard. I wasn’t surprised to have such a good time, although I realized after the show was over that I’m pretty...
by Mary Carver | Apr 5, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV, Faith Life, Family Life, friendship
Last spring three sitcoms debuted around the same time. Of the three, only one received the coveted full season renewal, and unless you’re a TV fanatic like me, you’ve probably already forgotten the other two – if they even crossed your radar at all. The reason only...
by Mary Carver | Apr 3, 2012 | Faith Life, Family Life, parenting
“I’m going to leave this one bite, okay, Mommy?” I hear that, without fail, at every meal. Just like she hears, “Eat four more bites,” and “Less talking and more eating, please!” It doesn’t bother me, her leaving one...
