by Mary Carver | Mar 8, 2011 | Faith Life, Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect
“Just finished my workout. R U up?” “Tomorrow is February 1, you know. Did you write it yet?” “Doing this study with you is really helping me be more consistent with my quiet times.” Those are just a FEW of the text, Skype and...
by Mary Carver | Feb 21, 2011 | Faith Life
Last Thursday afternoon Annalyn spilled my cup of water on my laptop keyboard. If you’ve been paying attention, this story may sound familiar. Because this is the second time this has happened in four months. This time, it happened to my new (to me) laptop. And...
by Mary Carver | Feb 18, 2011 | Faith Life
My mom has told me the story many times of how, when she was pregnant with me, she hoped and prayed that I wouldn’t resemble her in any way – except her hands. She didn’t want me to get her curly hair or unusually tall height. She didn’t necessarily...
by Mary Carver | Jan 4, 2011 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
It’s orange, covered in purple drawings of Alice in Wonderland characters. Fraying at the edges, it’s seen better days – and it’s really better suited (and sized) for covering a child’s body than a full-grown one. But it’s still my nap blanket. I don’t really call it...
by Mary Carver | Dec 20, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
photo © 2006 Matt McGee | more info (via: Wylio) I subscribe to just under 100 blogs. I receive several newsletters via e-mail. And the towers (yes, that’s plural) of books beside my bed are constantly one nudge away from an avalanche. Oh, and let’s not forget the...
