by Mary Carver | May 18, 2015 | Faith Life
We have this rose bush in our backyard. It’s been there since we moved in 12 years ago, and the most we’ve done to cultivate it is trimming dead branches every couple of years. It’s wild and unruly, like my daughter’s hair or a Dixie Chicks...
by Mary Carver | May 11, 2015 | Faith Life
When I saw an ad this winter for a new TV show called Hindsight, I was intrigued. The ad was colorful and fun, and the fact that it was on VH1 didn’t even register. Once I read the synopsis, though, the Nostalgia Channel ever made perfect sense as this...
by Mary Carver | May 8, 2015 | Faith Life
This has not been my favorite week. I haven’t felt well. My weekly weigh-in was discouraging. I’ve been grouchy and tired. My family has been irritating. It’s just not been a great week. Right now I’m sitting on the couch, next to a pile of...
by Mary Carver | May 5, 2015 | Faith Life
So you set a goal. You knew it was big, that it would take a lot of hard work and perseverance. Maybe it would even take a long time to get there. You knew that going in. So you jumped right in, giving it your all, doing your very best. Working hard, praying hard....
by Mary Carver | Apr 13, 2015 | Faith Life
My neighborhood is bursting with color right now. Our next door neighbor has a gorgeous dogwood tree full of pink and white flowers, one that delights me each spring with its blossoms (and disappoints me when they inevitably fall to the ground). The rose bush outside...
