by Mary Carver | Oct 19, 2012 | Home Life
This is not a photo of my own DVD collection. My collection includes a lot more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and chick flicks. And, *sigh*, Rocky movies. Photo credit: ToastyKen. I don’t remember how it came up. What could we have been discussing that would have led...
by Mary Carver | Oct 17, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
As I write this, I’m mainlining Tootsie Rolls out of my Halloween candy stash and wondering how bad it would be if I went to bed at 8:00. After all, I’m reasoning, surely nothing else can go wrong if I’m asleep . . . My day started on a positive...
by Mary Carver | Sep 30, 2012 | Faith Life
We had a busy day. Church meeting in the morning, birthday lunch for my dad and early picnic dinner at the park with friends. As soon as my alarm beeped, I was off. I got up early, tossed a granola bar at my daughter, showered and dressed us both in under 15 minutes...
by Mary Carver | Aug 29, 2012 | Faith Life
I stood in the church basement, alone in a crowd of proud parents and chaotic kids, unsure of my next move. Am I going to throw up? Or am I going to cry? I wondered. Neither, as it turns out, because before I could process the news that had just rocked me, my daughter...
by Mary Carver | Aug 14, 2012 | Family Life, parenting
Right after Memorial Day weekend, I made a list of all the fun and educational things Annalyn and I could possibly do this summer. I organized the activities, put a little box in front of each one, and titled the page “Summer Fun List.” We put it up on the...
