by Mary Carver | Nov 28, 2017 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Movie Moments
When I was in college, a friend introduced me to the movie, Home for the Holidays. It stars Holly Hunter and Robert Downey, Jr., and it’s a fantastic film about the special brand of family crazy that comes out around the holidays. (It’s also a reminder...
by Mary Carver | Dec 5, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? Are your halls all decked? I haven’t—and mine are not. I also haven’t flipped over to the radio station playing non-stop Christmas music since it began a couple weeks ago, and I’ve only bought two presents. Christmas craft...
by Mary Carver | Nov 18, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, Family Life
Regardless of our political persuasion, I think we all know that the upcoming holidays might be a little rocky. I mean, really, getting together with family and friends over turkey and SO MANY POTATOES always makes for an unpredictable scenario. Who knows what Uncle...
by Mary Carver | Mar 1, 2016 | parenting
After being sick for pretty much an entire week, I was anxious to get up Monday and get going. I am perpetually behind on everything, and now I was basically a week more behind than before. After dropping off the girls I came home and settled in at my desk (aka, a TV...
by Mary Carver | Nov 28, 2015 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
I didn’t realize I couldn’t see before I got glasses in the second grade. But I remember a night shortly after getting my super sturdy (and nerdy) frames with the thick bifocal lenses. I was riding in the car with my parents and as I looked out the window at the...
