by Mary Carver | Oct 15, 2013 | Family Life, marriage
Nineteen years ago today, I put on my new outfit and let my friend Elizabeth curl my hair. My brother had offered to iron the back of my plaid vest and accidentally left an iron mark on the apparently fragile fabric, but it was okay. My matching plaid skirt fit...
by Mary Carver | Apr 24, 2013 | Faith Life, Family Life, marriage
This weekend, thousands of women around the world will watch a webcast about staying in community, in relationship even when it’s hard. When they do, they’ll hear me talk about how I chose to stay in my marriage last year, even when it was hard. Because...
by Mary Carver | Feb 14, 2013 | Family Life, marriage
You don’t have to look far on this blog to realize that I am a hypocrite when it comes to romance. I’ve written extensively about the dangers of letting romance novels, pop music and chick flicks shape our expectations and inform our relationship dynamics....
by Mary Carver | Nov 28, 2012 | Family Life, marriage
Gonna be a long night. It’s gonna be all right . . . On the night shift. When I first started blogging, I ran across a blog that titled every post with a song title or lyric. I loved it – and was so jealous I hadn’t thought of it first. I...
by Mary Carver | Oct 12, 2012 | Faith Life, Family Life, marriage
In my high school Valentine’s Day was quite the floral spectacle. Like adolescent boys everywhere, my classmates knew that buying flowers on that infamous greeting card holiday was mandatory if they hoped for any chance of having a girlfriend on February 15....
