by Mary Carver | Feb 16, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, parenting
Several months ago I shared a list of 16 children’s books about the library. It was a perfect storm of some of my very favorite things: lists, books, the library. But as I told you then, once I started searching for kids’ books about the library, I...
by Mary Carver | Jan 25, 2016 | Family Life
Yesterday morning, Mark asked me to get him some cold medicine when I went to the store. And when I picked up Annalyn from school the other day, she told me she had a sore throat. To top it all off, Adrienne has developed a seriously runny nose over the past few days....
by Mary Carver | Oct 25, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect, recipes & food
I don’t travel a lot by myself, just a couple times a year. Basically I do it just enough for both my family and me to forget HOW TO DO IT in between trips. That means that two weeks ago, before I went to a conference in South Carolina, we were all struggling a...
by Mary Carver | Sep 29, 2015 | recipes & food
“I have to get up early in the morning,” I told my husband Saturday night. “Why?” he asked. Obviously. Because getting up early is not my favorite thing. “So I can make you guys breakfast,” I explained. **crickets** **shock and...