by Mary Carver | Nov 24, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
Buy groceries. Wait, no. Make grocery list first. Oh, um, no. First figure out menu. And pull up recipes from Pinterest. Then make grocery list. And buy groceries. Don’t forget foil pans. Wait for Mark to fix the bathroom door. Write T-Day schedule. Plan to...
by Mary Carver | Nov 27, 2013 | Giving Up on Perfect
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ~ Philippians 4:6 Every night as I put Annalyn to bed, we pray the same basic words. I say to God, “Thank you for a house to live in, food to...
by Mary Carver | Nov 19, 2012 | Family Life, Home Life, parenting
This post was originally published last November. I’m not a very crafty person. But my daughter loves anything crafty. She refuses to color inside the lines, but she begs for her scissors and markers every single day. And not a day goes by without me finding...
by Mary Carver | Dec 2, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
photo © 2009 Jason Lam | more info (via: Wylio) No, I’m not going to share a recipe for an actual turkey wrap. Although, now that I think of it, that’s not a bad idea… Instead of yet another tasty way to use a tortilla, I thought I’d do a...
by Mary Carver | Dec 1, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
photo © 2009 Dryad & Sprite Photography | more info (via: Wylio) Since Annalyn was born, October flies by. We start with a birthday party and speed headfirst into Halloween. I love planning parties and finding the cutest costume, but I don’t love the way my...
