by Mary Carver | Apr 17, 2019 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places
I used to watch a TV show called Blindspot with my husband. I liked the show, but he quickly found it ridiculous – too preposterous to waste time watching. He’s not wrong. The premise and nearly all the story lines are incredibly unrealistic. But I keep...
by Mary Carver | Apr 16, 2019 | The Couch Podcast
In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Amy Clark, founder of MomAdvice.com and host of The MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook. Fun fact: I’ve worked with Amy, writing posts for her site, for several years — but this was the first time we met! Amy...
by Mary Carver | Apr 9, 2019 | The Couch Podcast
This week my friend Alia Joy and I talk about the people in pop culture we’ve admired and looked up to. And we also talked about the difficulty of finding someone to look up to when nobody looks like you. (Annnnd I realized the characters I liked most as a kid...
by Mary Carver | Nov 26, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last year I shared my favorite Thanksgiving TV episodes with you, starting with Friends and the very special Thanksgiving episodes aired every year during its 10-year run. [You can watch them all on the WB’s site. And still, I’m not sure why the WB still has a...
by Mary Carver | Aug 30, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Do you ever find yourself watching a TV show and loving it – except for that one character? Have you ever wished a certain character would meet an untimely demise, as they say? But what if he could change? What if she promises it will be different this time? What if...