by Mary Carver | Aug 11, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, friendship, Movie Moments
A few weeks ago, my husband and I saw a movie called Yesterday. It’s about Jack, a struggling musician who’s hit by a bus during a worldwide power outage. When he wakes up, the world is going on like normal, but he quickly realizes things aren’t quite the same as...
by Mary Carver | Oct 25, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
Today Netflix released the first real trailer for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Just a month out from the release, and we’re just now getting an actual glimpse of the four 90-minute series we’ve all been waiting for. OBVIOUSLY there was much...
by Mary Carver | Sep 27, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
I’m pretty sure my brain looks a little bit like that picture up there. And when I started thinking about writing a 31 Days series (31 days of writing on the same topic), that image is what immediately came to mind. Nester — home decor blogger, friend, and...
by Mary Carver | Oct 13, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect
During Annalyn’s birthday party over the weekend, a couple of the moms stayed for the fun. As we watched the girls run around the backyard, spraying silly string at each other and giggling, the conversation made its way to jobs and taxes and commutes. (I know....
by Mary Carver | Jan 26, 2015 | My Life
I spent this weekend in a hotel room working on my book. In the past when I heard about someone hiding away to write, I imagined a cozy cabin with mountain views. I’ll admit, sometimes I also assumed said writer was hunched over a typewriter slowly turning into...
