by Mary Carver | Mar 5, 2014 | Giving Up on Perfect
I spent most of yesterday on grocery shopping and a doctor’s appointment. (Blood pressure still isn’t quite normal – a fact that may have been exacerbated by the fact that I was told to strip down from the waist down and wait for the doctor mere...
by Mary Carver | Dec 30, 2013 | Giving Up on Perfect
I don’t remember what my cousin suggested I do the other night during Christmas dinner, but I remember my response: “Oh, you must not have heard me earlier when I said I’M DONE DOING ALL THE THINGS!” My daughter piped up to back me up:...
by Mary Carver | Dec 18, 2013 | Faith Life
Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle. ~ Anna Quindlen Today is my birthday. I’m 35 years old. Thirty-five isn’t old, but it isn’t young either. Even though I...
by Mary Carver | Dec 13, 2013 | My Life
Wait, what? TWELVE DAYS? As in, less than two weeks?!? Right. I mean, I KNEW THAT. I’m totally chill…ready for the holidays…all Advent-ed up. Yeah, that sounds right. I’m okay now. Of course, I’m a liar, too. So there’s that. Heh....
by Mary Carver | Nov 20, 2013 | Giving Up on Perfect
I did it. I said I wasn’t going to do it, but I did it anyway. I couldn’t resist. What is this confession about, you wonder. Well, let me just tell you. I started a holiday season bucket list. *SIGH* I know better. I know that I am nearly eight months...
