by Mary Carver | Aug 30, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV
New shows should be starting soon, huh? Sometimes my husband really knows how to speak my love language. And, he’s right. Season premieres of shows both old and new start in just a few days. Are you ready? [Side note: If you didn’t know, I’m not...
by Mary Carver | Aug 23, 2016 | My Life
I keep driving by this billboard. It’s promoting a concert and hot air balloon festival coming up later this week, and I want to go. But, until just now, I hadn’t bothered telling anyone I wanted to go. So, odds are, I’m not going to go. When I take...
by Mary Carver | Jul 12, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
I’m sitting in a hotel in Houston right now, listening to the latest episode of The Popcast. Earlier I talked to my girls and my mom on Skype, and I tried to do the math on the time difference between Kansas City, Missouri, and Nairobi, Kenya. I’m flying...
by Mary Carver | Jul 5, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
I wanted to be clever and title this post something like, “If the shoe fits…” or “When the shoe is on the other foot…” or “Waiting for the other shoe to drop…” But the truth is, that would have been more confusing...
by Mary Carver | Jun 21, 2016 | My Life
My first real job out of college was planning fundraising events. I loved so many parts of that job, including the amazing people I got to work with — both colleagues and volunteers. One event, though, was a little harder to enjoy — especially in the...