Rocks Underwater

On my way to my mother’s house to meet up with the family for Easter, I stopped and bought Anna a hydrangea. It’s the flower that we predominantly had at our wedding, and there’s just something about this beautiful flower that says, McCarthy. It had been a long day, so after we got home and

Easter is Not My Favorite

As Holy Week has come and gone, I’m coming to terms with some of the reasons why Easter has never been one of my favorite holidays. When I was younger, I didn’t like Easter because we were required to give up something for Lent as a Catholic school kid. Most of the time, the nuns

Jesus’ Big Plan

I have a couple of friends that always seem to pick the phone when I call, and when they can’t, I’ll get a text saying, “Call you soon.” And they always do. I don’t do this very well. I was thinking about what a blessing this is to me yesterday when I was mowing the

The Perfect Mix

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 I’ve always thought that scripture meant that hard things would happen to my family and me, and I forgot that this applies to other

Empower vs Delegate

I dug into some stories on Jesus this week in search of a good operation plan on how to deal with difficult people. I’m still working on that theory and practice. More about those results next week. I stumbled across this simple statement that reminded me of what kind of leader Jesus was. “Jesus realized

Pause

If you’ve been tracking with this blog for a while, you know that the strategy each week is to write what God tells me to. But what if He doesn’t say anything? I have half-heartedly been reading a book by John Eldridge called, Get Your Life Back. The half-heartedness doesn’t come from the author’s talent. It

The Family Business

An entertaining thing happened last week. Cora, my daughter, is taking an art and design class this semester in high school. Her teacher unlocked the second portion of her classroom and revealed an odd-looking machine used to print tee shirts and a couple of other printing machines for posters and banners. Anna and I own

Day 2

A friend and I were discussing parables in the Bible and, and in our conversation, he reminded me that the stories Jesus taught were not actual accounts of real people. Instantly those parables dropped down a few rungs on my ladder of importance. Thankfully, he countered that reasoning by reminding me that if the creator

CODY

My friend Cody went to Heaven one week ago. I was asked to share what I loved about him at his funeral service. The leadership lesson God reminded me of through the process of grieving has made an impact on how I lead and think of others. This is what I got to share: Before

You Are Not Enough

One of my most seasoned life coaches once told me, “All of our thoughts come from somewhere. Identifying where or who they came from gives you context and control over them.” As I led my men’s group through this sentiment this week, we suddenly realized we were staring down the most challenging question we all