http://spotlightnews.com/blogs I'm the senior regional director of communications for the American Heart Association, and former Spotlighter. But the work that consumes me is that of mother, trying to make sense of the world around us, and testing whether you really can have it all. en-us 60 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:22:52 -0700 Having it all There's nothing like being in the great outdoors for a few days to refresh and renew the spirits - and leave you with a sense of undying gratitude for the man who invented flush http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1252430572 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1252430572 Sun, 24 May 2009 06:25:31 -0700 Having it all I forget so often what really matters. I have fussed this spring over so many things. My to-do list at work gets longer, even though I spend the whole day hard at work. My home http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1243171531 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1243171531 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:19:21 -0700 Having it all We've been talking about this half-century mark since the calendar turned to show us that while our names may still end in childish "y"s, we're hitting the big 5-0 this http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1239769161 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1239769161 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:00:59 -0700 Having it all http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1238176859 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1238176859 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:08:42 -0800 Having it all Dear Sons, Remember always this historic day; remember too that we are the children of immigrants, people who came here seeking a better future for their children. http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1232474922 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1232474922 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:51:27 -0800 Having it all Everybody needs a five-year plan, somebody said to me recently. Yeah, yeah, I used to have one of those. Climb the career ladder, move to a bigger dwelling, volunteer more http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1228938687 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1228938687 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:50:10 -0800 Having it all If you ever wonder if you’re getting your money’s worth in our school district, come see Theatre Without a Net perform Macbeth at the high school this weekend. You’ll be http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1228409410 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1228409410 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:25:37 -0800 Having it all Hannaford has done a cool thing - they put a bunch of food in box, called it "Fund a Feast" and for $10, we can all do a good deed. The donation goes to the http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1227554737 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1227554737 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:15:03 -0800 Having it all That felt good. With the flip of a few switches, I voted in the most historic election of my lifetime. And for a few minutes, I felt important and part of something so much http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1225808103 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1225808103 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:35:28 -0700 Having it all We are great fans of crisp weather in our family. Autumn is invigorating, and when we got up one morning last week and saw that the temperature in the house was 58 degrees, we http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1223314528 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1223314528 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:18:42 -0700 Having it all It’s rare that weekends come close to perfect, but this was one. I should have cleaned the house; if you came to visit, I’d talk to you on the front porch and not let you http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1221491922 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1221491922 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:58:45 -0700 Having it all In my job, we stress repeatedly that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in America. In the past few weeks, I’ve been awed by all that my heart has done, and at all it http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1220896725 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1220896725 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:44:22 -0700 Having it all Ok, so three weeks from now, on Friday, June 27, members of Bethlehem's senior class become graduates. Caps, tassels, grandmothers, sandwiches in the backyard ... and an http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1212687862 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1212687862 Tue, 13 May 2008 07:07:46 -0700 Having it all So this generational shift seems to be coming a little early. I think our older son is worried about us. He’s overly solicitous these days, which at first makes me suspicious. http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1210687666 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1210687666 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:16:49 -0700 Having it all Ten minutes at the Tacqueria and I’m confident that the future of our Republic is safe. Garcia’s Tacqueria is one of our favorite pit stops on Delaware Avenue. Its taco kit - http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1210169809 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1210169809 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:38:38 -0700 Having it all The scent of memories always moves in with a new season. Sure, we should be looking ahead, and little is as sweet as an upstate spring. Finally, the snow is gone, the piles http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209389918 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209389918 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:47:22 -0700 Having it all Seventeen-plus years ago, we missed parts of Christopher’s baptismal instruction class. So when we stood with the other two families at Our Lady of Good Counsel in the east 80s http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tC1207408685t47f7982d38284 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tC1207408685t47f7982d38284 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:38:50 -0700 Having it all This last week of waiting for college acceptances is like the very end of a pregnancy. You know something good is going to happen; you know all the waiting will be worthwhile; you http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tS1206445062t47e8e40635b75 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tS1206445062t47e8e40635b75 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:28:15 -0800 Having it all "You're really going to leave The Spotlight?" Christopher asked. "Yup," I said. "Why, does it bother http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tS1201288820t479a36748666b http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tS1201288820t479a36748666b Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:36:34 -0800 Having it all Finally, it has snowed. There's a tree (undecorated) in our living room, and I've done enough shopping that the last little bit will be festive, not crazed. We are http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tC1197930803t4766f93308717 http://spotlightnews.com/blogs/kmccarthy/view_blog.php?blog_id=tC1197930803t4766f93308717