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 can withstand. Emotions always hit my heart hard … in good times and bad.
In mid-August, I left on vacation. My heart soared in anticipation of joining my family, who had gone on ahead of me. Kind of like a giddy teenager, it beat fast when my husband met me at the Cork Airport in Ireland. It swelled with love when I wrapped my arms around my teenage sons later that day.
A few days later, it felt like it stopped when I opened an e-mail to learn that Kim Schoening had died. My heart has been grieving since. Kim was a powerful, dynamic, faith-filled woman...
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 Sep 08 Matters of the Heartkmccarthy, Having it all CATEGORY: General Society
Sep 15 Looking forward to a smoother ridekmccarthy, 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 into our chaotic inner sanctum. Fortunately, my husband suggested a bike ride, both days, and we forsook home chores for quality time. That’s the story I’m going to tell you if you come by my house, at any rate! There are a lot of cyclists out there, on their sleek bikes and in their colorful clothes. Maybe next year, I say, but for now, we pedal along on our clunky old bikes with saddlebags, dressed in cotton shorts and T-shirts... Continue Reading CATEGORY: General Society
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