Anita McCarthy

​We are here, well, almost here. We have travelled across the world and I”m not going to sugar coat it, at times, it was rough. But, do you want to know something else? Amidst all of the running, sweating, child managing, luggage carrying, infant snuggling and vomit bag holding, there was peace. There was doubt too, a definite moment of doubt that I’ll share with you but it was brief and the longest reigning feeling on our 21 hour journey was peace. An indescribable, inexplicable peace that I … [Read more...] about Abiding.

​We are here, well, almost here. We have travelled across the world and I”m not going to sugar coat it, at times, it was rough. But, do you want to know something else? Amidst all of the running, sweating, child managing, luggage carrying, infant snuggling and vomit bag holding, there was peace. There was doubt too, a definite moment of doubt that I’ll share with you but it was brief and the longest reigning feeling on our 21 hour journey was peace. An indescribable, inexplicable peace that I … [Read more...] about Abiding

I am a task oriented, detail oriented individual and God has made me this way on purpose. He made me to think linearly, to express myself frequently and to operate on all cylinders at all times. It can be exhausting but it’s what I know and it has also been used for such good. My attention to detail can, at different times, both consume me and free me to use every ounce of capacity God has given me for His glory. And, as I set out on each and every one of the dozens of tiny tasks that make up my … [Read more...] about Meeting God in the Periphery

I’m a control freak, a perfectionist, a micro manager. None of these terms are ones of endearment. None of these terms, perhaps except perfectionist, are terms I would use in a classic job interview humble-brag about my ‘worst qualities.’ These are my worst qualities. These are the pitfalls I face each and every day and these are the chronic sins I struggle with. I have struggled with them for years, through countless life stages and now, as we prepare to move to Papua New Guinea - feeling so … [Read more...] about Out of My Control

Emotions. High expectations. Unmet expectations. More Emotions. Mother’s Day can be hard. It can be hard for so many women and men for so many reasons. I think of dear friends whose mothers have passed away - whether their loss was this year or many years ago, this day is hard. I think of close friends whose wives and sister in laws, the mother of their children or mother of their nieces and nephews have passed away. Again, whether their loss was this year or many years ago, this day is hard.I … [Read more...] about Re-Routing Expectation