by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 27, 2017 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life
Back when I was in the middle of publishing Gems of Delight, I made a big mistake. After many edits had been done on GoD, we ran our hard-copy proofs and mailed them out to my pre-readers. I was so excited to finally hold GoD in my hands in book form! We did some...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 6, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
I still remember this moment of deep appreciation for my husband, Brian. It was 10:30 pm in the Atlanta airport. We were coming home from ten days in Costa Rica. Our travel had started early and involved hours of driving through potholes, tending to hungry and tired...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 17, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion
Everyday Resurrection By Lisa McCrohan There comes a moment when you know that you can no longer keep digging in the past searching for the magical golden “why” that you think will finally heal that one tender wound. There comes a defining moment when you are standing...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 27, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion
At the start of the summer, I got out markers and a plain piece of paper. And on the paper, I wrote “tenderness.” I placed it on my desk where I’d see it every day. I need this reminder – plain and simple. For many years, at the start of...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 3, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion, Regarding Our Children, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
Buying a new home and selling your home can be stressful, they tell me. Last time we moved, we were leaving a one-room apartment in Boston. We packed up our tiny Honda Civic, hitched up the UHaul, and headed south to Maryland. We had no children and not much...