by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 21, 2013 | Parenting with Compassion
The Poetry of Heaven Some times the way you smile at me is heaven singing poetry to my heart and I have enough sense to stop what I am doing and kiss this holy ground. Lisa A. McCrohan, ©2010 I wrote this poem shortly after our daughter was born. Her smile made/makes...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 19, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
Everyone, I’d like to introduce you to Dylan Rainwalker. Dylan is on a mission to walk all over the world, connect and share with people, and raise awareness and funds for clean water projects. Let me repeat that — Dylan is WALKING for WATER. We’re...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 18, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
I saw the package on the kitchen island. I wasn’t expecting anything. You know how it is nowadays. We rarely get “fun” mail. And if it is “fun,” it’s an expected delivery from something we’ve ordered on Amazon. This was...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 17, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
These days, I seem to quickly gloss over the “words” someone says. Maybe it’s because I feel like words are easy to say. Thoughtfulness – the kind of that comes from a true offering of self to another — is HARDER. It’s harder in this busy, multi-tasking world...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 15, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
There is much that divides us. The Zimmerman trial brings out, puts on the table, brings to light the hatred that is still so apparent and thriving in our world. We live in a world where hatred still exists. In the blink of an eye, we judge others based on their...