Dad’s Eyes: How One Look Can Fill a Soul
There is magic in the way you look at our children - fully present, full of deep love. Your head isn't buried in your phone, typing a text or checking email. When you are with our kiddos - you are...
Today’s Gem of Delight: Make Time for Joy
Last night, my daughter and I were out front going for an evening scooter ride." My son called to me, "Mom, I'm leaving for scouts" as he leaped down the front stairs and he and Brian jumped into...
Mama, YOU are Sacred Space
This morning, I woke up early. Everyone was still asleep. I wanted to have some time alone before I teach yoga outside at our park downtown. I made myself some breakfast without hurrying. While...
The Mistaken Belief Moms Hold and How to Let it Go
Every new school year, I feel like it’s the start of a new year. Many of us might set intentions for the year, like “I’m going to have a place for all those school papers” and “I’m going to make...
The Gem of Being Seen
I sat there staring at the screen on my iphone. Brian was helping me make a three-minute Yoga Break video for work at Georgetown University. Three minutes turned in to two hours of re-dos. Why?...
September 11th: What Really Matters
I remember the panic rising up from my belly the moment I realized, the moment it really sank in, what had just happened. The bells on the tower at Boston College started ringing – slowly,...
Today
"It's always going to be this way," my client said. "It's never going to change." So often in my work, I witness how our core beliefs influence how we see ourselves, others, and this world. They...
Holding Love
Holding Love By Lisa McCrohan How many times have I rocked you to sleep, held you, laid next to you? I never counted. Yes, there have been times I've counted the minutes -- the minutes until I'd get...
Linger
“Mommy, you put my hair back in a ponytail, pwees?” my little three year old asks. I put down what I was doing and look at her so lovingly. See, my little honey’s hair grows so slowly. It’s fine,...
Today
Today is Labor Day in the U.S. Today I hope you you can rest your "laboring" and linger awhile seeing this moment, this day, as a gift. A few days ago, we had a family emergency. No one wants to...
Here
Here The holy is right here in this moment. Linger here watching your daughter’s eyelashes flutter as she pulls you closer in her fairy dress and pearls, cups her little hands so softly around your...
Gem of Beginning Again
We had a rough first day back to school. My kiddos were bugging each other, Brian and I got frustrated, buttons were pushed and old habits of reacting kicked in – all before 8:30 a.m. What do you do...
