When Certainty Arrives
When Certainty Arrives There is a moment when certainty arrives and you know, God you know, with every bone in your body, what you have to do. Though it seems crazy and illogical, though the voices around you cry out, “This makes no sense!” and question, “What if??”...
Let Go
Let Go By Lisa A. McCrohan There comes a moment when you know that it's time time to stop worrying, hurrying, grasping, trying, denying, analyzing every last possible permutation and let go. Simply open those precious, overworked, tightly clenched fists of yours and...
Gem of Wisdom: Remember you are the ocean
We come from love and we return to love. Love and wholeness are our birthright. But when we are suffering, it can seem like our suffering will never end. Love, life, hope...all seem to be too flowery, wimpy, or way far off and unavailable. The ocean offers a great...
Gem of Truth: time to play it safe or take a risk?
Gem of Truth today: right now, in your life, are you being called to "play it safe" and stick to what is known and can be expected and predictable? There is a time for that. Or are you being called to take a risk, to go into the "unknown," to take a leap of faith, to...
Gem of peace: doing nothing out of anger
Gem of PEACE for today: A few weeks ago, the contractors working in our house messed up and didn't put insulation back into one of our walls. Here's how it went down and what I learned...about myself and anger. I share this in hopes it may support you in embracing...
Our family’s ban on being busy and in a hurry
When is the last time you talked to someone and they didn't say they WEREN'T busy?! A conversation usually goes like this: "How are you guys?" "Oh you know, we've got such n such going on and then there's such n such coming up. We're runnin' from one thing to the...
Three ways to practice self-compassion
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” - Carl Gustav "You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as...
Five ways to follow what delights your heart
I don't remember the first time I paused and softly smiled upon hearing the word, "delight." Maybe it was when my mom said, "How about you write what's on your heart and call it 'Gems of Delight'?" As moms usually do, she knew what was on my heart before I could...
Drop the Mama Guilt and Get Resourced
I’m a mindful parent. I also work with parents every day to bring more compassion and mindfulness into their lives, including their parenting. I think it’s fabulous how much attention parenting is getting these days. What drives me nuts are posts on some parenting...
daring to drop it all to find the miraculous right here
"Dare to drop the perfect and find the miraculous in your everyday life. We are about living courageously right here in the middle of crazy mornings, mounds of laundry-folding, tantrums (ours and our children’s), deadlines, heartaches, and the quietly content moments....