by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 2, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Most of the time, it’s just down right HARD for moms to be vulnerable – to show our imperfections, to let others in on the “secret” that you are not perfect. It can be scary to let others see that your thinking is all over the place, you feel neurotic at times, and...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 24, 2014 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
This is Holy By Lisa McCrohan You touch the holy each time you slow down to your daughter’s pace, each time you decide to linger in her embrace. You touch the holy when you tenderly wash your son’s back, when you give your partner a little slack. You touch...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 3, 2014 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
Last year, Rachel Macy Stafford, The Hands Free Mama, wrote to me and asked, “Can I quote you in my upcoming book, Hands Free Mama?” She had a particular post in mind (originally written for a local publication, republished here). I’m really...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 20, 2013 | Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
“Mommmmmmmyyyyy,” my three year old called to me to come into my bedroom. I was in a hurry, showering quickly, sighing as I put my hair up in a ponytail yet again, and worrying about getting out the door. In the first few seconds, I was annoyed she called me. But half...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 2, 2013 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Today I am not rushing. Even as I write this, I feel the old familiar desire to speed up and check things off my “to do” list before I pick the kiddos up from school. I look around me – the sliding glass door in our kitchen that leads to the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 29, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
A few days ago, my kiddos and I were making neon green slime. The kind that glows in the dark. The kind that in some circles, we’d call it “green slime” and in others we’d call it “troll snot!” We were having a ball! At one point,...