by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 11, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Brian and I are doing something new this summer around here at our house. We are calling it: “Who’s Coming to Dinner?!” Every week we are putting an open invitation out there to our friends and family to be spontaneous, try something new, and come...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 31, 2013 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry
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??”...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 24, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
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...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 10, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
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...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 18, 2013 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
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,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 15, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
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...