by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 7, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
It was 10:30 PM at the Atlanta airport. We were coming home from 10 days in Costa Rica. Our day had started early and involved hours of driving through pothole after pothole, hungry and tired kiddos, and long lines for customs. And still, here is my Brian with this...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 5, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
Today, words of mine are being featured on Jodi Lobozzo Aman’s lovely site, Heal Now and Forever Be in Peace. What a way to return from Costa Rica! Thank you, Jodi. Here is the link. http://jodiaman.com/just-doing-what-kids-do-by-lisa-mccrohan/ I hope...
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 9, 2013 | Parenting with Compassion
Today’s Gem of Noticing: How are we raising our boys? Here is to raising boys who are compassionate “Mom, here. Hand me your bucket. I’ve got it,” My six year old son said to me. We were blueberry picking in the warm summer rain at a local...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 5, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
Today’s Gems of Presence: “Walk beside me.” Back in May, we “farm sat” for a long weekend. Chewy, one of the dogs, never left our son’s side. A few days ago, my son and I were out back playing at the playground. It was getting...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 2, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
(I just shared this on Facebook tonight, but I thought of how many moms I hear from every week who talk about the “mama’s guilt” they carry and thought this needed to be shared in the blog, too. This post is for all of you who have children and need...