by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 6, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
Two beautiful definitions that Jonathan Foust shared with me the other day. Hearing them made me exhale and relax. The power and impact of these quotes are still swimming in and taking up residence in my heart. I thought that they may inspire and resonate with many of...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 25, 2010 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
The Poetry of Heaven Some days the way you smile at me is like heaven singing poetry to my heart, and I have enough sense to stop what I am doing and kiss this holy ground. Lisa McCrohan, copyright, 2010 When I stop for a moment in the hustle and bustle of the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 10, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
In the early hours of the morning way before dawn as my baby got up for what seemed like the tenth time that night with her ear infection, the thought came to me: “What if I saw this all as a privilege?” A privilege to be my children’s mom, to be Brian’s wife,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 2, 2010 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
Last night our little 3 1/2 year old A. woke up around 10 pm. I heard him at the top of the stairs, “Mama? Mama?” I ran upstairs and he folded into my arms. (And yes, he is still wearing his halloween costume. Read post here!). “What’s wrong,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 5, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
I’m not a flighty person. I’m an on-time, list-makin’, organized mama. Since babe #2, that has been slowly but surely changing. And after I dropped my phone in the garbage disposal and didn’ t know it until I called my own phone and saw it...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 2, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
This is how my husband holds us — quietly, adoringly, patiently, and whole-heartedly. Sure, he builds stuff, mows the lawn, escorts stink bugs out of the house, and fixes our electronics. But he also does the laundry and separates the colors. He washes the...