by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 14, 2018 | Soulful Poetry
A Woman’s Peace in Mid-Life The older I get, the less I want, the less I look for approval, the less I base my happiness on circumstances, the less I try to change people, the less I carry, and the more I am aware of the brevity of this life, the more I trust in the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 6, 2018 | Following what delights your heart, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World, Soulful Poetry
It’s Time to Begin: The Call to Creativity in Midlife There comes a time when you know you must just begin. And though you may be caught in old habits that leave you treading water in half hopes – you trust. You trust that what you desire has been placed on your...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 16, 2018 | Soulful Poetry
Whatever You Dream Whatever you dream, my dear, know that it is possible because I placed this dream within you long before you ever heard me whispering it to you. And I will make it happen because I want you to flourish and the world needs your spirit to soar....
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 4, 2017 | Soulful Poetry
Grace Meets Us You are asleep in my arms, my precious little angel. I linger in the silence, the dark, exhausted. Even the soles of my feet ache. There were moments today when I thought I’d lose it, and moments when I did – when I felt myself cracking open, when I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 1, 2017 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry
Beauty in the Ordinary I had been out with my son going around the neighborhood selling popcorn for Scouting. We had to head back inside to get ready for soccer. It was a full day. But as I walked through our front yard, I stopped when I saw this sunset. My God, may I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 30, 2017 | Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
My Calling as Your Mother Dear Daughter, My calling as your mother is to lead you in the art of seeing yourself as a Beloved, to show you how to regard your body as a Temple, to hold space for you to find your voice, and to be a nourishing light on your path of...