by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 16, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion, Nourishing Our Connections
Last year at the time, my dear college friends and I were gathered around our friend, Keith, who was dying in the hospital. Friends flew in from the west coast. We all drove several hours multiple times to be with him. Though he was unconscious, we all hoped and...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 8, 2017 | Parenting with Compassion
A few months ago, we moved to a new town. It’s not far from where we used to live, but it is a different town. Here we can see the mountains from the kitchen window while we eat breakfast. It’s beautiful. But like any big change, moving can be...
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 | Nov 21, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion, Regarding Our Children
In the United States, many of us are gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving. This can be a lovely and welcomed time. And it can also be a triggering time. It brings up old hurts, old resentments, and old patterns of relating. To change things, it takes one...
