by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 19, 2012 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
This fall, I am drawn to pause. Summer had us out and about, playing in the sandbox and on the playground, swimming and hiking, meeting up with friends, and looking at bugs (oh yes.). We had our “Summer Activities Board” up in our kitchen from May til...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 16, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I had a hard day. You all know how it goes – something doesn’t go as planned, people don’t respond the way you’d like, you felt just “off”, your child threw up or is having a rough day. We’ve all been there. The specifics...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 6, 2012 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
We found this little robin’s nest and eggshell right outside our back door. We’ve so loved it that it’s been on our “nature table” all spring and summer (aka the center of our kitchen table). For me, this summer has felt like spring. ...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 20, 2012 | Mindful Motherhood, Soulful Poetry
Do you tend to “tackle” the tasks and projects you do in a day? When you have a decision to make, do you try to force the right answer to come about? There’s another way. My blogging buddy, Gina, over at Professions for Peace wrote a lovely and...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 15, 2012 | Parenting with Compassion
Sitting at mass today, right after communion… Wait, let me back up. Our five year old son LOVES going to mass. Why? THE doughnut. I won’t lie. Yes, both my husband and I have master degrees in theology/pastoral ministry, I work for a Georgetown...
