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 20, 2010 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Today I have two great quotes! Both were sitting on my heart today. They are by the beloved Thich Nhat Hanh. “The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” “Sometimes...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 13, 2010 | Mindful Motherhood, Soulful Poetry
Enough. Enough playing small, shrugging our shoulders, nervously laughing, casting our eyes down when we’d rather be standing tall, feet firmly planted on the earth, heart and solar plexus reaching up to the sky. Enough belittling ourselves, second guessing ourselves,...
