The Importance of the “Me Too” Initiative
Many of you may have seen or heard about the “Me Too” Initiative on social media. I wrote a Facebook post about it that you can read here. I appreciate this initiative. Sitting with clients in...
How a Big Mistake Became a Blessing
Back when I was in the middle of publishing Gems of Delight, I made a big mistake. After many edits had been done on GoD, we ran our hard-copy proofs and mailed them out to my pre-readers. I was so...
Regard
I still remember this moment of deep appreciation for my husband, Brian. It was 10:30 pm in the Atlanta airport. We were coming home from ten days in Costa Rica. Our travel had started early and...
When searching for “why” doesn’t bring healing (or peace…or change)
Everyday Resurrection By Lisa McCrohan There comes a moment when you know that you can no longer keep digging in the past searching for the magical golden “why” that you think will finally heal that...
Radical Tenderness – Where to Start
At the start of the summer, I got out markers and a plain piece of paper. And on the paper, I wrote "tenderness." I placed it on my desk where I'd see it every day. I need this reminder - plain...
A Revolution of Tenderness: a summer experience to heal the harshness and embrace what is sacred
Buying a new home and selling your home can be stressful, they tell me. Last time we moved, we were leaving a one-room apartment in Boston. We packed up our tiny Honda Civic, hitched up the UHaul,...
Following your dream: it’s not a luxury but a soul necessity.
Recently when I was speaking about Gems of Delight, a person came up to me and said, "Lisa, I'd love to write!” And then lowering her head, she said, “but I don't have that luxury." She went on to...
the power of one little three-letter word
Back in January, my friend, Judy, gave me the name of an Indie publisher. Judy is one of my closest friends here in Frederick and she has know how I've been called to write and publish a book since...
I’ll still choose to notice and linger
The other day, my son asked if I sit with him and work on some school work with him. I sat there, watching him. I had been taking pictures earlier of spring flowers and my camera was sitting next to...
Risk Asking
One of the people on my GoD Squad (my Gems of Delight Book Launch Team), Heidi, posted this TED Talk by Amanda Palmer for me to see: Writing a book is one thing. It takes devotion, listening...
Gems of Delight sneak peek!
I shared a “sneak peek” of Gems of Delight with my G.O.D. Squad (aka the beautiful tribe of people who are the launch team for Gems of Delight) and they loved it! They wanted more! (That’s good!...
The dream within you that must be realized, embodied and lived
(Update: 4/5/17: As of 5 a.m, backers of the Gems of Delight Kickstarter Campaign have backed 140%! In less than 24 hours, this powerful tribe came together and knocked it out of the park!) It all...
