Love Looks
"When a kid walks in a room, your child or anybody else's child, does your face light up? That's what they're looking for." - Toni Morrison I still remember the day I was sitting down on the couch...
Make Time for Love
Make Time for Love Make time for love in your day amidst the hurry tackling the “to do” list always waiting for a pause to do what really matters but every night falling into bed exhausted, saying,...
Moments
Moments Tonight I needed to sleep with the windows open and hear crickets and cicadas to feel fall arriving soon to be reminded that nothing is permanent – hot summer days crickets, cicadas...
Gem of Compassion: Letting go of assumptions
Tonight I am reflecting on the assumptions I made today about what was going on in the hearts and minds of others in my family today. I had a story line going in my head - created from my own fears,...
Regard
In this fast-paced, “no-time-for-loving-eye-contact” world, we can forget to really “see” another. We can forget to regard another. We can forget that all of us want to be seen, to have someone’s full presence for a moment or two, and to be fully accepted. We can forget that every day we are dealing with tender, tender hearts. And everyone longs to be regarded.
Just doing what kids do
Today, words of mine are being featured on Jodi Lobozzo Aman's lovely site, Heal Now and Forever Be in Peace. What a way to return from Costa Rica! Thank you, Jodi. Here is the link. ...
Returning to the Waters
Returning to the Waters It serves a soul every now and then to go completely off the grid, let our nervous system settle, reconnect with what matters most, unplug and allow ourselves to be...
Rainy Day
I woke up early this morning. I heard the rain gently falling on the roof. I exhaled deeply before I was conscious that, yes, I need rainy days. I need rainy days to regroup, draw my energy...
Moms are the “everyday poetry” of the Divine
The Poetry of Heaven Some times the way you smile at me is heaven singing poetry to my heart and I have enough sense to stop what I am doing and kiss this holy ground. Lisa A. McCrohan, ©2010 I...
Walking for Clean Water
Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to Dylan Rainwalker. Dylan is on a mission to walk all over the world, connect and share with people, and raise awareness and funds for clean water projects. Let...
When love arrives
I saw the package on the kitchen island. I wasn't expecting anything. You know how it is nowadays. We rarely get "fun" mail. And if it is "fun," it's an expected delivery from something we've...
Thoughtfulness: My New Love Language
These days, I seem to quickly gloss over the “words” someone says. Maybe it’s because I feel like words are easy to say. Thoughtfulness – the kind of that comes from a true offering of self to...
