Lisa C Writes

I had the pleasure of reading, The Beautiful Disruption by GG Renee and was asked to write about it. I was so moved by her story, and the familiarity of it shook me deeply. I was happy to write something for her and wanted to share it with you.  This is what I said:   I saw myself in the pages of this book. Each page I turned I recognized me. I connected with GG's story, with her experiences, with her courage. I cried at a few places and other's I had to stop reading because the feelings were too strong. Memories of my own experiences came back to me. These moments gave me an opportunity to sit with and face those experiences again, with courage. GG Renee writes with passion, conviction, and courage in sharing her intimate story with us. Her book will help you navigate your way through challenging experiences that you think you cannot overcome. In "The Beautiful Disruption" she let's us know that we can.   My own childhood experiences deal...

"Love liberates. It does not bind." Maya Angelou Oh, my, my. This piece is one of the most beautiful gifts this incredible woman has blessed us with. Please listen as I did. Feel moved as I did. Compelled to liberate with Love. Because of her I call myself a poet, a writer .  Fabulous Finds Friday   xo,

(My 14 year old son, holding a flower he brought to me. It's the little things.) Reading ... Meditation Secrets for Women: Discovering Your Passion, Pleasure, and Inner Peace by Camille Maurine & Lorin Roche. The joys of having an amazon wishlist that my awesome husband has access to. Thanks to him I’m reading this delicious read.  Feeling ...my own, because this day belongs to me. Deeply connecting to myself, discovering more to my womaness, discovering more of what makes me whole. "For her womaness is a blessing about her, and you are tender to put your hands upon her and kiss, not with lust, but with the joy of one returning to a lost one." ~ Richard Llewellyn Smelling ...the yummy pot of Lentil Peas Soup (recipe coming soon) I just finished cooking because while I was laying in my bed meditating this morning that same smell flooded my nose. I knew it was time to get up and cook that peas. Love that my children awoke to those aromas. I hope they felt...

I made it!! In this video it's day 2 off of the 21 day fully raw challenge and listen closely on what to look out for and what you may experience. This has been one of the best things I could have done for myself. Whoo hoo!! Can you tell that I'm excited? By the way, the word that I was trying to pronounce is, Falafel. My husband is always teasing me about how I jack up that word. Hey, what can I say, I try. Click here .

Saturday night I sat at my computer browsing for vegan recipes which lead me to watching one of my friends on youtube. I found the recipe that I was going to try Sunday morning! Vegan French Toast. It looked so yummy and so easy, I had to give it a try. It was perfect because I had some really, really ripe bananas that no one wants to eat but are still good for making smoothies and now, french toast. Brilliant! Thank you Aly , for making this dish look incredibly easy and delicious . I love your youtube channel and blog. (P.S, I've known Aly since the beginning of my online adventures. We met blogs back in 06'. I love the blogosphere for things like this.) I'll share the pictures first and then the recipe at the end. Enjoy! Really, really ripe bananas are good to use in this recipe. Before you say, eww, bananas are best eaten speckled. These are best in smoothies as well. Coconut milk. Two cans worked for the amount I needed.  Bananas in the Vitamix, ...

Last week Saturday my son went to the mailbox for me and came back with this. Just in time for Mother's Day I received this huge box of goodies from Klout in honor of mothers, families, and communities around the world. "Fair Trade USA, Moms Make A World of Difference" is making a difference in the lives of many.  With every purchase you make of any fair trade certified product you are helping communities living in poverty take care of their families.  Visit, www.befair.org http://www.befair.org/ to find out about Fair Trade Moms and how you can contribute.  Here are some examples of how Fair Trade helps invest in the lives of others. Fair Trade is helping moms in Rwanda buy their kids shoes so that they can attend school. It's giving expectant mothers in Ecuador safe working conditions and maternity leave. It's empowering women in Peru to earn a fair share for their work so that they can buy nutritious food for their families. "Fair Trade i...

It's coming down to the end of my 21 day fully raw challenge, and on this day of the challenge I felt incredibly amazing. Check it out as I share what's next for me. I hope that my journey to health has been an encouraging one to you. I hope that you have been inspired to begin something that you've been putting off. It takes one step forward, just one step. Begin where your feet are. Click play.

~ A basket full of goodies which held a few of my favorite, favorite things. ~ Cards created by two of the baddest stick drawing little people I know. ~ Time reflecting on what I mean to my family.  ~ Knowing that celebrating me is not just a one day affair.  ~ Appreciating that the word Mother is a verb. ~ To some, I'm no longer Mommy, I'm Mom. Not sure how I feel about that but for now, it's fine. ~ Seeing the fruit from planting all those mama seeds. ~ Grateful that they chose me ~ The joy that's in my heart from knowing that they know...they are enough. Her. And, this face. xx Can't wait to wear this Caftan on the beach. Love the color.  Icing sure knows how to top the cake.

I am waiting for my mother to wrap her warm, sensual, loving, arms around me so tight that I could hardly breathe. I am waiting for silence, stillness, pulse, open, warmth, rays, wet, peace, freedom, fear, waiting, shame, me. I am waiting to have my shit together before I speak on it. Spit the fire of blood, that pulse, that beat, that rhythm, that is me. I am waiting for love. courage. someone to say that I can. someone to lay it out for me, my plan. No, their plan. Not mine. Never will be. I am waiting in no-land. in-between. in a hole.  I am waiting along with others who are afraid. I am waiting with hope in my heart for a clear path. Please show me the way. I am waiting under the shadows, under-neath my-self. Thump.  I am waiting no more. No more am I waiting. No more am I waiting. Done. ~~~~~~~~~ After writing my way through this prompt the next prompt lead me to knowing this... It began by me writing, "Most of the time...

Here's another vlog update on my challenge. So far, so good. The day I did this video I had had a rough morning. All the details about it in the video. To everyone who has been sending me love and encouragement during this challenge, thank you so much. I'm feeling it and it's definitely helping me to keep going.  Before I forget, remember to hit the subscribe button to receive updates on when I post videos. Thank you! xo

I enjoy cooking with my children. We're always looking for recipes to try. The other day we felt like cooking together and found a recipe in my Health Master recipe book called, "Chickpea & Spinach Soup". It sounded enticing and good enough for us, so off to the grocery store I went to gather the ingredients. I left everyone home so that I could enjoy the experience by myself. I knew that once I got home I would be spending the rest of the evening with them. This was my way of craving out time alone for myself - something I do often with having so many children. I love going to the grocery store alone. I take my time and feel my way through the aisles. I'll pick up new products that I haven't seen or heard of before, read about it, do a Google search while standing there if I have to, and decide to buy it or not. This is one way I keep our menu from getting boring because my children like trying new foods. I'll usually pick out a bouquet of flowers fo...