Help Me Take the Plunge

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Health on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The two times I’ve posted about my sinus problems, commenters have mentioned that a wheat-free dairy-free diet has given sinus relief them or to people they know.

I’m intrigued.

I love bread and other wheat products. I eat cheese and other dairy every day. It would be hard to give them up. But my sinus pain is so bad and so constant that I think I’d be willing to try it if it would help. At the very... READ MORE

Spring's Not-So-Fun Side

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, March 09, 2010

It’s unseasonably warm for Michigan right now, with highs in the 50s all week.

How fondly I remember the springs of my past, when I could enjoy the suddenly warm temperatures, the melted snow trickling along the gutters, the trilling of birds newly-arrived from the south. Early spring, with all its promise, was one of my favorite times of year.

I’ve even managed to enjoy it through the past few years,... READ MORE

Blessed Travels

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, March 08, 2010

Ever had one of those times when a saint really came through for you? This weekend, I did.

My baby and I travelled by plane to see friends in the DC area. It’s a short flight, about an hour from take-off to landing, but I’ve found that when you have a one-year-old on your lap, any length flight feels long!

I’m not an anxious person generally, but as my husband drove us to the airport on Thursday morning... READ MORE

Broth Okay on Fridays?

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, March 05, 2010

In the comments on my beans and rice recipe, wisdomandpeace asked “A question I’ve always had, though, is it allowable to use chicken broth (but no actual pieces of chicken) in a recipe on a day we abstain from meat?  I’ve always avoided those recipes on Fridays during Lent, just in case, but if it were allowable, it would certainly open up my repertoire of Lenten meals!”

I found quite a few articles that address the topic, and thought that two in particular were worth reading.

The first one, on EWTN, is by Fr. Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. The entire thing is worth reading, but he specifically mentions the broth issue in the clarifications at the end of the article: “Present canon law allows the use of sauces made from animal fats, as well as their use in cooking, so the use of beef or chicken stock would enter into this category.”

In a piece on his blog, Jimmy Akin analyzes the canon law on the topic and comes to the same conclusion. You can read his analysis here.

I hope this helps!

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Making Alone Time Good Time

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, March 04, 2010

Blaise and I are traveling this weekend. It’s a fun trip, visiting our dear friends who are also his godparents. But - since it involves me being solely responsible for my baby for four days - it’s also an exhausting trip.

Especially since I’m coming off three days of solo-parenting both my children while my husband was on a business trip, I’m just plain tired. I’ve been up since 5:50am with my early-rising... READ MORE

Beans and Rice Recipe

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Yesterday when I posted about onions, quite a few of you asked in the comments section for the beans and rice recipe I mentioned.

First of all, I want to point you to this post from two weeks ago, where I shared one recipe I enjoy and many readers contributed other recipes that look delicious. So you should definitely check that out.

Since you asked for it, though, I’ll also share the one-dish beans... READ MORE

Bulbs You Can Bite

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Tuesday, March 02, 2010

A friend of mine asked if I have a good beans and rice recipe. I do, and I happen to know it off the top of my head, so she grabbed a pen and I started reciting it. “Chop an onion, heat some oil in a pan, and saute the onion in it.”

As I told her the rest of the recipe it occurred to me that at least half of my entree recipes start this way. Almost daily, I find myself beginning dinner prep by sauteing... READ MORE

Small Ways to Simplify

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Monday, March 01, 2010

This Thursday, Blaise and I are catching a morning flight for a weekend trip to visit his godparents several states away. We’ve had it planned for months.

Then last week we found out Bryan has to take a business trip this week. He’ll be flying home on a red-eye and landing at 6:00 Thursday morning, just a few hours before my flight takes off.

Fortunately my parents live not too far away, so we’re... READ MORE

Slowly Toward Potty Progress

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, February 26, 2010

It was wonderful to get such thoughtful and encouraging advice on my post about our potty woes with our three-year-old. Thank you!

Without going into too much detail (she’s three, but she still deserves some privacy) I will say that your advice was eye-opening for me and gave me some ideas I hope will lead to eventual success.

In the meantime, the situation is messy and frustrating and not a lot of... READ MORE

Picking It Up

Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, February 25, 2010

In today’s podcast, I mentioned that I’m trying a suggestion from Lisa’s new book The Handbook for Catholic Moms: keeping my house fairly tidy during the day.

Bryan and I work together to make sure that our house is orderly before we go to bed every night, and I also attempt to have the place decently tidy when he gets home from work. But putting extra effort into keeping the house in order during... READ MORE

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