Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site is 
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Patience, Please
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, September 12, 2008
I was in the shower today, leisurely rinsing off soap, when I heard a shriek. Camilla normally reads books by the door of the bathroom while I shower, but she’d wandered away, and something awful had clearly happened to her. She was wailing.
I called for her but she didn’t come, so I bolted out of the shower, grabbed my towel, and ran around the corner, imagining her trapped under a piece of furniture... READ MORE
Worth Fighting For
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Today we observe the anniversary of September 11, 2001, the day of the biggest terrorist attack on US soil. It’s a good day to remember and to pray for all those who were killed or wounded because of those attacks, and for those who lost loved ones and whose lives were changed for the worse because of that day.
I think it’s also a good day to salute and pray for all those who are serving to protect... READ MORE
Why Math Rocks
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Since our discussion about education, I’ve been thinking about an aspect of the topic that is dear to my heart.
I feel very strongly about this:
Math and science are awesome for everyone.
The small Catholic liberal arts college from which I graduated required that all students take one semester of mathematics and two semesters of science as part of the core curriculum, acknowledging that a true liberal... READ MORE
Frying Extravaganza
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Tuesday, September 09, 2008
I made donuts this weekend.
Actually, I made donuts twice this weekend, which is certainly a record for me.
Last year my sister and I started a tradition of making homemade cake donuts and caramel apples to honor the coming of fall.
It’s not quite fall yet, but we’re anticipating the season, so we did it on Saturday. The caramel apples turned out okay, but the donuts were kind of a flop. I mean,... READ MORE
Celebrate Mary’s Birthday!
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, September 08, 2008
Today’s feast, the Nativity of Mary, has gained a lot of meaning for me since I became a mother myself. I’ve gone through one birth and am anticipating another in about five months, so birth days in general have become a lot more significant to me.
There is nothing in the Bible about the Blessed Virgin’s parents, and the little we know about them is from the apocrypha, writings not included in the... READ MORE
Old-Fashioned Education
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, September 05, 2008
Like I mentioned last week, I’m working my way through the Little House books. One thing I’m noticing is this: education sure was different back then.
On the first day that Laura and Carrie go to school in their new town in The Long Winter, the teacher reads the twenty-third psalm to start the day. “Of course Laura knew all the psalms by heart,” the text says, and my eyebrows shot up. Of course... READ MORE
More on Marrying Young
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Marriage on Thursday, September 04, 2008
Needless to say, I’ve been following the comments on Rebecca’s post from earlier this week with much interest. I don’t have much to add to the arguments - I think Rebecca’s elegant thinking and concise writing have covered pretty much everything I’d say on the topic - but because I have had the experience of marrying at an age that this culture considers very young, I’d like to share my story, just... READ MORE
Sibling Love
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, September 03, 2008
My sister has a baby, Matthew. He is six weeks old, and my daughter Camilla loves him. She talks about “baby Mafew” all the time. She gets excited when we’re going to see him. When she’s around him she wants to be as close to him as possible - so much so that I’ve had to make a rule that she may only touch his hands and feet, and kiss the top of his head.
She’s fascinated by baby activities;... READ MORE
Feeding Toddlers
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Tuesday, September 02, 2008
My husband and I are greatly enjoying having a toddler, but one of the things that is much more complicated with a toddler than with a baby is food. Feeding our daughter was so simple back when all she ate was milk!
Fortunately Camilla is not an extremely picky eater, although she is not noticeably adventurous. She does become rather attached to certain foods - for instance, she eats so much whole-milk... READ MORE
Labor Day Special
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, September 01, 2008
When I was a kid I didn’t see my extended family much. My mother’s parents and only brother lived five hundred miles away, and my dad’s many siblings and their children were scattered all over the country. We did visit sometimes, usually in the summer, but on holidays it was always just us: my parents, my five younger siblings, and me. It was fun, it was just relatively small.
A decade later, the... READ MORE
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