A Good Habit
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, November 02, 2010
On the last day of a theology class I took in college, the professor walked into the room, looked at us seriously, and picked up a piece of chalk. He said, “If you remember only one thing from this course, I want it to be this.”
And then he wrote across the board in big capital letters: “PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE DEAD.”
The class, incidentally, was Theology of John Paul II, so this point wasn’t even... READ MORE
Dress up the Fruit?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Health on Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Make fruit pretty.
That’s what a group of Dutch researchers says we need to do to get children to eat it, after a recent study. They offered two plates of fruit, one with a more visually appealing presentation, and found that children ate an average of twice as much fruit from the prettier plate. Thus, their conclusion: dress fruit up, and kids will eat it.
You can read the whole article here. I’d... READ MORE
Learning to List
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, June 10, 2010
Before my husband and I had kids, we travelled often, and packing for trips was no big deal. I gave very little thought to it.
I subscribe to the theory that the job of packing expands to fill the time available for it. My general approach was to wait until, say, an hour before we had to leave for the airport, and then start throwing things in a bag. It worked pretty well.
Until we had kids, that... READ MORE
Lazy Days and Modesty in Mind
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, November 05, 2009
On this week’s podcast (click here or click on the player above), Rebecca, Elizabeth and I look indepth at two popular blog posts from this past week. In our first topic, we use Tammy Darling’s recent post as a jumping off point for a great discussion on helping our children find the right balance between laziness and valuing hard work without going overboard. Do the kids in your home tend to be... READ MORE
Ball and Chain
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Via Jen, I recently came across a list of surprising energy drains and Energy Zapper Number 1 is: being addicted to email!
I go in and out of having email addiction. My phone now sends and receives email which is actually nice because I no longer have that urge to check the computer the minute I walk in the door. It used to be I would rush back to the screen to make sure I wasn’t missing out on anything... READ MORE
Mom Goes Dental
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Lisa already talked got us talking about how much we dread going to the dentist ourselves.
Now can we talk about how much we dread taking our kids to the dentist? And how silly that is after all?
We had appointments this morning. I was so proud of myself for making these long-put-off appointments a couple of months ago that I added the accomplishment to my “Small Successes” for that week. Now actually... READ MORE
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