On Not Diving
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, October 18, 2010
My daughter is cautious to a degree that often frustrates me. She freezes if she senses that something might be uncomfortable or hard or scary. Even if we know she’ll enjoy something, we still have to coax her to try it. Nearly always we’re right and she loves it. That doesn’t mean she trusts us unthinkingly the next time. She’s less hyper-cautious than she used to be but progress is slow.
I watch... READ MORE
Dirt-Eating Kids
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, May 03, 2010
My husband emailed his mother some photos from our weekend gardening session, including the one on the left.
She wrote back: “Blaise is a very different child from his father! You hated getting in the dirt.”
By all accounts, Bryan and I were similarly fastidious as children. My own mother says that she never had to chase me down to wipe off my sticky hands; in fact, I would come to her and request... READ MORE
Not a "Fun" Mom
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, April 22, 2010
In today’s podcast we talked about parenting little ones, and I mentioned how much joy I get from my children. They are precious to me, and being their mother fills my heart with happiness on a day to day basis.
I know, that sounds cheesy, but it’s true.
What I didn’t mention, because it wasn’t the topic of the podcast, but which is also true: I think I might enjoy my kids a lot more than they enjoy... READ MORE
Him: Out, Me: In
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
My husband is an outdoorsy person. I am not. When we were in college, he spent an entire summer in New Mexico working as a ranger at Philmont, an intensive hiking camp for Boy Scouts. He would call me up and tell me, “I haven’t showered in five days!” and I would shudder with disgust. He did admit that the every-five-days showering was a little bit gross, but Bryan loved everything about his summer... READ MORE
Lisa Hendey's Most Fascinating Catholics of 2009
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Last year, I wrote a little blog post disclosing my secret wish to sit on Barbara Walter’s softly-focused couch and conduct interviews with some of the Catholic newsmakers of the year. While I’m still waiting for EWTN or Catholic TV to call me to arrange filming, that little post created a bit of a stir. Bloggers around the Catholic Internet chimed in with their picks and pans. This year, I decided... READ MORE
Lisa Hendey’s 10 Most Fascinating Catholics of 2008
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, December 05, 2008
I’d love to have the ability once per year to sit down with the ten most fascinating Catholics of the year for a one-to-one conversation just like Barbara Walters does each year. Enhanced by soft, warm lighting and a fuzzy camera focus, I’d look fabulous sitting down across from each year’s movers and shakers of the Church.
I spent some time this week contemplating my picks for 2008 and have come... READ MORE
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