Origami creations, gearing up for virtual school, finches, and more (7 Quick Takes) September 5, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Every now and then, when the children aren’t on screens and they don’t feel like reading or dodging the mosquitoes in the yard, they don’t know what to do. That’s when the magic happens.
Celebrating brotherhood September 1, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Nine years ago today, we flew home from China with our new baby boy and introduced him to his big brother.
Signs of fall, a clean kitchen floor, and other fun from our week (7 Quick Takes) August 29, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The very first leaves are starting to drift off the trees. But I am really sorry to see summer end—and not just because school is starting again.
Setting a positive attitude for remote learning August 26, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I’m trying to bring a positive attitude to online schooling this fall.
Birds on the nest and end-of-summer fun (7 Quick Takes) August 21, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The birds are taking such meticulous care of their eggs, and then the next thing we know the egg is broken on the cage floor.
A taste of summer: Strawberry muffins August 19, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes I want to hold onto summer for as long as I can, but I can feel it slipping through my fingers. So, I’ve been making strawberry muffins.
A peachy season, a coffee crisis, a reorganized pantry, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes) August 15, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes It’s peach season, and the peaches that made their way to my kitchen counter seemed not quite ripe enough for a peach cake. But sometimes you just really want peach cake—and you realize you have time to make one.
A tiny sign of hope August 14, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window There in the nest was a tiny, perfect egg.
A saint for TV, a saint for today August 11, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window It was Christmas Eve and she was too sick to go to Mass. So, Mass came to her, broadcast live on a wall of her room.
Do the impossible today August 9, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Every morning I wake up and wonder whether I will be able to do the impossible.
Nutella and finches and other summer experiences (7 Quick Takes) August 8, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Some weeks I wonder whether I have the energy and creativity to share 7 quick thoughts from our week.
The new nothing-but-normal August 3, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window “This is the new normal,” people say about this pandemic time. But we do not have to accept the current situation as the new normal.
