A surprise package from a friend May 2, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window A few weeks ago our friend Annie traveled to Israel to visit family there. Her airplane landed there on Palm Sunday, and she even texted me from the airport to tell me she was there.
Sixteen candles April 29, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Sixteen years ago today our niece was born! She was my very first niece (or nephew), and becoming an aunt brought tremendous joy.
Easter moments, a forgotten lunch, egg dyeing, bunnies for dessert, and more (7 Quick Takes) April 25, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window At Ash Wednesday Mass, our family was asked to carry up the gifts. Then on Easter Sunday, our family was asked again.
The power of a conversation April 19, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window On Good Friday it is hard to see the beauty through the darkness and the grief. On Good Friday it is finished. We have faith. We know that Easter will bring incredible joy. We know that not all is lost—that life wins out over death, that love overcomes all evil.
Looking for love this Holy Week April 16, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You can sit back and watch. You can join the screaming crowds. Or you can walk right beside Jesus, moment by moment, day after day, of this powerful, emotional journey.
Ave Maria: Seeking Jesus in tragedy April 16, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Somehow, in the midst of all the updates that statues had been removed for cleaning and that much of the artwork had been carried out safely, I couldn’t find anything about the Blessed Sacrament.
Favorite flowers, a gift for a 3-year-old, cupcakes, squishy Easter gifts, and baseball (7 Quick Takes) April 13, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window What’s your favorite spring flower? I never can decide. I love the yellows that kick of spring, especially the forsythia and the daffodils.
Being present this Lent April 10, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Domestic Church Were we present at Jesus’ crucifixion? We were, and we are. We can place ourselves in that moment, meditating again on the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the cross. We were there. This Lent we are there.
Transitions and trust April 9, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Much as I cannot believe it, our older son is in fifth grade. And we’re not all that far from the end of school.On a school field trip this week, he and his fellow fifth graders climbed aboard school buses and traveled to the middle school they’ll be attending in September. Afterward, I asked a […]
Homework enthusiasm, a new little league season, and more (7 Quick Takes) April 4, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window These highlights of our week are written in rhyme.
Jesus knows what you need April 3, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Jesus knows what we need before we ask. He knows what we needbetter than we do.
Everything about Lent is awesome (in rhyme) April 1, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window This Lent is fantastic! Believe it, it’s true. We are ready for Easter! We’ve nothing to do!
