Rejoice—even in an imperfect Advent journey December 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It’s the third week of Advent, and Christmas—which seemed so far off just a few weeks ago—is looming large.
Christmas sweaters and lights, birthday celebrations, sharks, and rice (7 Quick Takes) December 14, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We were invited to wear ugly Christmas sweaters to a work meeting, and somehow I realized I didn’t own a Christmas sweater.
Singing for your supper at a Christmas carol-themed party December 10, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window ’Tis the season for Christmas treats, Christmas parties, and Christmas caroling. So why not wrap them all into one delectable, delightful experience?
Gotcha Day, what St. Nicholas brought, and sweet tastes of Christmas (7 Quick Takes) December 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Nine years ago today we met our older son. The past nine years have been the blink of an eye and yet forever, all at the same time.
Greatest gifts December 5, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church The weeks leading up to Christmas are their own gift, offering a time for us to ready our hearts and consider the enormity of the real miracle of Christmas.
Advent: It’s the most wonderful time of the year December 3, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Advent simply nudges us to make space in our lives for Jesus. It assures us that the Son of God is coming.
Train displays, parent-teacher conferences, December birthdays, fun with cardboard, and what’s left in the fridge (7 Quick Takes) November 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window December starts tomorrow, so bring on train season! Actually, it’s always train season around here because we are a toy train family.
Table of plenty November 27, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We’re losing power for most of the day tomorrow. I know we’ll lose most of the food in our fridge, so we’ve been eating and eating—but we’ve barely made a dent.
Thanksgiving leftovers, lots of pie, sleepover fun, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 23, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window ~1~ Despite all my worry that the frozen turkey wouldn’t thaw in time, it thawed beautifully, and it cooked up even more perfectly. I watched my father pull it out of the oven, and it was gorgeous—and delicious. Everything tasted so good this year—my mother’s carrots and onions casserole, the mashed potatoes and gravy, the […]
Talking turkey and sweet potatoes and pie November 19, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window A dozen years ago or so, back before we had children, my mother asked me to bring the sweet potatoes to our Thanksgiving dinner.
Snow, snow, snow, birthday spaghetti, an anniversary gift, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It snowed yesterday! I had seen that snow and sleet were in the forecast, but so often storms don’t amount to much—especially in mid-November.
When your jug is nearly dry November 11, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You wonder why God would ask that of you at a time when your jar of flour is nearly empty and your jug is nearly dry.
