A new lesson from St. Joseph March 19, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It turns the whole story on its head for me.
A little lesson in trust March 19, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church Sometimes the large, life-changing moments are the ones that show us we need to turn everything over to God. Sometimes it’s the flat tire or a snowstorm derailing our plans. But each time we have an opportunity to come away trusting Jesus a little bit more.
A simple St. Patrick’s Day appetizer: Shamrock-shaped tortilla chips March 17, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Every Sunday my fellow small group leader and I bring a snack for our second graders to enjoy in our Sunday School class. Because it was St. Patrick’s Day, I thought we might make the snack a little more fun than usual.
Fortune cookies, Shamrock Shakes, muskrat dinners, zoo charades, and more (7 Quick Takes) March 15, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Don’t you just love fortune cookies? You get a cookie that has a little note just for you inside.
Remembering an Irish priest March 11, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window When I think of growing up in St. Pius X parish in Rodgers Forge, I think of Msgr. Baumgartner.
Thoughts as Lent begins, our final-final Chinese New Year celebration, Pancake Tuesday, and ballroom dancing (7 Quick Takes) March 7, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window We really love Ash Wednesday, don’t we? I love how it’s not even a holy day of obligation, and yet churches fill with people who want to receive ashes. There’s something about that mark of humility and repentance that feels so right.
What Jesus hopes for you this Lent March 3, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window Lent isn’t a test we will pass or fail. It’s an opportunity. It’s an invitation.
A basket of intentions for Lent, spelling words, jumbo playing cards, a Cinderella story, and more (7 Quick Takes) March 1, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window Every Lent we fill a basket with slips of paper with the names of people we know—living and deceased. We pull one out every morning and pray for that person that day. It’s a simple concept, but it works well for our family.
Cookies for dinner February 24, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Often what I’m asking for isn’t what I need, but the equivalent of a chocolate chip cookie for dinner.
The dog who could read (but didn’t know how to find her way home) February 23, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Once upon a time there was a dog. She broke free from her yard and went exploring.
Snow days, packing lunches, veggie tray creations, and possible summer destinations (7 Quick Takes) February 22, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You have to love a snow day that falls on a Wednesday. I mean, you don’t have to, but I enjoyed having a day off in the middle of the week.
You know you’re lucky when… February 19, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There are so many things that people say are lucky. There are horseshoes, four-leaf clovers, and rabbit’s feet, of course. Then there’s walking through a spiderweb, getting hit with bird excrement, and rain on your wedding day.
