Making memories on an evening walk September 21, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church As a mother of two growing children, I’m getting used to following along behind. I want them to be cautious and hang back and stay young just a little while longer. But they see a wide open world ahead of them, without a danger in sight. They want to run free.
Finding God in a geography lesson September 19, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our fourth grader has to be able to label all the states in the U.S. on a map in five minutes.
School days, backup cameras, fun homework, and our brush with Dog Man fame (7 Quick Takes) September 14, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As I was walking our boys toward the school entrance yesterday morning, Leo ran on ahead to get inside. Daniel stayed back with me, but when we were still a distance from the school, he said, “Can you walk back to the car now?”
Talking birthday wishes and what a little boy wants to be when he grows up September 13, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It’s not often I get one-on-one time with one of my nieces or nephews, and I love learning more about each of them.
Catapulting into a new faith opportunity September 11, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window God gives us each different talents. Some of us are better with cats or catechesis than catapults, but there’s a role for each of us.
Mothers are detectives, celebrating brothers, a lesson in humility, and a trumpet (7 Quick Takes) September 8, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window At the end of each school day, you might think that our children happily share every detail about recess, math class, lunch, what their teacher told them, and how many friends they made.
The emotions of the first day at a new school September 5, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Today, you see, was not just the first day of the school year. It was the first day of a school year at a new school.
The cat at the crab feast September 4, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window He wasn’t even supposed to be there. The 15-year-old cat had been at the vet the day before. His health was failing, and there was nothing more that could be done.
Blogging about blogging and a day trip to Virginia September 1, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a gathering of Catholic women bloggers in Front Royal, Va. We drove down as a family of four, and my husband and our boys went off to explore Skyline Drive and the Skyline Caverns during the day.
Kite flying, Brothers’ Day, our staycation, skipping school supplies shopping, and excellent corn dogs (7 Quick Takes) August 31, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My sons and I have been staycationing this week as we get ready for the school year to begin.
Talking to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton about the start of the new school year August 29, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last week I told the boys that today would be our pilgrimage day—that we would pick a destination and go pray for a great school year.
Nothing to fear but the Ferris wheel August 28, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As I stood on the ground and watched them go up, I was suddenly scared. God has entrusted my husband and me with raising these two amazing children, and I just put them on a ride that would take them far up into the sky.
