Enjoying a behind-the-scenes look at a local, family-owned bowling alley January 18, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window When friends of ours suggested we get a group together and go bowling last weekend, I knew I wouldn’t have any trouble selling my family on the idea. We love bowling.
Shopping with kids: When you have your own purse-onal shopper January 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized I’ve reached a whole new place in parenting. Today if I get to choose, I do not want to shop alone. I want to bring a child along.
Hearing Dr. King’s voice today: 6 favorite quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Words can hurt, and words can heal. Words can divide people or build bridges.
Let it snow (but not too much), a baptism photo, a final batch of Christmas cookies, and avocado toast (7 Quick Takes) January 11, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window If I can put in my snow request for the season, I would like one good snowstorm—maybe six inches or so—and then we can head into spring.
Starting the day with “Pastries for Parents” January 10, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized Pastries for Parents.It’s such a lovely idea. You’ll take your child to school a half-hour early and sit in the cafeteria and talk about school and life and meet their friends and other parents. That’s the dream. The reality? Everyone has to wake up early, which naturally sets the whole day up for success. They’re […]
Oh, I want pugs for Christmas. Oh, only pugs will do. January 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window This Christmas season as we were making paper towel snowmen and paper towel nativity figures to give as presents, I had an idea for a gift for a friend and her family.
It’s cold outside, preparing for Epiphany, great Christmas gifts, and a happy New Year (7 Quick Takes) January 4, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window If the wind chill is 5 degrees on Thursday, how many cups of hot chocolate will Judy need when the wind chill is 15 degrees below zero on Friday?
Matched through adoption: The first time we saw our son’s picture January 3, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized I knew then that what I had heard other adoptive parents say was true. You can fall in love with a photo.
A New Year’s Resolution: Giving others the benefit of the doubt January 2, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As I encounter people in my daily life—whether those who are close to me or those who are strangers—I am going to try to assume that they are acting with good intentions and their best understanding of situations.
Have yourself a merry little pot-luck December 30, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There are holiday gatherings, and then there are holiday gatherings with wonderful punny themes.
Red-nosed root beer, Star Wars without spoilers, and a few Christmas leftovers (7 Quick Takes) December 28, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My sister Treasa is helping my dreams of a Christmas-carol-themed potluck come true, serving “Jingle Balls” meatballs, “Frosty the Salmon” salad, “We Three Wings,” and asking me to bring “Feliz Navi-dip.”
Say ‘yes’ to God’s plan December 26, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church As we look at the New Year ahead of us, it’s impossible to know what opportunities and challenges we will encounter during the next 365 days. We have no choice but to say yes to all of it, even the unknowns.
