Small acts of love can mean the most February 11, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized I often think that the small actions, the little kindnesses, are the ones that touch your heart in a special way.
The $8 bridesmaid dresses February 9, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My mother and I still laugh about how she bought the dresses before we were even engaged—and without me or any of the hypothetical future bridesmaids there.
Our first dance: Can’t help falling in love with you February 9, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You give your whole life, your whole self, to each other every day—and you accept the gift of your spouse in return.
How I met my husband, sickness in the house, brownies, family time, my cousin Sheila, and more (7 Quick Takes) February 7, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Have I ever told you how I met my husband?
With the spread of the coronavirus, be on guard against racism February 7, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As coronavirus spreads around China and starts to reach other parts of the world, we need to be on guard not to let fear of a new disease translate into racist comments and actions against Asian-Americans.
When I grow up February 4, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It’s past bedtime, and our little boy should be asleep. But when I go to check on him, his mind is too full to sleep.
Are you ready to see the Light of Life? February 3, 2020By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall Every day is a gift from our Heavenly Father. May we not take it for granted but live it as such, and allow the light of Jesus to shine in and through us so, as to illuminate and brighten our often dark and troubled world.
The Year of the Rat, meeting a friend in real life, plans for Lent, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 31, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Are you celebrating the Year of the Rat? We had some friends over last weekend to mark the Chinese New Year, and it was so good to be together.
Missing Coach Wootten, brothers Corrigan and others, but warmed by new life January 31, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Blog An unusually mild January nonetheless left me chilled, by too many deaths.
The three questions you should ask your family every day January 31, 2020By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional Take some time to ask your family these three questions today. You may have a laugh and learn a thing or two about life and the people you share it with.
‘You ain’t never had a friend like Him’ January 30, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough God is not a genie; but he is intimately fond of us. He would do anything for you – not because he is our slave, but because he is nothing but love.
The Wishing Rock January 30, 2020By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional There is no mystery with what God can do for us. After all, he is our rock.
