Peach cake season, stacking cups, fireworks, reading, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 5, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The peaches are ripe! Run, run, run to your nearest grocery store or farmers market and buy some peaches to make a Baltimore peach cake.
When you have a friend in Heaven July 3, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window “Do you want these left out of the bag?” the cashier says, holding up two bottles of water. “That would be great,” I say. “We need those for the flowers. We’re stopping at the cemetery.”
Fourteen ways my dog is like God July 2, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith I believe God created dogs so he could be with us more. He has gifted us with these marvelously loving animals, which are emotional, expressive and tail-waggingly happy, and placed them in our homes.
Getting our classic arcade on like Donkey Kong June 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Although I grew up way back in the 1900s, as my children like to say, I often feel I failed to absorb much of the pop culture of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. And arcade games are definitely on that list.
Praying after tragedy and remembering moments from our week (7 Quick Takes) June 29, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Please join me in praying for all those affected by the tragic shooting at the Capital Gazette.
Embrace the fullness this summer June 27, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Summer doesn’t always match the picture-perfect image of summer in my mind. Often, instead, it’s full of dripping popsicles, scraped knees, and overtired children who are up way too late giggling under the covers. But it’s full. And there is a richness to that.
Can a marriage survive when the air conditioner breaks? June 27, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith A hot day without air conditioning helps keep things in perspective.
Staycationing, card playing, Buettner bucks for summer reading, and more (7 Quick Takes) June 22, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Going away on vacation is always amazing, but I am a huge fan of staycations, which is how the boys and I have spent our week.
Making a tiny discovery at the Shrine of St. Anthony June 20, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As we were walking to our cars, our children were running ahead—the way children do. And we saw them stop to look at what seemed to be a brown leaf floating across the sidewalk.
7 Quick Takes started at 30,000 feet (featuring beer-shaped salami, a button sculpture, a yard sale purchase, and more) June 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I started writing these while on an airplane yesterday, but then I didn’t manage to finish them until today. But it felt a little like being in Green Eggs and Ham. “Can you write takes on a plane? Can you write them on a train? In a car or on a tree…?”
Live like you’re going to be 95 June 15, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional I turn 35 tomorrow and have been thinking about how I want to live in this new phase of my life. There are two philosophies that people use as guidelines for making decisions about their life’s experiences. I am posing a third.
The passenger next to me on the plane June 13, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As I was boarding, a flight attendant said, “This is a crowded flight, so we are going to make some friends today.”
