The joy of snow days, when St. Anthony comes through, March Madness limericks, and other inspiration (7 Quick Takes) March 23, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Just when we thought winter was over, the snow arrived! And, I have to admit, I loved the surprise.
Failing and succeeding and praying through Lent March 21, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I love Lent. I look forward to it. Going into Lent, I always have plans and ideas for how it could be an amazing journey.
Toys R Us: Where a kid got to be a kid March 19, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional Robyn Barberry laments the loss of a venerable toy store chain.
Rock, paper, scissors…champion! March 18, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It all started Saturday morning as Daniel and I were driving to his First Communion Workshop.
A little slice of Ireland: Irish soda bread recipe March 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes It’s not St. Patrick’s Day until I’ve filled the house with the smell of freshly baked Irish soda bread, full of that distinctive caraway seed flavor and the soft raisins. Yum.
Professional photos, 17 for dinner, a spontaneous date night, and a photobombing selfie (7 Quick Takes) March 15, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We haven’t had professional photos taken of the boys in almost four years, so I scheduled a shoot last week, got them all dressed up, went to the mall, and they posed for the camera.
Let’s do lunch (even if there’s not time) March 12, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I stopped at the grocery store, bought way too much food so she’d have enough for a few days’ worth of lunches, and headed to her house.
Card playing, crockpot worries, a meatless meal idea, how to swallow pills, Lenten prayer, and Pokemon (7 Quick Takes) March 8, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our children love playing cards. I try to carry a deck of cards with me wherever I go, and they have saved me many times.
10 pieces of encouragement (not advice) for parents-to-be March 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last weekend we went to a baby shower for friends who are expecting a baby girl. I was supposed to write down a piece of advice for the parents-to-be, and I could not think of a single thing to say.
Something is wrong: The crisis of modern addictions March 7, 2018By Hanael Bianchi Filed Under: Blog, Fertile Soil Modernity is not a constant movement towards progress. Instead the modern worldview has a gaping hole right in the middle of it.
Introducing the small victory jar: The next chapter in the story March 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window For weeks now, I have been looking for a container to gather the small victories my colleagues and I celebrate in the office.
Time for action on gun violence March 6, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary “Thoughts and prayers” are an appropriate, initial, compassionate response to any tragedy, including the death of innocents at a concert, church or school. But a solution requires action. And the time for action is now.
