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School days, backup cameras, fun homework, and our brush with Dog Man fame (7 Quick Takes)

September 14, 2017
By 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, 2017
By 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.

A Moving Story, Part 2: Packing Party

September 13, 2017
By Robyn Barberry
Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional

As I adjusted to life with the few necessities that would prepare our food, I kind of liked the simplicity of having less.

Catapulting into a new faith opportunity

September 11, 2017
By 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, 2017
By 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.

A Moving Story, Part 1: The Sign

September 8, 2017
By Robyn Barberry
Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional

Sometimes when God gives us a sign, it is literally a sign. At least that’s what happened to us.

The emotions of the first day at a new school

September 5, 2017
By 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, 2017
By 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, 2017
By 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.