A roaring celebration for the Year of the Tiger (7 Quick Takes) February 5, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Xian nian kuai le! Gung hay fat choy! Happy New Year! The first time our family celebrated Chinese New Year was 2010 when we were new parents. That was the Year of the Tiger—the Gold Tiger. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger. It feels pretty special to be celebrating the Year […]
I spy an angel February 1, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The snowy shape was there for days before I spotted it.
Frosted Flakes, my new godson, Ann’s foot-longs, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 29, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ The Year of the Tiger starts Tuesday, Feb. 1, and I am not sure I am ready. But don’t worry. I will be. I may have ordered a 40-inch inflatable tiger today. What will we do with it? I don’t know. But I just have a feeling that life might be a little more […]
The Death of a Priest January 23, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window A priest’s name popped up in my social media feed, and it rang a distant bell. The post shared that the priest had died, apparently by suicide. Oh, no. How devastating for his family and for his community. Losing someone you love to suicide brings so much pain, so many questions. Something else was bothering […]
Gearing up for the Year of the Tiger, banana bread, orthodontia, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 22, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window My favorite holiday is Chinese New Year, and I am so excited for the Year of the Tiger.
What a wonderful Wordle January 21, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I’m not great at Wordle. I’m not even good at it. But I am a sucker for fun word games.
Putting away Christmas January 17, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I’m never eager to see Christmas end.
A lunchtime treat, what I cooked this week, and an egg surprise (7 Quick Takes) January 15, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Does anyone else feel that January is a very long month? But the days are getting a little brighter every day!
My mascot for the pandemic January 12, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window How does the godwit know where to go? How does it fly so far without stopping to eat or rest?
Snow fun, brownies, a new washer, and a sequined sweater (7 Quick Takes) January 10, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We enjoyed two beautiful snowfalls last week, a bit of a dusting and a fun few inches for play.
Let’s hold onto Christmas January 5, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.
A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes) January 1, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Christmas, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]
