Writing and self-doubt and a lesson from John Steinbeck August 14, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There is nothing as intimidating as the blank page.
Letting go of the guilt over screen time August 13, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I could definitely be a better mother. I fall short in many ways. But I choose not to feel guilty about letting our children have screen time.
Feasting on crabs and peach cake, decorating with flyswatters, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes) August 9, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You can almost taste the end of summer. I can no longer complain about the ridiculously early back-to-school sales, even though I have yet to buy a single No. 2 pencil or accordion file.
When all you can do is pray August 7, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Every time there is a shooting—yet another shooting—I feel so helpless.
The summer is flying by, birthday fun, our butterfly bush, and what crawled into my salad (7 Quick Takes) August 2, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Suddenly it’s August. We’ve had such a fun and more-relaxing-than-usual summer that I would really like to hold onto this season a bit longer.
4 favorite lessons from St. Ignatius of Loyola July 30, 2019By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Saints As we celebrate the feast day of St. Ignatius, here are some of my favorite lessons from the founder of the Society of Jesus.
A handcrafted birthday surprise July 27, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’m not very easy to surprise.
Birthday celebrating, a new little child of God, favorite Catholic movies, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 26, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Today is my birthday! I just love birthdays. I enjoy everyone’s birthday, of course, but especially mine.
There were three jolly fishermen (a fishing tale) July 23, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Once upon a time there was a boy who loved to fish. He dreamed about fishing. He talked about fishing. He couldn’t get enough of it—even though he had only caught one fish in three years.
The perfect cure for beach-sickness (or what we did on our summer vacation) July 22, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window What a vacation it was. We went fishing and explored the area and ate ice cream every day and swam and played.
The power of prayer, my life as a personal chef, miniature golfing, and reading at the grocery store (7 Quick Takes) July 18, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My sons and I went shopping one afternoon to find a few items for our beach trip, including a sun hat for me.
A summer visit to the Big Duck July 16, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window When we decided to visit Long Island this summer, we did our research. My sister found an ice cream parlor. My husband thought it would be fun to see Sag Harbor. I wanted to go to the Big Duck.
