Let the little children come to Mass January 29, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Children at Mass aren’t Catholics in training. They are Catholics. They are already members of our community. As one of our favorite priests once said, “Children aren’t the future of the Church. They are the Church.”
Board game fun, spiritual gifts, four-day weeks, Pokemon, and homemade soup (7 Quick Takes) January 24, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We are at this magical age where we can play family board games with a fair amount of success.
Yummy Imperfection: Trying a Koobideh kabob recipe January 21, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes I’m always interested in duplicating a favorite dish at home to save a little money—and also because it’s fun to see what we can create ourselves.
Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 17, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode.
The year an ice storm canceled my calculus exam January 15, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I was a senior in high school, and I was failing calculus. I had to be. I hadn’t understood a word the teacher had said for months, and I couldn’t recall passing a single quiz.
Excited about reading, a late Christmas gift, taking down the tree, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 11, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our younger son was afraid he wouldn’t find a book he wanted to buy. Then he spotted a book on a display and made a beeline for it.
Finding Jesus in the hospital January 9, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There’s no sign that says, “Jesus,” with an arrow.
Bidding farewell to Greetings & Readings January 6, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You never want to see a business close, but seeing a local, family-owned business shut its doors after many years in the community is especially sad. So I was really sorry when I saw that Greetings & Readings is set to close later this month.
Cousins for Christmas, a word and saint for the New Year, “Fanta Baby” on the menu, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 5, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We had so many cousins to enjoy over the Christmas break. There were gifts and food and football games.
The year the tree fell January 2, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window That single tree—a tree I had barely noticed before—was apparently such an obstruction between our homes that our paths had barely crossed. Once it was gone, we saw each other almost every day.
Baking cookies, the truth of the moose, carrots for the reindeer, trains, and a Christmas joke (7 Quick Takes) December 28, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I can’t remember the last time I laughed as much while baking.
Counting down to Christmas in 7 Quick Takes December 21, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Christmas is coming, and bit by bit we are getting ready.
