Tie tying, homework and all that jazz, learning the Apostles’ Creed, a favorite board game, and more (7 Quick Takes) April 12, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My parents sent our second-grader a new tie with a First Communion tie tack to wear, and he could not wait to put it on when it arrived.
Good Enough Is Good Enough: Q&A with Author Colleen Duggan April 11, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Books, Open Window “Writing is such a form of prayer,” Colleen told me. “When I get out of the way, the Holy Spirit can really work through me.”
The first day of baseball season April 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window At that first practice, anything and everything is possible. The season lies ahead of us fresh and clean and exciting.
Easter dinner and eggs and bunnies, a half-birthday celebration, and a sign of gratitude (7 Quick Takes) April 5, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Easter fun, eggs, babies and gratitude.
Yet another reason to sing Alleluia April 3, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you didn’t get hit by the Chinese space station.
Boiling eggs, a new teakettle, a Garmin for Jesus, and more (7 Quick Takes) March 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized Every year when I take out the eggs for Easter I google “how to boil eggs.”
Five inspiring quotes from Sister Helen Prejean March 27, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized Here are five of my favorite quotes from Sister Helen’s talk, though she has given me so much to think about this week.
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.
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.
