rita buettner commentary BlogCommentaryOpen Window A birthday candle story Rita BuettnerOctober 8, 20222 min read Five years ago, when my sister and brother-in-law were expecting twin boys, I was rooting for them to come on my husband’s birthday. I loved the idea of them all being birthday buddies. As it turned out, our nephews were born the day after my husband’s birthday. God’s plan is always better than mine, and […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window Lessons to learn from St. Therese’s little way Rita BuettnerSeptember 30, 20223 min read St. Therese would nudge us to take on the little actions of daily life and see the value and the holiness in that service. BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized Egg-cellent adventures and other highlights from our week (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 25, 20224 min read Our younger son loves fresh eggs. So, when a local friend posted to Facebook that they had extra eggs from their chickens, I messaged her right away. CommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church Saying ‘yes’ requires enormous leap of faith Rita BuettnerSeptember 20, 20223 min read Life is better taken a step at a time, navigating it as it comes, rather than worrying about what tomorrow might bring. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Just a Hamper Rita BuettnerSeptember 19, 20222 min read We just got rid of our old hamper. It was just a hamper. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Mini-waffles and other fun during our back-to-school scramble (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 18, 20225 min read The other day, I went to the store to make a very practical, necessary purchase, and on my way to the register, I saw a mini waffle maker. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Making time to make jam Rita BuettnerSeptember 15, 20223 min read This has been the bumpiest school start that I can remember. I keep saying we will find our rhythm—and we will. But we are going to miss the bus a few more times before we do. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Late-summer crabs, a bathroom renovation, and Back to School Night (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 10, 20225 min read When I was growing up, my family had steamed crabs very rarely—usually when out-of-town relatives were visiting. My husband spent more time near the water, so he had them more often. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Saying Goodbye to Summer Rita BuettnerSeptember 5, 20223 min read As I sat there watching them play in the water, I could almost feel the last bit of that sweet summer freedom slipping away. This was likely our last pool day of the season. The busyness of autumn is looming large. BlogCommentaryOpen Window The shape of macaroni and cheese and other back-to-school ponderings (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 4, 20224 min read Does macaroni and cheese taste different based on the shape of the noodles? My son pointed out that I hardly ever make macaroni-shaped macaroni and cheese—and right away everyone else at the dinner table chimed in. Previous 1 … 18 19 20 … 93 Next