rita buettner commentary BlogCommentaryOpen Window Good, Good Father Rita BuettnerJune 14, 20223 min read A few weeks ago, 5-year-old Christian Oakes said to his father, “Hey, Dad, I’ve got a good song just for you.” As Christian played the song, he would give his father a little smile. Brian was a little mystified because he had never heard the song before. He asked Christian where he had found the […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window Road trip, stolen Cheetos, baby bunnies, and muffin tops (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJune 11, 20224 min read Last weekend, we hit the road as a family and drove to New York to visit my sister Maureen and her four amazing children. CommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church Just the other day Rita BuettnerJune 9, 20223 min read Graduations bring so many emotions. I’m overjoyed to be seeing our son taking this step. I’m beyond proud of the person he’s becoming. I am honored to be his mother. I’m grateful to be here to see him reach this point. BlogCommentaryOpen Window No worries, Kate. I’ve been there, too. Rita BuettnerJune 7, 20222 min read Anyone who’s ever parented a 4-year-old knows that moment. You’re in line at the grocery store or sitting in a pew at church or attending your husband’s grandmother’s platinum jubilee when your child starts acting out. BlogCommentaryOpen Window The first swim of the season, visiting friends, and a crocheted frog (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJune 5, 20224 min read Happy Pentecost! Happy birthday to the Church! Here are a few highlights from our week. ~1~ One of my goals every summer is to make sure our sons get some swimming time. One night this week our friends invited us to come to their house to enjoy their pool, so our boys had their first […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window That bad grade in Chemistry Rita BuettnerMay 30, 20223 min read It was a rainy Sunday afternoon when my father knocked on our door. He handed me a sheet of test scores from Mrs. Dougherty’s fourth-grade class, a dog’s license we had apparently never attached to her collar, and a report card from my first semester of college. Now, I was never a summa cum laude […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window Old Bay Goldfish, treats on the grill, and thoughts on prayer (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMay 28, 20225 min read Here in Baltimore, we take our Old Bay seriously. We put it on many foods—pizza and scrambled eggs and tuna melts and pasta and corn on the cob. Yum. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A lost tortoise comes home Rita BuettnerMay 22, 20223 min read This story starts with a birthday wish and ends with a miracle. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Yard sales, a B2 Spirit bomber, and a backyard scavenger hunt (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMay 21, 20224 min read ~1~ Our neighborhood held its annual yard sale this weekend. Before I married John, I am not sure I had ever even gone to a yard sale. But John really enjoys selling things. He especially loves the neighborhood yard sale because we get to see neighbors that we haven’t seen all winter—and meet a few […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window When St. Bernadette’s relics came to Baltimore Rita BuettnerMay 15, 20224 min read I realized I could fit in a very brief trip, but it would have to be on my own, without my family. Previous 1 … 21 22 23 … 93 Next