rita buettner commentary CommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church A simple greeting can be a powerful connector Rita BuettnerJanuary 7, 20223 min read We never know where a simple greeting or a smile might lead or how that might have an impact on someone else. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Let’s hold onto Christmas Rita BuettnerJanuary 5, 20222 min read As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house. BlogChristmasCommentaryOpen Window A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 1, 20224 min read ~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window Farewell to 2021. Thanks for all the (sort of) fun. Rita BuettnerDecember 29, 20212 min read A poetic tribute to 2021 BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized The excitement of each new day Rita BuettnerDecember 28, 20213 min read As soon as the first daylight creeps into their cages, the finches are ready to start the day—and they think I should start mine, too. BlogChristmasCommentaryOpen Window A partridge in a pear tree and other Christmas fun (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerDecember 26, 20214 min read Merry Christmas! Here are a few highlights of our Christmas celebration so far. AdventBlogChristmasCommentaryOpen Window A Child is born to us Rita BuettnerDecember 24, 20212 min read There is nothing like the happy news of a brand-new baby. AdventBlogChristmasCommentaryOpen Window When Christmas doesn’t go as planned Rita BuettnerDecember 23, 20213 min read Whatever your Christmas looks like this year, I hope you find your way to the manger, and that you encounter moments of beauty, hope, and joy. BlogCommentaryOpen Window It might be time to get ready for Christmas and more in 7 Quick Takes Rita BuettnerDecember 19, 20214 min read We aren’t ready for Christmas, but Easter’s in the bag. AdventBlogChristmasCommentaryOpen Window The joy of a Yankee swap Rita BuettnerDecember 16, 20213 min read When I mentioned that I was participating in two Yankee gift swaps this week, my family didn’t sound that enthusiastic. Previous 1 … 34 35 36 … 101 Next
