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Celebrating 16 years and counting and other highlights from our week (7 Quick Takes)
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Celebrating 16 years and counting and other highlights from our week (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerSeptember 25, 20205 min read
Sixteen years ago, my father walked me up the aisle of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, and John was waiting for me at the altar.
‘Pray, hope, and don’t worry’
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‘Pray, hope, and don’t worry’

Rita BuettnerSeptember 22, 20202 min read
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, whose feast day is Sept. 23, is quoted as saying, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
Welcome, baby finches!
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Welcome, baby finches!

Rita BuettnerSeptember 20, 20203 min read
Surprise! We now have a finch family of four.
Ask and you shall receive
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Ask and you shall receive

Rita BuettnerSeptember 19, 20204 min read
God knows what is best for us. He knows when the timing is right and when we are ready for what we are asking for.
Berger Cookies, skating through virtual schooling, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Berger Cookies, skating through virtual schooling, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerSeptember 18, 20204 min read
We might not have milk or pasta, but at least we have Berger cookies.
Half a year ago
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Half a year ago

Rita BuettnerSeptember 13, 20203 min read
It’s been six months since our children were last in a school, six months since I went to my office for the workday, and six months since I’ve interacted in a normal way with people outside my immediate household.
Starting school, solving an egg mystery, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Starting school, solving an egg mystery, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerSeptember 12, 20204 min read
~1. Reading and writing and where is the log-in code~ The other day one of my colleagues who’s also a virtual learning mom asked me how online learning was going. I told her I was excelling at all of it, handling everything beautifully, and not finding it stressful at all. “It turns out that I […]
A time of blessings and beginnings
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A time of blessings and beginnings

Rita BuettnerSeptember 8, 20202 min read
Today as we reflect on the birth of the Blessed Mother, my sons are beginning the school year.
Origami creations, gearing up for virtual school, finches, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Origami creations, gearing up for virtual school, finches, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerSeptember 5, 20204 min read
Every now and then, when the children aren’t on screens and they don’t feel like reading or dodging the mosquitoes in the yard, they don’t know what to do. That’s when the magic happens.
Celebrating brotherhood
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Celebrating brotherhood

Rita BuettnerSeptember 1, 20203 min read
Nine years ago today, we flew home from China with our new baby boy and introduced him to his big brother.
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