rita buettner commentary BlogCommentaryOpen Window Setting a positive attitude for remote learning Rita BuettnerAugust 26, 20204 min read I’m trying to bring a positive attitude to online schooling this fall. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Birds on the nest and end-of-summer fun (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 21, 20205 min read The birds are taking such meticulous care of their eggs, and then the next thing we know the egg is broken on the cage floor. BlogCommentaryOpen WindowRecipes A taste of summer: Strawberry muffins Rita BuettnerAugust 19, 20202 min read I want to hold onto summer for as long as I can, but I can feel it slipping through my fingers. So, I’ve been making strawberry muffins. BlogCommentaryOpen WindowRecipes A peachy season, a coffee crisis, a reorganized pantry, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 15, 20204 min read It’s peach season, and the peaches that made their way to my kitchen counter seemed not quite ripe enough for a peach cake. But sometimes you just really want peach cake—and you realize you have time to make one. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A tiny sign of hope Rita BuettnerAugust 14, 20202 min read There in the nest was a tiny, perfect egg. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A saint for TV, a saint for today Rita BuettnerAugust 11, 20202 min read It was Christmas Eve and she was too sick to go to Mass. So, Mass came to her, broadcast live on a wall of her room. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Do the impossible today Rita BuettnerAugust 9, 20203 min read Every morning I wake up and wonder whether I will be able to do the impossible. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Nutella and finches and other summer experiences (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 8, 20203 min read Some weeks I wonder whether I have the energy and creativity to share 7 quick thoughts from our week. BlogCommentaryOpen Window The new nothing-but-normal Rita BuettnerAugust 3, 20203 min read “This is the new normal,” people say about this pandemic time. But we do not have to accept the current situation as the new normal. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Birthday reflections, schooling prep, and St. Ignatius (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 1, 20204 min read I’ve been hoping to get a handheld mirror for the days when our deck becomes a barber shop for our family. Previous 1 … 50 51 52 … 100 Next