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Homemade bread, haircutting goals, a feast day gift, and a wish for a bird (7 Quick Takes)
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Homemade bread, haircutting goals, a feast day gift, and a wish for a bird (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerMay 29, 20203 min read
I almost think it would be worth it to make bread just to fill the house with the scent of bread cooking.
A Child’s Coronavirus Prayer
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A Child’s Coronavirus Prayer

Rita BuettnerMay 27, 20202 min read
This weekend, my 10-year-old godson wrote a prayer.
Remembering who they were
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Remembering who they were

Rita BuettnerMay 25, 20203 min read
During this time of social distancing, as we wear masks and stay away from people we love, it’s important to remember that we are doing this because life matters. Because love matters.
Food faces, wildlife encroaching, an unexpected call, my dinner of the week, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Food faces, wildlife encroaching, an unexpected call, my dinner of the week, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerMay 22, 20204 min read
Do you see faces in food? It happens to me all the time.
Ask St. Rita for help with an impossible situation
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Ask St. Rita for help with an impossible situation

Rita BuettnerMay 22, 20203 min read
St. Rita is patron of several things, including parenthood and marriage difficulties, but what she’s best known for—and perhaps most needed for today—is impossible causes.
“Do my llama slippers need an Instagram account?” and other pandemic questions
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“Do my llama slippers need an Instagram account?” and other pandemic questions

Rita BuettnerMay 21, 20203 min read
I started thinking about unexpected questions that only seem to come up when you’ve been living under stay-at-home orders for weeks on end.
A bittersweet moment for the Class of 2020
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A bittersweet moment for the Class of 2020

Rita BuettnerMay 19, 20203 min read
Heartbreaking as this experience is for the Class of 2020—and it is—I also find the Class of 2020 intriguing and inspiring.
Feast on yeast, Mother’s Day treats, closet reorganization, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Feast on yeast, Mother’s Day treats, closet reorganization, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerMay 16, 20204 min read
I finally got my hands on some years, and I made homemade pizza this week.
Treat yourself to a moment of gratitude today
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Treat yourself to a moment of gratitude today

Rita BuettnerMay 12, 20204 min read
What if carving out a few minutes every day to look back on the day with gratitude weren’t a requirement, but a special gift to yourself?
The one who loved us first
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The one who loved us first

Rita BuettnerMay 12, 20203 min read
God is love. He loved us first – and loves us forever. He knows us best, seeing deep within us to all we are and all we can be. He sees us and loves us fully. He holds us – and the past, present and future – in his hands.
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