rita buettner commentary BlogOpen Window Cookies for breakfast and sloths for everyone (or what we do on a beach vacation) Rita BuettnerJuly 16, 20183 min read It’s 7:30 a.m. on a morning of our beach vacation. I haven’t even poured my first cup of coffee. And I’m pretty sure I could have used another three hours of sleep. BlogOpen Window Toes in the sand and peach cake in my hand or what we did on our family beach vacation (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 12, 20184 min read You might think that a blogger who is on vacation all week would have time to write a blog almost every day. In fact, I thought that myself. CommentaryThe Domestic ChurchUncategorized All in the timing Rita BuettnerJuly 12, 20183 min read Maybe, I find myself realizing, we all long to understand time better so we can know how to make better use of it. BlogOpen Window Peach cake season, stacking cups, fireworks, reading, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 5, 20184 min read The peaches are ripe! Run, run, run to your nearest grocery store or farmers market and buy some peaches to make a Baltimore peach cake. BlogOpen Window When you have a friend in Heaven Rita BuettnerJuly 3, 20184 min read “Do you want these left out of the bag?” the cashier says, holding up two bottles of water. “That would be great,” I say. “We need those for the flowers. We’re stopping at the cemetery.” BlogOpen Window Getting our classic arcade on like Donkey Kong Rita BuettnerJune 30, 20183 min read Although I grew up way back in the 1900s, as my children like to say, I often feel I failed to absorb much of the pop culture of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. And arcade games are definitely on that list. BlogOpen Window Praying after tragedy and remembering moments from our week (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJune 29, 20184 min read Please join me in praying for all those affected by the tragic shooting at the Capital Gazette. BlogOpen Window Embrace the fullness this summer Rita BuettnerJune 27, 20183 min read Summer doesn’t always match the picture-perfect image of summer in my mind. Often, instead, it’s full of dripping popsicles, scraped knees, and overtired children who are up way too late giggling under the covers. But it’s full. And there is a richness to that. BlogOpen Window Staycationing, card playing, Buettner bucks for summer reading, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJune 22, 20184 min read Going away on vacation is always amazing, but I am a huge fan of staycations, which is how the boys and I have spent our week. BlogOpen Window Making a tiny discovery at the Shrine of St. Anthony Rita BuettnerJune 20, 20183 min read As we were walking to our cars, our children were running ahead—the way children do. And we saw them stop to look at what seemed to be a brown leaf floating across the sidewalk. Previous 1 … 68 69 70 … 89 Next