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Looking for love this Holy Week
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Looking for love this Holy Week

Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20192 min read
You can sit back and watch. You can join the screaming crowds. Or you can walk right beside Jesus, moment by moment, day after day, of this powerful, emotional journey.
Ave Maria: Seeking Jesus in tragedy
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Ave Maria: Seeking Jesus in tragedy

Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20193 min read
Somehow, in the midst of all the updates that statues had been removed for cleaning and that much of the artwork had been carried out safely, I couldn’t find anything about the Blessed Sacrament.
Favorite flowers, a gift for a 3-year-old, cupcakes, squishy Easter gifts, and baseball (7 Quick Takes)
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Favorite flowers, a gift for a 3-year-old, cupcakes, squishy Easter gifts, and baseball (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerApril 13, 20194 min read
What’s your favorite spring flower? I never can decide. I love the yellows that kick of spring, especially the forsythia and the daffodils.
Being present this Lent
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Being present this Lent

Rita BuettnerApril 10, 20194 min read
Were we present at Jesus’ crucifixion? We were, and we are. We can place ourselves in that moment, meditating again on the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the cross. We were there. This Lent we are there.
Transitions and trust
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Transitions and trust

Rita BuettnerApril 9, 20193 min read
Much as I cannot believe it, our older son is in fifth grade. And we’re not all that far from the end of school.On a school field trip this week, he and his fellow fifth graders climbed aboard school buses and traveled to the middle school they’ll be attending in September. Afterward, I asked a […]
Homework enthusiasm, a new little league season, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Homework enthusiasm, a new little league season, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerApril 4, 20192 min read
These highlights of our week are written in rhyme.
Jesus knows what you need
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Jesus knows what you need

Rita BuettnerApril 3, 20192 min read
Jesus knows what we need before we ask.
He knows what we needbetter than we do.
Everything about Lent is awesome (in rhyme)
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Everything about Lent is awesome (in rhyme)

Rita BuettnerApril 1, 20192 min read
This Lent is fantastic! Believe it, it’s true.
We are ready for Easter! We’ve nothing to do!
An art history lesson, fun with words, and why these 7 Quick Takes are a 12th birthday gift
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An art history lesson, fun with words, and why these 7 Quick Takes are a 12th birthday gift

Rita BuettnerMarch 28, 20194 min read
Our younger son brought home this beautiful pastel drawing of a cityscape. I don’t know what the assignment was or whether it’s inspired by a famous artist. I just know I love it.
Listening for God on the feast of the Annunciation
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Listening for God on the feast of the Annunciation

Rita BuettnerMarch 24, 20192 min read
It was a quiet day in Galilee when the archangel Gabriel arrived at Mary’s home. Imagine what it must have been like in that moment.
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