rita buettner commentary BlogOpen Window When you can’t do it all Rita BuettnerMay 8, 20182 min read I’m carrying grocery bags from the car to the kitchen when I hear our second grader yelling.“Mom! Mom! Can you roll this baseball to me?” Before I can respond, he turns and looks at me. “Oh, forget it,” he says. “Your hands are full.” Then he runs to the door and holds it open. I […] BlogOpen Window Cheering for the Orioles, One Beautiful Dream, conversation contests, geeking out, Pokemon, and holy water (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMay 4, 20185 min read Last weekend my uncle gave us two tickets to the Orioles game, so Daniel and I jumped at the chance to go. BlogOpen Window Slops for Dinner Rita BuettnerMay 2, 20182 min read On nights when my husband is working late, our boys and I often eat slops. BlogOpen Window Chalk drawings, children who grow too quickly, and highlights of a full week in rhyme (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 28, 20182 min read Let’s wrap up National Poetry Month with 7 Quick Takes in rhyme! BlogOpen Window An open letter to the Duchess of Cambridge: In praise of third children Rita BuettnerApril 24, 20183 min read Kate, you may think you have this parenting thing down by now, but you are in for a treat. Because now you and Prince William are parents to a third child. BlogOpen Window A taste of spring, when mom cooks dinner, a munchkin survey, and frigid baseball fun (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 20, 20184 min read Our saucer magnolia tree is blooming! Spring is here, and then it’s not, and then it sort of is. I think we might see some warmer weather this weekend. BlogOpen Window Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones… Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20182 min read On our morning drive to school it was gray and rainy. It looked like a long, wet, gray day without outdoor recess.As our car inched along in the drop-off line, I spotted a little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—bounding along the sidewalk. She was stopping every few feet to bend down to the concrete, […] BlogOpen Window Tie tying, homework and all that jazz, learning the Apostles’ Creed, a favorite board game, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 12, 20184 min read My parents sent our second-grader a new tie with a First Communion tie tack to wear, and he could not wait to put it on when it arrived. BlogBooksOpen Window Good Enough Is Good Enough: Q&A with Author Colleen Duggan Rita BuettnerApril 11, 20184 min read “Writing is such a form of prayer,” Colleen told me. “When I get out of the way, the Holy Spirit can really work through me.” BlogOpen Window The first day of baseball season Rita BuettnerApril 9, 20183 min read At that first practice, anything and everything is possible. The season lies ahead of us fresh and clean and exciting. Previous 1 … 71 72 73 … 89 Next