rita buettner commentary BlogOpen Window Our lucky 13th wedding anniversary Rita BuettnerSeptember 25, 20172 min read How do you celebrate 13 years of marriage? BlogOpen Window Swinging into fall, hats, the joy of soccer, prayer lives, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 22, 20173 min read Between soccer, Sunday School, and learning all the states in the U.S., we don’t have much free weekend time. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Making memories on an evening walk Rita BuettnerSeptember 21, 20173 min read As a mother of two growing children, I’m getting used to following along behind. I want them to be cautious and hang back and stay young just a little while longer. But they see a wide open world ahead of them, without a danger in sight. They want to run free. BlogOpen Window Finding God in a geography lesson Rita BuettnerSeptember 19, 20173 min read Our fourth grader has to be able to label all the states in the U.S. on a map in five minutes. BlogOpen Window School days, backup cameras, fun homework, and our brush with Dog Man fame (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 14, 20174 min read As I was walking our boys toward the school entrance yesterday morning, Leo ran on ahead to get inside. Daniel stayed back with me, but when we were still a distance from the school, he said, “Can you walk back to the car now?” BlogOpen Window Talking birthday wishes and what a little boy wants to be when he grows up Rita BuettnerSeptember 13, 20172 min read It’s not often I get one-on-one time with one of my nieces or nephews, and I love learning more about each of them. BlogOpen Window Catapulting into a new faith opportunity Rita BuettnerSeptember 11, 20174 min read God gives us each different talents. Some of us are better with cats or catechesis than catapults, but there’s a role for each of us. BlogOpen Window Mothers are detectives, celebrating brothers, a lesson in humility, and a trumpet (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 8, 20173 min read At the end of each school day, you might think that our children happily share every detail about recess, math class, lunch, what their teacher told them, and how many friends they made. BlogOpen Window The emotions of the first day at a new school Rita BuettnerSeptember 5, 20172 min read Today, you see, was not just the first day of the school year. It was the first day of a school year at a new school. BlogOpen Window The cat at the crab feast Rita BuettnerSeptember 4, 20172 min read He wasn’t even supposed to be there. The 15-year-old cat had been at the vet the day before. His health was failing, and there was nothing more that could be done. Previous 1 … 83 84 85 … 92 Next