rita buettner commentary 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. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Saving a seat for a stranger Rita BuettnerApril 9, 20184 min read The responsibility to make everyone feel welcome at Mass begins with each of us. BlogOpen Window Easter dinner and eggs and bunnies, a half-birthday celebration, and a sign of gratitude (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 5, 20184 min read Easter fun, eggs, babies and gratitude. BlogOpen Window Yet another reason to sing Alleluia Rita BuettnerApril 3, 20182 min read Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you didn’t get hit by the Chinese space station. Previous 1 … 84 85 86 … 102 Next
