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Cheering for the Orioles, One Beautiful Dream, conversation contests, geeking out, Pokemon, and holy water (7 Quick Takes)
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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.
Slops for Dinner
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Slops for Dinner

Rita BuettnerMay 2, 20182 min read
On nights when my husband is working late, our boys and I often eat slops.
Chalk drawings, children who grow too quickly, and highlights of a full week in rhyme (7 Quick Takes)
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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!
An open letter to the Duchess of Cambridge: In praise of third children
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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.
A taste of spring, when mom cooks dinner, a munchkin survey, and frigid baseball fun (7 Quick Takes)
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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.
Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones…
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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, […]
Tie tying, homework and all that jazz, learning the Apostles’ Creed, a favorite board game, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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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.
Good Enough Is Good Enough: Q&A with Author Colleen Duggan
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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.”
The first day of baseball season
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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.
Saving a seat for a stranger
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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.
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