rita buettner commentary BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Wednesday Rita BuettnerNovember 15, 20173 min read I’m up before the sons, which makes me think I have a jump on the day. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Tuesday Rita BuettnerNovember 14, 20175 min read A stuffed cow and his owner crawl into my bed to wake me up, and I realize the morning is already getting away from us. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Monday Rita BuettnerNovember 14, 20174 min read I’m chronicling our ordinary, but extraordinary, life every day this week. Here’s Monday. BlogOpen Window A Golden Birthday, a gratitude garland, how mothers are dictionaries, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerNovember 9, 20174 min read Our older son is 10 today—double digits! It’s his golden birthday (10 on the 10th), and he has been counting down the days, of course. BlogFeatureOpen WindowVocations A Q&A with a seminarian on his vocation to the priesthood Rita BuettnerNovember 8, 20176 min read During National Vocations Awareness Week, seminarian Tommy O’Donnell reflects on his vocation to the priesthood. BlogOpen WindowRecipes Ooh la la! Let’s have French onion soup for dinner Rita BuettnerNovember 6, 20172 min read We don’t always have the time and money to slip away to a lovely French restaurant. So I decided to make French onion soup for dinner. BlogOpen Window Farewell to soccer practice and Halloween, hello to stuffed peppers and November (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerNovember 2, 20174 min read It’s November! How did that happen? I am hearing people mention Thanksgiving as if it’s just around the corner. BlogOpen Window Trick or treat: Procrastinating and still mostly winning at Halloween (Five Favorites) Rita BuettnerOctober 30, 20173 min read How is it Halloween already? Here are five tricks-or-treats (you decide) as we head into this fun-filled holiday. BlogOpen Window Chaperoning a field trip to St. Mary’s City, our first family hotel stay, a poetry reading, and The Irish Blessing (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerOctober 27, 20175 min read Ever been to St. Mary’s City? I hadn’t gone until this week when I chaperoned a fourth grade field trip there. BlogOpen Window How we talk about death with our children Rita BuettnerOctober 25, 20174 min read I am not in any way an expert. I am just feeling my way and trusting that the Holy Spirit is leading us through these conversations. Previous 1 … 89 90 91 … 100 Next