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Trick or treat: Procrastinating and still mostly winning at Halloween (Five Favorites)
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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.
Chaperoning a field trip to St. Mary’s City, our first family hotel stay, a poetry reading, and The Irish Blessing (7 Quick Takes)
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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.
How we talk about death with our children
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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.
Meeting new twin cousins, a free car seat, funeral preparations, and a Thomas Merton quote (7 Quick Takes)
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Meeting new twin cousins, a free car seat, funeral preparations, and a Thomas Merton quote (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerOctober 19, 20174 min read
We dropped in on our new twin nephews and cousins this week. They are absolutely precious.
Screen Time (in rhyme)
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Screen Time (in rhyme)

Rita BuettnerOctober 17, 20171 min read
A little poetry to mark an ordinary every day memory
Joy and sorrow, remembering a much-loved brother-in-law, and other moments from the week (7 Quick Takes)
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Joy and sorrow, remembering a much-loved brother-in-law, and other moments from the week (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerOctober 14, 20175 min read
We are grieving the loss of a young and much loved husband, father of four, brother-in-law, son, brother, and uncle.
A rose and an answered prayer (or what happened after our child care fell apart)
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A rose and an answered prayer (or what happened after our child care fell apart)

Rita BuettnerOctober 9, 20173 min read
Two weeks ago when I was praying a novena to St. Therese, I asked her help on a number of things. I explained to her about our children’s transition to their new school.
Birthday celebrations, an inflatable pug, goalie lessons, and orange you glad it’s time for 7 Quick Takes
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Birthday celebrations, an inflatable pug, goalie lessons, and orange you glad it’s time for 7 Quick Takes

Rita BuettnerOctober 7, 20175 min read
Our 4th grader is learning the state capitals. If you’ve never had a child learning the state capitals, maybe that doesn’t sound like an excuse. But I consider it a part-time job.
The joy of gift-giving (or a special moment on the Feast of St. Francis)
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The joy of gift-giving (or a special moment on the Feast of St. Francis)

Rita BuettnerOctober 4, 20173 min read
It seemed as if I had all summer to hunt for a statue, and though I kept my eyes open, I couldn’t find the right one in time for his birthday.
Driving away the shadows
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Driving away the shadows

Rita BuettnerOctober 4, 20173 min read
St. Francis of Assisi must be one of the best-known saints. But I didn’t feel a special connection to him until 14 years ago when I went on a retreat.
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