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April 25, 2020

7 poems in 7 styles that may just bring out 7 smiles (7 Quick Takes)

National Poetry Month will be coming to a close soon, so these 7 takes are written in 7 different poetic forms.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

April 21, 2020

Finding hope in the beauty of God’s creation

God’s fingerprints are everywhere, and this spring I spot gift after gift from our Creator. The greatest gift, of course, is today.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window, Uncategorized

April 21, 2020

A trumpet and a lesson in trust

The challenge for us might be to trust God, knowing that he wants what’s best for us and that he knows us better than we know ourselves.

Rita BuettnerBlog, The Domestic Church

April 20, 2020

Teaching Together while Apart: The 2020 Virtual NCEA Convention

It’s hard not to be able to walk twenty-two steps across the hall to ask your friend for help. It’s hard not to know what the future of virtual education looks like.

Robyn BarberryBlog, Unconditional

April 16, 2020

I could write a sonnet about everything we did during the octave of Easter (7 Quick Takes)

My niece, Elise, challenged me to write this week’s 7 Quick Takes in sonnet form. April is National Poetry Month, after all. I think she believes—and rightly so—that I turn too often to limericks. And I do love a challenge.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

April 16, 2020

Drawing strength from those before us

Forget the hair, go back to your family roots.

Suzanna Molino SingletonBlog, Snippets of Faith

April 15, 2020

Schoolwork at Home (A mother’s lament in rhyme)

“Mom I am. Oh, Mom I am. I love to be just Mom I am. What’s that? Here comes a quarantine? But what could all that home time mean?” “Here comes the schoolwork—there’s a lot. So make sure that each day you plot.” “I’m teaching math? And ELA? Can’t we just let the kids go...

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

April 13, 2020

Becoming an at-home hairstylist? Tips to avoid a hairy situation

Here are a few tips if you find yourself starting your own home salon.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window, Uncategorized

April 11, 2020

The beauty of Holy Saturday, our Lenten prayer basket, schoolwork, and a yummy mac and cheese recipe (7 Quick Takes)

Holy Saturday is such a powerful day. It’s a day of quiet. A day of transition. Today we stand between the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter. It is a peaceful, hopeful, expectant day.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window, Uncategorized

April 10, 2020

As we await the Resurrection

Somehow in this time of anxiety and indefinite quarantine, when so much seems uncertain, we seem to be primed for those moments of happy discovery—those moments when we see how much we are loved by God and by others.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Lent, Open Window