Rita Buettner, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

March 30, 2018

Boiling eggs, a new teakettle, a Garmin for Jesus, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Every year when I take out the eggs for Easter I google “how to boil eggs.”

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March 27, 2018

Five inspiring quotes from Sister Helen Prejean

Here are five of my favorite quotes from Sister Helen’s talk, though she has given me so much to think about this week.

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March 23, 2018

The joy of snow days, when St. Anthony comes through, March Madness limericks, and other inspiration (7 Quick Takes)

Just when we thought winter was over, the snow arrived! And, I have to admit, I loved the surprise.

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March 21, 2018

Failing and succeeding and praying through Lent

I love Lent. I look forward to it. Going into Lent, I always have plans and ideas for how it could be an amazing journey.

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March 18, 2018

Rock, paper, scissors…champion!

It all started Saturday morning as Daniel and I were driving to his First Communion Workshop.

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March 16, 2018

A little slice of Ireland: Irish soda bread recipe

It’s not St. Patrick’s Day until I’ve filled the house with the smell of freshly baked Irish soda bread, full of that distinctive caraway seed flavor and the soft raisins.

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March 15, 2018

Professional photos, 17 for dinner, a spontaneous date night, and a photobombing selfie (7 Quick Takes)

We haven’t had professional photos taken of the boys in almost four years, so I scheduled a shoot last week, got them all dressed up, went to the mall, and they posed for the camera.

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March 12, 2018

Let’s do lunch (even if there’s not time)

I stopped at the grocery store, bought way too much food so she’d have enough for a few days’ worth of lunches, and headed to her house.

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March 8, 2018

Card playing, crockpot worries, a meatless meal idea, how to swallow pills, Lenten prayer, and Pokemon (7 Quick Takes)

Our children love playing cards. I try to carry a deck of cards with me wherever I go, and they have saved me many times.

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March 7, 2018

10 pieces of encouragement (not advice) for parents-to-be

Last weekend we went to a baby shower for friends who are expecting a baby girl. I was supposed to write down a piece of advice for the parents-to-be, and I could not think of a single thing to say.

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