We have good friends whose annual Christmas card includes a variety of hilarious quotes uttered by predominately their four young boys. Mom and dad capture quotes throughout the year and the best ones earn real estate on their Christmas letter. I can only imagine how fun this tradition will become as the boys grow and their vocabularies expand. We excitedly wait for this family’s letter each year, but darn it, I wish I had thought of the idea first. But I do have this blog and what else would I write about for the letter Q? Quinoa, Qabalah, Qintar, Qwerty? Let’s stick with quotes. Introducing the inaugural edition of Das Schmidt Haus Quoteopia! . . . → Read More: Quoteopia! — Das Schmidt Haus Style
It’s the 7 Quick Takes: All Things Green Edition! From St. Patrick’s Day crafts and food, to a bathroom re-do project, to yet another photo of my mom’s Rome adventures that has me green with envy (this one hurt more than the others!), and a couple cute photos of the kids thrown in for good measure. . . . → Read More: 7 Quick Takes: The All Things Green Edition
Highlights of today’s Quick Takes: Mind games with St. Benedict and those happy monks from Conception Abbey, Advent by Candlelight, a wreath on fire, praying for miscarried babies, BIG candles on St. Lucy Day, and the need for self-control when it comes to salted nut rolls. As stated in the title, we got problems at Das Schmidt Haus. . . . → Read More: Quick Takes – We Got Problems at Das Schmidt Haus Edition
Another round of Quick Takes including: being underdressed at Mass, the end of the world (not related to being underdressed), why I love my husband, Dolly Parton’s instant Christmas classic, and bacon. Bacon makes everything better … even this post! . . . → Read More: Quick Takes: The Purge
Another round of 7 Quick Takes. This time, Lisa tries her hat at a little stand-up comedy, blog-style. . . . → Read More: 7 Quick Takes: My Attempt at Humor
Is this the quickest Quick Takes on record? A friendly reminder about this week’s giveaway A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy by Sarah Reinhard. Enter now to win! . . . → Read More: Quick Quick Quick Takes (No seriously, they’re that quick!)
After a wasted youth, Romuald saw his father kill a relative in a duel over property. In horror he fled to a monastery near Ravenna in Italy. After three years some of the monks found him to be uncomfortably holy and eased him out. He spent the next 30 years going ... […]
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