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May Altars and Tips for Praying the Rosary with Kids

Pope Francis Tweets About Rosary

Hot diggity! I’m on a “Pinisher” role lately. I recently spotted a few ideas on Pinterest for how to assemble a family May altar in your home. Given the month of May is dedicated to Mary, I set out to create an altar to honor Mary. Now the next logical step is to actually gather the family around the altar and pray a Hail Mary or two. So here are some tips for praying the Rosary with kids. . . . → Read More: May Altars and Tips for Praying the Rosary with Kids

Go ahead, call me a Pinisher. I dare you!

Pinisher-Pinterest-food-linkup

My friend Dorian came up with an awesome link-up idea called “Pinisher” — a movement to get Pinterest-slackers like me to actually finish something I’ve pinned. How many of you have actually baked, crafted, decorated, repurposed, reused, bought, planned, played, etc. anything you’ve pinned? Really … all of you?! Well kudos and more power to you because this meme pretty much sums up my success with Pinterest. . . . → Read More: Go ahead, call me a Pinisher. I dare you!

Quoteopia! — Das Schmidt Haus Style

7 Quick Takes

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

Motherhood and Novenas

John Paul the Great and child

Ever hear a young child sing her A-B-C’s and when she gets to the letters M and N, runs the two together as if they were one? You know … L, Emmen, O, P …? Today I’m resuming my Blogging from A to Z series and combining M and N into one post. The Letter “Emmen” is for Motherhood and Novenas. . . . → Read More: Motherhood and Novenas

New Life at Das Schmidt Haus

Das Schmidt Haus is growing by two feet

We’re on the letter L in our Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Seems like a prime opportunity to celebrate LIFE and share a special announcement. . . . → Read More: New Life at Das Schmidt Haus

Joy {pretty happy funny real}

Catholic Swag

J is for JOY! Still marching on with my Blogging from A to Z Challenge but with a bit of a twist today. Let’s allow the pictures to tell most of the story. Here are a few things that have brought me JOY over the past couple of week, in {pretty, happy, funny, real} fashion. . . . → Read More: Joy {pretty happy funny real}

The Smells and Bells of the Domestic Monastery

Domestic Bell

The phrase “smells and bells” is a colloquial expression used within the Church that refers to various sensory experiences occurring during the liturgy — incense and bells, oil and water, bread and wine. The domestic church, at least my domestic church, has its share of smells and bells, too. Not quite the same as the Benedictine monastery, but there is a parallel. . . . → Read More: The Smells and Bells of the Domestic Monastery

7 Quick Takes: The All Things Green Edition

Lucy with Leprechaun Finder

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

Wordless Wednesday: What a Difference a Year Makes

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We are cheating. Today’s Wordless Wednesday needs a few captions to advance the story. Really, though, anything under 250-words probably qualifies as wordless for us windbags, no? . . . → Read More: Wordless Wednesday: What a Difference a Year Makes