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Snow, Sisters, Surrender, and a Second Birthday

February 9, 2014 by Lisa Schmidt 8 Comments

Since it’s been months since I’ve shared a {pretty, happy, funny, real} post and the photos are piling up in iPhoto, another round of {phfr} hosted by Like Mother, Like Daughter seems in order. The link-up closes in 12 hours, 52 minutes, so let’s get going!

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Joel, Jude, Lucy, Lydia, pretty happy funny real

The Das Schmidt Haus Man of the Year

December 11, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

Today, Time Magazine named Pope Francis their 2013 Person of the Year.

Also today, the little inhabitants of Das Schmidt Haus name their daddy the 2013 Man of the Year.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Fatherhood, Joel, Parenthood

Quoteopia! — Das Schmidt Haus Style

April 19, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 9 Comments

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!

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Blogging from A to Z, Das Schmidt Haus, Joel, Jude, Lisa, Lucy, Quoteopia

Why I Love My Husband (Vol. 3) — For Knocking Me Down

February 25, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 4 Comments

So why do I love my husband today? For knowing when I need to be knocked down a bit and helping me recognize it, too. Joel knows I live in extremes. When the blog’s stats aren’t as high as I would like them to be, when my writing doesn’t seem to be clicking, when we aren’t receiving much feedback, or when __________, fill in the blank, Joel helps me not reach beyond myself. Indeed, our blog is good; it is not great. But I shall keep running this race with perseverance and work to harness any inordinate desires for my own excellence.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Humility, Joel, Marriage, Virtue, Why I Love My Husband

Wordless Wednesday: What a Difference a Year Makes

January 30, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

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?

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Des Moines, Joel, Jude, Lisa, Wordless Wednesday

Why I Love My Husband (Vol. 2)

January 27, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 7 Comments

So why do I really, really love my husband today? For not being afraid to tackle this project, for staying up well past his bedtime, for lovingly and patiently preparing this party primate.

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Food, Joel, Jude, Lucy, Why I Love My Husband

Why I Love My Husband

December 11, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 9 Comments

Rejecting a culture that says it’s acceptable to tear down your husband. Presenting 5 reasons why I love my husband, the inaugural edition.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Downton Abbey, Food, Joel, Why I Love My Husband

Quick Takes: The Purge

December 7, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 8 Comments

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!

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Das Schmidt Haus, Dolly Parton, Family Movie Night, Food, Hallowed Be This House, Joel, Jude, Lee Majors, Movie, Recipe, Smoky Mountain Christmas, What I Wore Sunday

On the Day You Were Born

October 25, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 10 Comments

Inspired by a recent blog post by Lisa Hendey about her “Panera dates” with her son, Lisa Schmidt takes a walk down memory lane. The Schmidt’s last “Panera date” led to labor and delivery of their firstborn. What “on the day you were born” stories do you share with your children?

Posted in: Faith, Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Baby Names, Das Schmidt Haus, Joel, Lisa, Lucy, Motherhood, Parenthood
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