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Jude

Joy {pretty happy funny real}

April 11, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 12 Comments

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.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Blogging from A to Z, Das Schmidt Haus, Jude, Lucy, Pope Francis, pretty happy funny real

7 Quick Takes: The All Things Green Edition

March 22, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 14 Comments

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.

Posted in: Family, Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Catholic Women Now, Das Schmidt Haus, Domestic Church, Homeschooling, Jude, Lucy

Life May Now Resume as Normal

March 13, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

This is what happens when my eyes are glued to the conclave chimney/Twitter/Facebook/Vatican live feed/EWTN/NBC while my ears are tuned to SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel waiting for history to unfold. Sorry kid!

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Jude, Pope Francis, pretty happy funny real

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

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

G.K. Chesterton is a Paisley-Patterned Bow Tie?

May 17, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 8 Comments

“Authors are like neckwear fashions. They go in and out of style.” Don’t ask how I came across that above quote and this blogpost comparing authors to necktie fashions. I just did, okay? (Is scanning through someone’s past Google searches kind of like snooping through their medicine cabinet?) Anyway, here’s a comparison from that post that really … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: G.K. Chesterton, Jude, Lucy, Neckwear fashions, Ruff

The Evolution of Jude Schmidt

January 28, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 10 Comments

We are elated to announce the arrival of Jude Leonard Schmidt, born at 10:56 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2012. He weighed in at 10 pounds, 7.7 ounces, measuring 21 3/4 inches long — a big boy! Hey Jude! No, he’s not named after the popular Beatles tune. His namesake is Saint Jude, also known as Jude … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Fun, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Das Schmidt Haus, Jude, Parenting, saints

Three Critical Questions

September 6, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 5, 2010: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Who am I? Where am I?  Where am I going?  These three critical questions can be applied to the readings this past Sunday and can assist us as we apply the teachings in our daily lives throughout the week and beyond. Who Am I? “If anyone comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, deuterocanonical, disciple, Father, Heaven, Hebrews, intentional, James, journey, Jude, Judith, Maccabees, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, Revelation, Sirach, Tobit, trust, Wisdom
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