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Lisa Schmidt

What’s Your One Big Thing?

January 19, 2019 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Last year a friend completed a program called “Plan Your Year: Your Guide to an Awesome 2018.” It’s a framework where you sit down at the beginning of the year and strategize different goals you’d like to accomplish over the year. You end up narrowing down your goals into the “one big thing” to focus on. Then you break down that one thing into something small and simple you can do each day, each month of the year, in incremental steps. The work my friend did with Plan Your Year helped her focus and channel energy throughout 2018 to make progress with her one big thing. I left that conversation asking: What’s my one big thing?

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 5-minute Reflection, Lisa Schmidt

Happy All the Things! Here’s to Joy-Filled Ordinary Times

January 13, 2019 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Given we re-enter Ordinary Time tomorrow, Monday, January 14, I guess I haven’t quite missed the boat on sending you Christmas greetings from Das Schmidt Haus. So let’s get it all out in the open now. Merry Christmas, Happy 2019, a blessed Epiphany, and a spirited Baptism of the Lord to you! I pray your … [Read more…]

Posted in: Deacon's Wife, Family, Schmidt, Lisa, Speaking Tagged: 5-minute Reflection, Das Schmidt Haus, Lisa Schmidt

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? #WorldKindnessDay

November 13, 2018 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

On #WorldKindnessDay, a post in honor of one who showered his neighborhood with love, grace, and kindness: Mr. Fred Rogers

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Community, Lisa Schmidt, Mr. Rogers, Timothy Cardinal Dolan

Come away and rest a while

July 22, 2018 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

It’s been almost two years since Joel or I have shared any new content on this site. Wow, two years? I really didn’t think it had been that long. It’s not like we set about to intentionally take a break. It just organically happened. In hindsight, necessarily happened. As Jesus says in the Gospel of Mark 6:31: Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.

Posted in: Being Deacon, Family, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Conception Abbey, Das Schmidt Haus, Deacon Joel, Home Improvements, John Kolbe, Lisa Schmidt, Not Homeschooling, St. Pius X, The Water Jar, The Well

Why I Love My Wife, Volume 3

February 14, 2014 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 5 Comments

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to read from 1 Corinthians for a friend’s wedding. I’ve never really heard it or read it the same way since. It’s the standard to which we should hold ourselves, particularly as a married couple and parents. It’s a high standard, but so much depends upon how well we love. We directly impact the salvation of our spouses and children by how well we measure up to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. So, how’s my lovely wife doing?

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Lisa Schmidt, Marriage, St. Valentine's Day, Why I Love My Wife

Why I Love My Wife, Birthday Edition

June 26, 2013 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 12 Comments
My beautiful wife

What good would this platform be, if I didn’t occasionally use to honor my beautiful wife Lisa? Awhile back, I presented five reasons Why I Love My Wife. Let the love-fest continue, because I’m at it again. In honor of her birthday today, here are five more.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Happy Birthday, Lisa Schmidt, Marriage, Why I Love My Wife

Why I Love My Wife

February 14, 2013 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 26 Comments
Why I Love My Wife

How often have you heard some guy refer to his wife as “The Old Ball-and-Chain” or some other derogatory term? Nice witness to the sanctity of marriage, right? We can do better — much better! Living in a culture that readily objectifies women and seeks to redefine marriage, it’s up to us men to turn the tide. A good way to start is by properly honoring our wives, even when they’re not in our presence. To honor my beautiful wife Lisa on St. Valentine’s Day, I present five reasons why I love my wife.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Lisa Schmidt, Marriage, St. Valentine's Day, Why I Love My Wife

Tune In and Listen: Catholic Women Now is On-Air!

November 11, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 7 Comments

Tune in to hear co-hosts Julie Nelson & Lisa Schmidt talk about faith, family, friendships, and the feminine genius. It’s a new show called Catholic Women Now only on Iowa Catholic Radio.

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic Women Now, Faith, Family, Feminine Genius, Friendships, Iowa Catholic Radio, Julie Nelson, KWKY, Lisa Schmidt, Radio
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