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Quoteopia! — Das Schmidt Haus Style

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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!

My Forrest Gump Moment

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If you’ve seen the great motion picture Forrest Gump, you probably remember the scene when, after running across the United States for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours, Forrest suddenly stops running, turns around to the paparazzi following him and says,

“I’m pretty tired. . . I think I’ll go home now.”

My conversion begins a little something like that. Well, not really. Even though I’m a wannabe runner, there’s certainly no way on God’s green earth that I could run cross-country like Forrest Gump. But my story begins the day I quit running …

Fashion Week on Catholic Women Now!

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Each week my good friend Julie Nelson and I explore the depth, breadth, and strength of the Catholic Church through a feminine lens on our new radio show Catholic Women Now. Julie writes show summaries each week, and until we’re able to archive the audio on iTunes, I’ll share the written highlights here. So what was our topic this week? FASHION! And what are women wearing this spring? Tami Smith, owner of Fashion by The Hall Tree, joined us in studio and took us down the catwalk of trendy styles. Lots of great tips here!

A Board of Spiritual Directors

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A friend introduced us to the practice of developing a spiritual board of directors, a personal intercessory board to pray with and for us. As Lisa celebrates her 36th year of life, here is her board of spiritual directors who can uniquely support her vocation as wife and mother.