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In this Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club recap episode, Rachel leads Sarah and Erin in a highly anticipated conversation on Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.   
How does Alcott’s cast of sisters offer a range of imaginative options for understanding virtuous womanhood? What are we to make of artsy-but-annoying Amy and tomboy Jo? Despite its being filled with religious themes and moral platitudes, can we call this a Christian book? How (if at all) does it measure up as “feminist” literature in the modern age? And most pressing of all: Should Josephine March and Theodore Lawrence have gotten married in the end?  
Tune in next week to hear our most epic new-book-club-pick announcement to date! 
Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram!
Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.

Following up on last year’s Baptism party episode, the Ladies are once again forming a Party-Planning Committee — and this time, they’re tackling confirmation.  
In this three-segment Sharathon episode, the Ladies provide friendly advice to anyone hosting a confirmation party. Erin (recipe subcommittee) starts things off with an Apostles’ Creed-themed menu, featuring gingerbread, Braunschweiger (a “lost and condemned food”), and red-and-white gelatin poke cake. Sarah (music subcommittee) explores several hymns that are appropriate for confirmation, including “Christ Be My Leader” and “Shepherd of Tender Youth.” Finally, Rachel (subcommittee for interesting conversation) ends the episode with a short Trivia Challenge on the history of confirmation. 
Sources referenced in Rachel’s Trivia Challenge:   
John M. Brenner, “A Brief Study of Confirmation” (BrennerConfirmation.pdf (wisluthsem.org)) 
A History of Confirmation - About Catholics 
The History and Development of the Sacrament of… | Loyola Press 
Sacraments? Baptism? Confirmation? - The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville (pclawrenceville.org) 
What do I need to know about confirmation in the UMC? 
Confirmation Facts for Kids (kiddle.co) 
The Recovery of Memorization in Confirmation: A Study of Junior Confirmation at Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo, Illinois (lutherancatechism.com) 
The Confirmation Slap | Latin Mass Society (lms.org.uk) 
Learn more about Sharathon 2024 and give now at kfuo.org/sharathon.
Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram!
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We’re back in class, ladies! 
Once again, Sarah’s sharing study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine’s Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. In this insightful episode, she covers: 
How great teamwork skills relate to the Body of Christ 
Pat Lencioni’s Working Genius model for productivity 
How a productivity model applies to everything from marriage, to church council, to homeschool co-ops 
"I think the most beautiful part about this is how Lencioni frames the [Working Genius] model,” Sarah says. “He specifically talks about the geniuses as the things God has gifted you to do, how He has wired you. I’ve talked about this before in several places, about recognizing the gifts God has given and not given to us, and using those gifts to the best of our abilities. This fits so beautifully with our description of the Body of Christ, that each of us in individually gifted with ways to serve each other within the unity of the Body. So this assessment gives us insight into how God has wired us so we can lean into the spaces that are our strengths, and uplift others in the spaces that are not our strengths but someone else’s strength.”   
Find the Working Genius podcast, book, assessment, and insights at workinggenius.com. 
For even more from Pat Lencioni, including the Table Group podcast, visit tablegroup.com. 
Click to learn more about CUI’s Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership.   
Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram!
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It’s a HAM-ERGENCY! 
Easter Sunday is over and done — but what's a Lutheran lady to do with all that leftover ham?  
In this Iron Ladle Challenge, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel (together with dozens of ladies from the Lutheran Ladies Lounge Facebook group) are coming to the rescue, with a smorgasbord of recipe ideas all involving ham.  
Will you use your leftover ham in savory Cuban sandwiches? Fluffy crustless quiche? Hawaiian-inspired ham musubi? Ham empanadas? Korean bahn mi sandwiches? Ham-and-bean soup? Ham-and-potato casserole? Devilled ham? Ham salad? Ham balls? Whatever recipe you choose, the fridge (and the table) will be empty when you’re done.  
Cuban Sandwich (Sarah's Favorite)
For a full recipe, see seriouseats.com/cuban-sandwich-recipe.
Cuban bread (can be substituted with French bread)
Mayo
Mustard
Ham
Mojo roasted/pulled pork
Swiss cheese
Salami (optional)
Dill pickles
Can be hot-pressed for an even better eating experience.
Rachel’s Fluffy Ham-and-Cheese Quiche 
Begin with Crustless Quiche - Ham and Cheese | RecipeTin Eats 
Adjustments: 
Grease pans with bacon grease 
Use cream for sure (not milk) 
Use six eggs per quiche (not four) 
Do not feel limited to just two cups of add-ins. So long as one cup is cheese, you can add extra “add-ins” — sauteed onions, green peppers, kale, mushrooms, asparagus (so many options) — without ruining the quiche 
HAMBALLS AND SAUCE, from Cristin Otte and Ann Otte (in a church cookbook, via Debbie Larson) 
For the ham balls: 
1 lb. ground ham 
2 lbs. hamburger 
3/4 c. bread crumbs 
3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs 
2 eggs, beaten 
1 can tomato soup 
3/4 c. water 
For the sauce: 
2 cans tomato soup 
1/2 c. water 
4 T. brown sugar 
4 T. vinegar 
2 T. mustard 
Mix the ham ball ingredients together and form into balls. Mix the sauce ingredients and pour over balls. Bake at 325 to 350 degrees for 1 ½ to 2 hours. 
A variation on this from Victoria Maaske: Ham balls meatloaf style with a ketchup and grape jam sauce. 
More HAM-ERGENCY recipes:
Ham Loaf- https://www.spendwithpennies.com/glazed-ham-loaf/
Masubi- (sub ham for spam) https://omnivorescookbook.com/spam-musubi/ 
Kimbap- korean seaweed rice rolls- https://mykoreankitchen.com/easy-kimbap/  
Bahn Mi- vietnamese sandwiches- https://omnivorescookbook.com/ham-banh-mi/  
Vegetable hash- (sub diced ham for pancetta) https://smittenkitchen.com/2010/05/spring-asparagus-pancetta-hash/
Baked ham and dijon sandwich-https://www.food.com/recipe/easy-delicious-ham-and-dijon-sandwiches-108947  
Ham empanada recipe from Uruguay. But they are in spanish, so you will need to be clever if you want to make them. 
Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram!
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As an aid to Good Friday meditation and devotion, the Ladies once again welcome listener contributions in a new “Write This:” creative challenge, this time inviting their fellow Lutheran ladies to compose additional stanzas to the beloved Passion hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded.” 
Beginning with a brief account of how the hymn came to be and its connection to the Lutheran worship tradition, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel then read and sing their way through 14 listener submissions and several of their own.  
Follow us on Instagram (instagram.com/lutheranladieslounge) or check our Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) to read and ponder the text of all twenty new hymn stanzas this Holy Week.  
Click to read more about “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” at hymnary.org. 
Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram!
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Justine Siegemund (born Justine Diettrich; 26 December 1636 – 10 November 1705) was a groundbreaking midwife whose illustrated medical book The Court Midwife (1690), was the first German medical text authored by a woman.  
In this episode, Sarah tells her story. 
Born in Silesia as the daughter of Lutheran minister, Justine married age 19 but was unable to bear children. Her own struggles with infertility and a prolapsed uterus led her to study obstetrics and become a midwife — eventually delivering almost 6,200 infants in her 42-year career and serving as court midwife to several German princely families. Her inspiring story teaches us not only to value life but also to find purpose in the obstacles we face.  
For further reading: 
The Court Midwife from The University of Chicago Press press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo3620306.html
Google Doodle for Justine Siegemund: doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-justine-siegemund
Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Siegemund 
Justina Siegemund and the Art of Midwifery Journal Article ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791243
Center for Women's Health entry: ohsu.edu/womens-health/women-who-inspire-us-justine-siegemund 
Brooklyn Museum entry: brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/justine_dietrich 
Health Savvy Blog entry: healthsavvyblog.medium.com/justine-siegemund-the-lasting-legacy-of-the-unsung-trailblazer-of-midwifery-b9f29f5534f5 
Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram!
Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.