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2013-01-07T07:00:14-04:00

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2013 in Books: A (Not So) Modest Proposal

Last updated on: January 7, 2013 at 7:00 am By Sarah Babbs

I don’t make New Year’s resoultions. It always ends with me feeling disappointed in mid-February when I don’t stick to it and diving headfirst into a trough glass of pinot. No resolutions. Not for me. I’ve made a few goals, mostly related to prayer and living my vocation more fully. But one thing, there’s one thing I am sure of for 2013, and the wisdom came from the blog of a dear friend. More reading; less social media. Dear Facebook,... Read more

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2013-01-04T10:16:24-04:00

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7 Quick Takes Friday

Last updated on: January 4, 2013 at 10:16 am By Sarah Babbs

7. First off, prayers for Jen. If you haven’t heard, Jen Fulwiler, creater of 7 Quick Takes, blogger extrordinare, very nice person, and mom of five (with one on the way), was recently hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism in both lungs (blood clots). She has a clotting disorder which she has to treat with very pricey injections when she is pregnant. She was hospitalized for a few days, and it was a bit touch and go, but she has been... Read more

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2012-12-18T07:00:20-04:00

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What Should We Do?

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 7:00 am By Sarah Babbs

We are soaked in blood. I am soaked in blood. There is so much blood everywhere we look, that we’ve stopped recognizing it. I’ve stopped recognizing it. I have not noticed its slow drip, drip, drip into my soul, choking out the love of God and neighbor that should be growing. Sowing instead seeds of violence and anger. So much anger. Despite having material possessions that three generations before us could have scarcely been imagined, and grand license disguised as... Read more

2012-12-06T11:03:39-04:00

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St. Nicholas Visits Our Home

Last updated on: December 6, 2012 at 11:03 am By Sarah Babbs

We woke up this morning to some presents from the ever generous St. Nicholas. Well, I’m supposing the heretics he punched did not think he was all that generous, but luckily for the Fumbles family, we may be a lot of things, heretics not one of them. We have a surprise bag for Maggie: St. Nick dropped it off with a letter, telling us that this is a surprise visitor from the North Pole, here to help us learn about... Read more

2012-12-04T11:20:34-04:00

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Game Changer

Last updated on: December 4, 2012 at 11:20 am By Sarah Babbs

Ha! You thought I was going to announce I am pregnant, and that’s the game changer, didn’t you? Well, if you did then you’d be w-r-o-n-g because I am still sub-fertile and now you’re stuck reading on to see what the game changer is. Sucker. ********************************** I’ve been quiet because shit is getting real over here. My Napro doc broke up with me. Seriously, I didn’t even realize that was a thing. She took one look at my chart for... Read more

2012-12-02T15:12:45-04:00

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What I Wore Sunday

Last updated on: December 2, 2012 at 3:12 pm By Sarah Babbs

Well, it’s the first Sunday of Advent. It was also a big day at our parish. The first day of our new Mass schedule. Previously the english Mass had been at noon and the Latin Mass at 9:30 am. They have switched and now the English is at 9:30 and the Latin at 11:30. I like it. It was noon and we had already been to church and had brunch with friends. Is this what we’ve been missing these last... Read more

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2012-11-29T10:56:02-04:00

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Day 26, 27, 28, 29: Ooops!

Last updated on: November 29, 2012 at 10:56 am By Sarah Babbs

I had so much fun this weekend with family that I didn’t miss you at all. At all. And that’s why I didn’t come back. Oops. Also, the week you are expecting AF and it is taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to arrive, and you did do treatment after all, is the worst week ever to blog about your blessings. Or maybe it’s the best week to blog about blessings and I decided to let the opportunity pass. That sounds like something I... Read more

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2012-11-22T06:00:06-04:00

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Day 22, 23, 24, 25: Happy Thanksgiving!

Last updated on: November 22, 2012 at 6:00 am By Sarah Babbs

Today is Thanksgiving! What are you doing looking at my blog? Go eat some turkey and hang with your family and friends. Ok, well if you insist. Today I am grateful for my husband’s family, who welcomed me with open arms for Thanksgiving 2007 and every single one since then. I’m grateful for the Macy’s parade, the turkey, the cranberry jello salad, the long walks, the board games (as long as Atticus gets to be on my team for Trivial... Read more

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2012-11-21T07:00:28-04:00

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Day 21: Margaret Gianna

Last updated on: November 21, 2012 at 7:00 am By Sarah Babbs

You all know her more commonly as Maggie. New Year’s Eve, 2010. 3 days old and already a Notre Dame fan. Michael John, out little lost baby, he made me a mother, biologically speaking. But Maggie, Maggie has made me a mother in every sense of the word. Nearly 2 years ago, she came crying into the world. The most beautiful sound we’d ever heard. Mama and Maggie 12/28/2010 Being Maggie’s mother, in addition to being Atticus’ wife, is the... Read more

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The Children

2012-11-20T10:46:28-04:00

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Day 20: Atticus

Last updated on: November 20, 2012 at 10:46 am By Sarah Babbs

You knew that was coming, right? The man, the myth, the legend at law school graduation, 2008 Oh Atticus. What can I say about this man? When I met him on February 25, 2007, the world changed. My world shifted in an afternoon. Before and after. Up until that point, relationships were difficult and nearly always ended in heartache. Before. When I met Atticus, we just started talking. We started talking and we never stopped. The talking became dreaming, the... Read more

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