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2015-09-21T17:14:45-04:00

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Get A Life.

Last updated on: September 21, 2015 at 5:14 pm By Sarah Babbs

I just spent an hour reading a website dedicated to bad-mouthing and snarking on bloggers and it was – including the time in high school when I told my grandparents I was staying at a friends house and went to a rave in the Bronx instead, ingesting enough illegal drugs to make me violently ill in an abandoned roller skating rink – the worst decision I’ve ever made. Admittedly, until a few days ago, I did not even know... Read more

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2015-09-11T07:38:32-04:00

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This is Who We Are on 9/11

Last updated on: September 11, 2015 at 7:38 am By Sarah Babbs

I had to pull the car over, I was crying so hard. Yesterday morning while coming back from preschool drop off. Listening to NPR for morning news, one of my favorites is the BBC Newshour. The correspondent was in a refugee camp for Syrians in Turkey, reporting on the largest humanitarian disaster in decades. The focus of his report was one family he traveled with. He described in detail a 4 year old girl with a pink zip up sweatshirt... Read more

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2015-08-12T10:42:24-04:00

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On Pancakes and Remembering

Last updated on: August 12, 2015 at 10:42 am By Sarah Babbs

“When I appealed to God in words, praise was on the tip of my tongue.” – Psalm 66 I got up early to make them pancakes. I even added blueberries. As I was flipping, the oldest wandered downstairs, wiping sleep from her eyes. I thought to myself, she’s going to love this. What a great surprise, special pancakes on a random weekday morning. She walked into the kitchen, took one look at the pancakes, and burst into tears. “I... Read more

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2015-08-11T08:29:32-04:00

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Mindfulness for Melancholics: On Gratitude and Grace

Last updated on: August 11, 2015 at 8:29 am By Sarah Babbs

“Listen, are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?” – Mary Oliver Have you ever been haunted by a word? It’s name popping up here in conversation, there in a magazine. Always speaking to you, in a hushed whisper, of what lies in store should you pursue her? Mindfulness. Over the last six months, this word has been following me, a shy boy afraid to ask for a date. Hanging back and hoping I’ll notice him. So... Read more

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2015-07-25T22:53:46-04:00

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NFP: Are You Aware?

Last updated on: July 25, 2015 at 10:53 pm By Sarah Babbs

It’s been a while since I’ve had anything to say in these parts. So I figured what the hell? It’s NFP Awareness Week and I haven’t written about anything that I can’t stand in quite a spell, so here we are. You all are so lucky I’ve turned off Criminal Minds long enough to tell you about our journey with NFP. Make sure you thank Molly, because she inspired me to talk about something I swore I’d never blog about... Read more

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2015-05-26T05:00:50-04:00

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What We're Reading: Library Edition

Last updated on: May 26, 2015 at 5:00 am By Sarah Babbs

A few weeks ago I got to experience one of my favorite pleasures, going to a new library for the very first time. Since we just moved to a new town, with its very own library just a couples miles from our house, I was thrilled to check it out. Libraries are my happy place. I have fond memories from the very small library in my sleepy town growing up, and of exhausting most of the children’s section by the... Read more

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2015-05-21T08:55:39-04:00

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By Our Love, By Our Love

Last updated on: May 21, 2015 at 8:55 am By Sarah Babbs

I’ve been watching the series on the early Church, A.D.:The Bible Continues, since Easter. It’s quite well done, not 100% accurate, but very compelling and entertaining since after all, it is a network TV show. In the show, you see the Sanhedrin and Pharisees a lot, since it is basically telling the story of Acts of the Apostles. I’ve had this image in my mind for a while, because of the show, of all the leaders of Judaism together in... Read more

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2015-05-13T09:41:49-04:00

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Your Body Is More Important Than Your House: Thoughts on House and Body Keeping

Last updated on: May 13, 2015 at 9:41 am By Sarah Babbs

We had just finished dinner and the kitchen was a mess. I love to cook, but I hate to clean up after. Thankfully its getting warmer again, the longer days and higher temps a lifeline to parents of young children. Atticus took the kids to the backyard so they could get filthy while he did some landscaping work. Clearing plates I thought of my plan hatched earlier in the day: to go for a walk alone after dinner. I... Read more

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2015-05-07T12:52:41-04:00

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Mother's Day Thoughts From a Motherless Daughter

Last updated on: May 7, 2015 at 12:52 pm By Sarah Babbs

It seems like I write a post about Mother’s Day every single year. Mostly, I think this is because I find myself blindsided by it every single year. My mother’s been gone for 24 years and this will be my sixth (!!) Mother’s Day as a mother myself. Yet every year around the first week of May I start seeing the posts about it, and think, “No, it can’t be Mother’s Day AGAIN – we just had Mother’s Day last... Read more

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2015-04-30T09:09:44-04:00

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Riots are the Voice of the Unheard: Thoughts on Baltimore

Last updated on: April 30, 2015 at 9:09 am By Sarah Babbs

I went to college in Maryland, and while I now live in the mid-west, I have many friends and connections in the DC metro area, including Baltimore. My perception of Baltimore may be somewhat different from others, since I’ve only been there a handful of times and when I was there, did one of two things: go to the inner harbor and do tourist stuff, and visit death row. I used to write to a man on death row in... Read more

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