Monthly Archives: July 2012

Fetus vs. Baby

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Today a story on the Colorado shooting caught my attention. It was about the pregnant 25-year-old mom, who’s six year-old daughter died in the shooting, had suffered a miscarriage.  She was only eight week’s pregnant but obviously had known she was … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 13: 4-13

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Love is patient; love is kind; it is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it … Continue reading →

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7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 15)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

-1- I finished reading Heaven Is Here and now I am reading Heaven Is For Real.  At the rate I am going, I should have signed up for the book club with my girls!  I’ve read more books this summer … Continue reading →

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NFP: Spice

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

My favorite part about practicing Natural Family Planning is incorporating SPICE into my marriage.  When you are avoiding pregnancy, it is important to still be loving towards your spouse…instead of telling him/her to STAY THE HELL AWAY FOR THE NEXT … Continue reading →

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NFP: It Works!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

On December 1st of 2005, I ran my last full marathon. Our plan was to start trying once I was done with my race. On December 12, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe my cycle started. I looked … Continue reading →

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NFP: Making Babies

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

I was only three months into my marriage and I realized something very interesting about sex. Because of Natural Family Planning, I learned that my body was designed to crave intimacy with my husband during my fertile time.  Knowing this … Continue reading →

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NFP: Let the Charting Begin

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

I quickly realized that charting would be much harder than I originally assumed.  I luckily had a very regular cycle but now I had to record information regarding my cycle everyday.  I didn’t realize that practicing NFP would require me … Continue reading →

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NFP: The Beginning

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Happy Natural Family Planning Awareness Week!  Thank you US Catholic Bishops for giving us such a week so we can discuss our bodily fluids and temperatures in such an open format!  You rock! This week also marks the 44th anniversary … Continue reading →

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You Are What You Eat

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

Last year a friend told me that my husband and I would love the show “New Girl” so we immediately started watching it and fell in love.  Basically a girl moves in an apartment with three boys and the show … Continue reading →

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Day 27: Becoming a Minimalist

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

By removing the bookcase, toy chest an area rug from the front room I have created an open area which makes our front room look twice the size!

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