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Childishness About Children

By On March 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

In a ‘Cathy’ cartoon, one character asks, ‘Aren’t you worried about running out of time to have a baby, Cathy?’ After a few comments, Cathy poignantly concludes, ‘I’m torn between wanting to have one and wanting to be one.’

Sadly, this may sum up the inner conflict of a number of young adults.

–Kimberly [...]

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Infertility Blog Hopscotch

By On February 23, 2010 · 4 Comments

After discovering Nicole’s My Endometriosis Story, I found more blogs about women and families suffering through infertility. Then I found more blogs by checking out their blogroll, then I found more. You get it: Infertility Blog hopscotch. [...]

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Baby Born After 18 Miscarriages

By On February 22, 2010 · 2 Comments

Angie Baker, 33,  suffered eighteen miscarriages in thirteen years. Then came her little miracle, Raiya, born this past December.

This BBC article is sparing with details, and I want [...]

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“Contraception: Why Not” Miracle Stories Wanted

By On January 20, 2010 · 2 Comments

Listening to Janet Smith’s “Contraception: Why Not” is a pivotal moment for most people in their love and family journey from contraception to NFP. I’ve seen it in action, and I’ve heard the stories. One woman I know, on the Pill of 8 years for “medical reasons,” listened [...]

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Love hurts

UP & The Gift of Infertility

By On December 23, 2009 · 14 Comments

Have you seen the movie UP? It looked cute, and my Dad recommended it, so we thought we’d give it a go.

“Cute” is no longer an adequate word to describe this film for me because what could have been a schmaltzy animated film ended up [...]

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Babies. The Movie.

By On December 15, 2009 · 3 Comments

Check out the trailer to this new film from Focus Features. It’s simply titled “Babies,” and the plot (evidently) is simply that it’s a documentary about four babies. The plot according to the web site is:

Everybody loves… BABIES. This visually stunning new movie simultaneously follows four babies around the world – from [...]

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Are You a Real Mom?

By On December 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Awe, Anger, Frustration, Relief

By On November 22, 2009 · 11 Comments

Part two of Michelle’s testimony of why they ditched contraception. This part includes more of their actual discovery of the Church teaching, the wonders of fertility, the horror of abortifacients, and the joy of desiring children.

What I think will resonate deeply with readers is the anger of [...]

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Geocache THIS.

By On October 21, 2009 · 2 Comments

After seeing this clip of The View (which you may or may not like, depending on your politics–watch it anyway) featuring a very strong and family oriented Rachel Campos-Duffy, I decided to find out who this firebrand mother [...]

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The Wisdom of John Senior

By On October 5, 2009 · 1 Comment

Have you read John Senior?

A friend not too long ago recommended his book, “The Restoration of Christian Culture,” and told me a little about his life and times at Kansas University. Really, a heroic life. 

The precursor to [...]

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Recommended Reading

By On May 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

I’m having problems with the Amazon link for some reason, so in order to get credit (please?Thanks) for the referral, go to this NFP Site, and follow the directions on the top right box. You’ll get some good recommendations for my fav NFP/ sexuality resources, and [...]

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NFP Doesn't Mean "Not For Protestants"

By On May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

My entry header above is completely unoriginal. I’ve heard it in a couple places, and you know why it’s funny, charming and it sticks? Because it’s true.

In this article by LifeSiteNews via

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