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Proud Louisiana native. Reluctant DMV resident. Imperfect Catholic (why it's called "practicing"). Trophy wife to Nick. Model mom to Evelyn and Thomas. Fabulous domestic goddess. Fluent in sarcasm. Lives to laugh.
Good Parenting Means Remembering I’m a Child
It was a Monday in every sense of the word. I was up earlier than usual, and so were the kids. My 3 year old and I were downstairs, wandering around the house aimlessly as I guzzled my coffee, half pleasant ritual, half absolute necessity. I peeped through the dining room window, and was caught…
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Real Talk: Honeymoon Sex
I counted out the days on my chart and didn’t want to face the reality it confirmed – I was going to be fertile for the first part of our honeymoon. To say I was disappointed is, of course, a dramatic understatement. It just seemed so unfair, like a cruel joke. My now-husband and I…
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Why I Don’t Refer to Fertility Awareness as Contraception
I don’t call fertility awareness contraception, but it’s not because I’m Catholic.
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All the Single Ladies! (who want to learn fertility awareness)
So you keep hearing about fertility awareness, but you’re single and have no idea where to start. This post is for you!
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The Postpartum Conundrum of NFP
There’s nothing quite like childbirth to make you want to avoid childbirth for a while. So the big question is: what method of fertility awareness will make that (not) happen? This post gives you the framework and resources to help you answer that question.
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Femininity and Structure: Part 3
Part 3 of the series looks at sensationalism
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Abstinence and Self-Control
We thought rounding out this series with the much-loathed “a” word was pretty appropriate. Each of us have had to carry this cross in different ways, but as Emily once heard Jesus tell her, “The cross is love.”
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