Mary’s Virginity: Hope for the Hyper-fertile and Infertile

By: Emily
Catholic Culture, Family, Marian Devotion, Motherhood, NFPLeave a Comment on Mary’s Virginity: Hope for the Hyper-fertile and Infertile

A child she didn’t plan. Children she never bore. What Mary’s motherhood reveals about the crosses of hyper-fertility and infertility.

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A Day for All Mothers

By: Emily
Catholic Culture, Family, Guest Writers, Motherhood2 Comments on A Day for All Mothers

For this Mother’s Day, I invited four mothers to share a short story related to their struggle with infertility. I wanted to give them a chance to speak when it can be difficult to do so. And I wanted to give us all a chance to listen so that as we celebrate our mothers tomorrow, we can remember these women as well.

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#giveitupNFP Week 6 Challenge

By: Emily
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This Week Give up… limiting your expression of intimacy during periods of abstinence ************************ This is probably the most difficult challenge for me to write because this has been the most difficult challenge for me to live.  Sex is a gift and a seal, an act freely given that affirms and renews the covenant of…

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Home is Where We are Healed

By: Emily
A Look on the Bright Side, Catholic Culture, Family1 Comment on Home is Where We are Healed

It was only our second weekend looking at houses. We were going quite a bit further geographically than we were wanting to live, but we had found homes in our price range that were nicer and larger, so we felt it was worth a look. We had resigned ourselves to the reality that in order…

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