From the monthly archives:

December 2009

What is the Point of Marriage? Part 2: To Grow Us Up

December 31, 2009

As I mentioned in my last post, Corey Allan of Simple Marriage argues that the purpose of marriage is to make us more grown up. It is not a tool designed to make us happy, but rather to make us more refined, more emotionally mature. I couldnât agree more. But what exactly does maturity look [...]

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What is the Point of Marriage? Part 1: Not Happiness

December 29, 2009

I ask the question, “What is the point of marriage?” and I explore one of the things is not the point of marriage. The purpose of marriage is not to make us happy.

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ATTENTION, ALL WOMEN EVERYWHERE

December 23, 2009

I now believe that every sexually active woman, whether she is trying to avoid or achieve pregnancy, ought to be tracking her fertility.

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The Weeks Ahead for Project M

December 22, 2009

I think Iâm going to take just a teensy-weensy break from blogging. Just, like, a week or two. Two reasons: First the obvious one. Itâs Christmastime. I donât think people are reading blogs that much right now. Theyâre too busy banqueting and cleaning their houses and stuff. So Iâm gonna wait to post any of [...]

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Another Reason I Love Ben: His Tolerance for Tacky

December 18, 2009

Ben tolerates my gold Christmas tree: what a husband!

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My Thoughts on Natural Family Planning

December 16, 2009

Hey guys, Remember Dustin, the really smart and classy guy from Engaged Marriage who answered ALL my questions about natural family planning last week? Well, he kindly asked me to offer some of my own thoughts and reflections on NFP, as a response to the Q&A we put together. I enthusiastically agreed, because I now [...]

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