From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Thoughts on Birth Control and Monogamy

April 30, 2010

So, I’ve written a couple of posts on the Pill and why I’m no longer a fan. On a more recent post, Diana (though being generally pro-Pill) had this to say about Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), the alternative that I prefer: I definitely would encourage monogamous, heterosexual couples to consider it for their family planning [...]

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The Walk

April 26, 2010

After my last post, I wanted to share this more positive story. This is how Ben usually handles my suffering: This morning when my husband found me sobbing over my computer desk, he invited me to join him on a walk through the rain. I had complained earlier that just last night I had committed [...]

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Forgiveness

April 26, 2010

I wrote this several months ago. So no need to comfort me – I’m over it. But I thought the message was still relevant. Also, with this story, I risk making my husband out to be a really big jerk, but I promise he’s usually a super-nice guy and really supportive almost all the time. [...]

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My Brains are Not Made Out of Mashed Potatoes. Or, Why We Need Encouragement

April 21, 2010

I got a job a few weeks ago working for a small publishing press not far from my town. The editor got my name and contact info from a former employer of mine and he emailed me, asking if I wanted a job as an office assistant. I wasn’t really in need of a job, [...]

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Four Marriage Myths Debunked

April 19, 2010

After you’re married, you don’t have to worry about your looks any more because you’ve already made your catch. After you’re married, you only hug and kiss out of habit but not because you want to. After you’re married, you’re not interested in attracting other men (or women). These are just a few of the [...]

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Divorcing the Church and Doubting Marriage

April 15, 2010

When I was a teenager I came across a book in a Christian bookstore entitled Stop Dating the Church. It was written by the same guy who wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye, a runaway bestseller in the Christian nonfiction industry, and a book that I had eagerly gobbled up. But this one didn’t really strike [...]

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How Do you Define Marriage?

April 13, 2010

A few months ago, Alisa from Project Happily Ever After (a blog that I just adore) asked her readers how they would define marriage. I was struck by how tricky I found her question. As Alisa explains, there’s the legal definition of marriage — the contracted cohabitation of two people within the same household for [...]

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To Buy or Not to Buy (A House)

April 7, 2010

When you think about marriage, you probably automatically envision it being lived out in a house — one that you own together as a couple. A yard. Maybe a porch. A  kitchen of your own and perhaps a second bathroom. You imagine painting the interior in all your favourite colours, saying things like “We want [...]

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Why I Have Become Anti-Pill (And Pro-FAM)

April 5, 2010

As many of you know, I only became aware of Fertility Awareness (via Natural Family Planning) about four months ago. But within these last four months, everything I ever believed or felt about birth control has utterly changed. I now feel passionate about spreading the word about Fertility Awareness. Most of it is related to [...]

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