I'm really excited about all the holiday-related posts we have so far about double peaks, self gift, and charting while traveling. In the...

"Can we have sex" on such-and-such day? This question pops up in follow ups all the time. Spoiler alert: if you're married and you're...

The holidays can be a very beautiful time of the year with all the traditions, time with family and delightful meals. The holidays also...

As a young lady, I believed that having a period meant that I must be ovulating and was able to get pregnant. Many women have had "the...

We've discussed how the Creighton Model is very effective when you are trying to avoid pregnancy . Is the Creighton Model effective when you want to achieve pregnancy? Yes! The Creighton Model is a system of true family planning. It can be used (very effectively!) to either avoid or achieve pregnancy. So let's dive into the numbers! First, let's talk about the effectiveness for achieving pregnancy for couples of normal fertility. This means couples who are not experiencing i

It was a typical Monday night bedtime routine. I was attempting to lead the kids through their bedtime prayers while my husband was...

This is an excerpt I wrote back in December 2022: “This comes to you after a lot of tears. And I mean a lot. Phone calls, frustration,...

The hardest time of the year is here...cold and flu season...get all the tissues, electrolytes, soup, but be careful when reaching for...

Have you ever had a profound calling from God you could not ignore? I have been blessed enough, this has happened to me many times in my...

Starting to observe and chart can be overwhelming. It is can feel impossible to keep charting especially when life gets busy or something...

It's no secret that when using any type of NFP, a period of abstinence is used during the fertile time of a woman’s cycle if the couple...

Difficult conversations are that: they are difficult. A conversation about infertility, in its reality, can be very difficult. The road...

On this cold rainy spring Tuesday (at least if you’re reading this in real time in mid-Michigan), I have a little history lesson for you....

I hate using NFP. It's true. I also hate eating an alternative diet, exercising, cleaning my house, and giving birth. I could pretty much...

As a practitioner I have been asked many times, "is this a good reason to avoid?" And for a long time I did not know if I could really give a great answer. I know for myself it took me discerning and praying with my husband to make our decision to avoid, but that process may not be as clear cut for everyone. Fo awhile my simple answer was "that is between you (the couple) and God". Honestly I did not feel this was a good enough answer nor was I qualified enough to answer it.

I first heard of the Creighton Model Fertility Care System in April of 2019. At that point in our marriage, my husband and I had three children. With my youngest turning one and breastfeeding officially ending, my menstrual cycle was back in full force with an a vengeance that had become the new "normal" after weaning my second baby over 2 years. For one week each month I would become an anxious, weepy mess, barely able to keep up with the demands of my life as a stay-at-h

I am someone who unfortunately struggles with anxiety. It is been something I've dealt with since I was 15 years old. It comes and goes,...

Everyone’s experience with NFP is unique. Women and couples seek it out for so many different reasons and usually stay with it for...

" If therefore there are well-grounded reasons for spacing births, arising from the physical or psychological condition of husband or wife, or from external circumstances, the Church teaches that married people may then take advantage of the natural cycles immanent in the reproductive system and engage in marital intercourse only during those times that are infertile, thus controlling birth in a way which does not in the least offend the moral principles which We have just ex

I'm too busy to chart. It's just one. more. thing. And it didn't get done again this month. I can't have one more thing on my plate clamoring for my time and attention. How much of this do I actually have to do for it to count? Will it still "work" if I get it done sometimes but not all of the time? You can do this I get it. Life feels nuts right now. I'm right there with you. Here's a slight perspective shift that might help. Have you ever been so busy that you didn't go to