Archive for the ‘Marriage’ Category
A (not so) encouraging story
The third clinic was the charm today. That’s one thing that stinks about moving to a new area and trying to explain to each receptionist that you need your blood drawn for hormone testing, but that your doctor is out of state so you’ll actually just need that blood back now thank you. I’m just [...]
Filed under: Marriage, My other half, Stress, Sub-fertility | 17 Comments
Somewhere out there
Am I the only one that saw this story about the perigee moon and thought of this song? Those little kids voices are even cuter than I remember… And even though I know how very far apart we are It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star And when the [...]
Filed under: Marriage, My other half, Random | 4 Comments
Empty arms and empty nets
Last spring we happened to share with the priest who witnessed our marriage that we were going through some issues trying to conceive. This was still fairly early in our “attempting” so I just happened to mention in passing if he could include our desires to grow our family in his prayers (he was actually [...]
Filed under: Catholic thought, Cool People, Hope, Marriage, Sub-fertility | 15 Comments
Betty Beguiles asked about wedding dresses the other day and I’ve been wanting to chime in but have been limited in my free time. So here I am a little late but, better late than never. So here’s my post about my wedding dress! Which yes, was very special to me. But first a quick [...]
Filed under: About Me, Marriage, Memories, My other half | 19 Comments
I compiled this nice little time-line of my marriage/faith/fertility a while ago and never published it. I guess I will now, just to share. Its way more detailed in terms of life events than a treatment history but, maybe understanding where I’ve been will help you understand where I’m coming from and serve as a [...]
Filed under: About Me, Faith, Marriage, NFP, Sub-fertility | 7 Comments
I brought up yesterday how amazing it was to be pleasantly surprised when a friend reacts in a supportive way. I want to reiterate that I understand that not everyone will react that way and that the actions we take to protect ourselves are just that, to protect ourselves. It was just a nice reminder [...]
Filed under: Marriage, Stress, Sub-fertility | 11 Comments
Believe it or not, one of the first things I thought of when we didn’t get pregnant right away was Oh great, now no one we know is going to believe that NFP works. And I don’t think that was a crazy thought. I’ve been in the NFP world long enough to know that when [...]
Filed under: Catholic thought, Children, Family Friendly?, Marriage, NFP, Sub-fertility | 22 Comments
“I think clearly God is telling you guys you’re not meant to be parents right now.” I was catching up with a friend the other day and this was what she came up with after I had filled her in with the going-ons of our life these days. All I could think of in response [...]
Filed under: Adoption, Catholic thought, Contraception, Marriage, NFP, Sub-fertility | 18 Comments
Sitting in a tree…
K-i-s-s-i-n-g, First comes love, Then comes marriage… Then comes… Waiting. A new house. More waiting. Wondering. Fun traveling and attending family/friend’s weddings. Love. A family divorce. More waiting. A family death. Crying. A job offer. A new NFP method. More tears. Doubt. A graduation. A move across the border/Gulf. More traveling. And more waiting. Sometimes [...]
Filed under: About Me, Marriage, Memories, Sub-fertility | 13 Comments
Having a family in grad school
On a school visit a few years ago when I was applying for graduate school, I remember one of the professors I was interviewing with mentioned that the best time to have kids is during graduate school, not squeezed in after tenure like most people try to do. I’ve heard stories of people having kids [...]
Filed under: Children, Family Friendly?, Marriage | 10 Comments
Welcome to my blog!
I'm a recently graduated, relocated, and married Catholic NFP teacher. I started this blog as an outlet for my non-research related thoughts as I avoided finishing my thesis. Those thoughts have now all but been consumed by our sub-fertility as we struggle understanding all the whys and hows. (Oh yeah, and I annoyingly don't use the word infertility). Now that the thesis is defended and turned in, I'll try to write about other things that interest me, but chances are it will still be related to fertility.
Adventuring in California
A Martha trying to be Mary- An IF heart among baby bumps May 21, 2012
- Faith makes things possible, not easy
- Would y'all do me a favor?! May 25, 2012
- Frustrated Musings of a seemingly calm girl
- You know you've reached a new low when... May 23, 2012
- Hebrews 11:1
- Doctor visit update May 23, 2012
- Infertile Catholic
- Letting Go April 24, 2012
- Just being
- my little adventures May 23, 2012
- Making God laugh
- The IF t-shirts are back May 13, 2012
- Patiently waiting….Kinda
- The defeat of LUFS! May 26, 2012
- Perfect power in weakness
- The Birth Story: Part 1: Preparing for Labor May 24, 2012
- Still Standing
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- This cross I embrace
- That "News" I Told You Was Coming... May 25, 2012
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