What is a couple to do about fear of pregnancy, even when charting carefully, applying discipline to frequency of love-making, etc.? Sometimes being open to life means being open to life when we didn't expect a new life to begin. How do we work through these fears?
It's important not to side-skirt around the reality that fear of unexpected pregnancy exists among many who use natural family planning. Let's face it. Everyone sooner or later experiences difficult trails, health or income related.
Job loss, stress, re-locating, etc. can make it difficult to trust openness to life, adding another child to the family will be wise. Will God really provide? Or what about the husband who needs to change jobs for various reasons, but family obligations loom large. Or what about health problems, for either mother of father of a family?
One woman's candid thoughts about such fears she and her husband grapple with is well worth reading. God bless her candor and her journey!
Read her blog posts here.
It's important not to side-skirt around the reality that fear of unexpected pregnancy exists among many who use natural family planning. Let's face it. Everyone sooner or later experiences difficult trails, health or income related.
Job loss, stress, re-locating, etc. can make it difficult to trust openness to life, adding another child to the family will be wise. Will God really provide? Or what about the husband who needs to change jobs for various reasons, but family obligations loom large. Or what about health problems, for either mother of father of a family?
One woman's candid thoughts about such fears she and her husband grapple with is well worth reading. God bless her candor and her journey!
Read her blog posts here.
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