It’s hard to believe we’ve been married one month already! The first month has brought with it many blessings, a lot of change, and things I didn’t really expect… like learning how to sleep with my husband. No really, we are trying to figure out how to sleep in the same bed. We’ve both been used to sleeping in a full size bed alone, and we are quickly discovering that’s not enough space for the both of us. Blanket Hog is not something I expected to hear in married life, but alas, I am a robber of covers, causing my husband to lose sleep :-p. Oh the drama.
Solution? Queen air mattress in the living room. A temporary solution until we make it over to the mattress store. Oh the adventurous life of newlyweds :-p
I’ve been using Natural Family Planning for the past three years. I started charting before I even met Michael, and now that we’re married NFP is even more awesome.
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It’s one thing to talk about NFP as an abstinent single woman before marriage, it’s a whole other thing to start charting as a couple and really trying to be open to whatever God has planned for us. “NFP-ing” together has been a great gift in our first month of marriage. It has given me an even deeper appreciation for my husband and my fertility. This has also been an opportunity to practice what I preach. As spouses we are called to openness to life. We said “yes” when my Deacon Daddy asked us “Will you accept children lovingly from God…” and we meant it. And as we continue to chart, I think we are realizing that this is so much more than a way to “postpone or achieve pregnancy”; it is an invitation to pray about God’s plan for our family on a regular basis. I know that NFP-ing isn’t always going to be easy, but that’s why we need the grace of the sacrament!
I was one of the millions of people who liked and shared the “Marriage Isn’t for You” blog post by Seth Adam Smith that went viral this week. I really liked what Seth had to say, and it was a wonderful reminder of what Michael and I signed up for a month ago. But I also really liked Jeremy’s blog Response which brought it all together: Marriage isn’t about you, OR your spouse… it’s for God.
“The ‘natural desire’ for happiness…is of divine origin: God has placed it in the human heart in order to draw man to the One who alone can fulfill it.”- CCC no. 1718
This is a picture of us making our way back to our group after getting Pope-handed. I’d just like to note that my husband is a stud. That is all 🙂
In my single days I remember seeing Facebook posts from friends that said cheesy things like “I love my husband!” or “I have the best husband everrrr!” and think Ok we got it… Thanks for sharing… But I have to admit that there are days when I just want to burst in the room like:
Sure, I realize we’ve only been married a month, and this “honeymoon phase” will end. And yes, there have been moments when he is not my favorite person to be around… but I love him! It’s not just that he is super smart, funny, a great cook and handyman, etc… but he is helping me get to heaven. This is the start of a great adventure. 🙂