Every Family Has a Mission...

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After reading my post yesterday, my friend Barbara put her thoughts on virtual paper. It's one thing to sit and philosophize about who should use NFP and who has just cause to delay childbearing. It's another thing entirely to throw one's door open to the very people others judge. Barbara and her husband are NFP proponents. They've been a teaching couple as long as I've known them (and that's a very long time). But more importantly, they are proponents of charity in the culture of life. Their home is a haven for moms who have said "yes" but who have real, tangible, and often urgent needs.  Barbara writes:

I think every family has acalling, and this is ours. I'm hoping to inspire other families to consider this mission to help pregnant women. Our diocese has just two homes right now, and has recently been getting more and more calls. It would be a shame to turn away someone who is asking for help.Read the rest here.

Babies are Only and Always Blessings.

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In her wisdom, the Church never says we must use NFP; she says we may. We must however-- always-- be charitable. Contrary to so much popular press, NFP is not the default. NFP is not necessary for holiness or for strong marriages. Charity is.Are you growing in charity? Are you living in charity and acting in charity and working in charity for the culture of life? Read this and then think real hard about that.

More Chore Chart Questions

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Heather asks:

I was wondering what program you used to make your chore chart?  Howdid you get the check off bubbles under your daily chores?

I used Pages on my Mac this time. Last time, I did it in Microsoft Word. Select the two column format. To make the little bubbles, type a row of seven capital "Os" beneath each assignment, putting a space between each O.

I can't upload the Pages file, but there is an old Word file of the chore chart in this post that you can use as a template.