For those outside the Christian sub-culture that has been created, there is a little sect known as the "quiverfull movement" - I don't know all the ins and outs of this particular movement except that they're anti-birth control of any sort and aim to have as many children as possible. I want a big family, but I'm not for trying to see how many babies I can pop out before "the change" happens.

Personally, I'm not a fan of any hormone based birth control - probably because I go a little nut-so with any slight change in my own hormones. I'm not anti-the pill, just more cautious. I think as women we go for the Pill (and other similar options) because we believe the lie that has been told to us by our doctors and pharmeceutical companies - that the Pill is really the only effective way to stave off unplanned pregnancies. Since my husband and I aren't ready to have our next baby yet, I was looking for something a little more sure than a barrier method and yet not hormonal. I was almost ready to throw my hands up in the air until I came across a book titled Taking Charge of Your Fertility. What's funny to me is that this book is secular and a thousand times more informative about my reproductive system than any sex-ed class I sat through in my days of public high school. In fact, public high school mentioned menstruation and some basic b.c. tips (Pill, condoms, don't do it, etc), but no one bothered to mention to me that I'm really only fertile for a small period each month and that you can know when you're fertile. In fact, if you follow the rules for the FAM (fertility awareness method), I think it's a 2% failure rate (and you can always use a barrier while practicing this method too).

Tying this back into my quiverfull movement statement earlier - I just wondered if they would be anti-this as well even though it requires no actual artificial b.c. It's just temp taking and well... noticing a few female things :)

Now jumping from my quiverfull thought...

Women are totally screwed up in this generation. We've been told to be tough like men. To have sex like men. To work like men. And then there's talk of trying to capture the real woman and blah blah blah - but so few women know about this. Sex ed, in all it's wonder, doesn't teach us a damn thing about our bodies. For the first time in my life, I understand my body and what's going on - it's not a mystery! I can't get pregnant any time in my cycle, but now I know when I can get pregnant. Sure, it requires some extra diligence, but heck, stick a thermometer in my mouth when I wake up and write down what I get. Takes me less than 30 seconds.

God made our bodies unique and intricate. It's a shame we rarely take the time to try to understand them and are ready in a heart beat to shove a foreign chemical into our bodies just to make them submit to what we want.