I want to start by apologizing for my lack of posts recently. Anna (the baby) is going through a needy stage and Michael’s been sick. Nevertheless, I wanted to report as to the rosary experiment and how it’s going.

I am definitely feeling more and more inclined to pray everyday. It’s really become a habit, a part of my life in a more consistent way than I can ever recall from the past. I am a sense that I’m going closer to God especially in my ability to be more virtuous (especially in my patience!)

There has been some challenges though too. One of our biggest customers is having some re-structuring, so I’m nervous about what that will mean for the business they give us. If anything happens with them, it could be a cut in revenue for us. I’m trying to trust in God, but I do tend to worry about finances constantly even when things are fine. I really think it’s spiritual warfare trying to get to me, but I still struggle with letting God be God and take care of things.

My biggest struggle right now is with my husband. He’s a Catholic, attends Mass with me, goes to confession, and all the fixin’s. My frustration lies in that for some time now, he has not wanted to pray. He’s in a “funk”. I guess he has reasons he’s upset with God. Anyways, I’ve invited him to pray with me a lot lately since being the rosary experiment. I’ve really been feeling a desire for us to pray as a family, but I ask him to pray with me or with us as a family and he declines. He doesn’t get upset; he just says, ” I don’t feel like it” or something to that effect. It makes me really sad and I’m not sure what to do except keep praying for him. I’ve confronted him about it, and he just shrugs and doesn’t really respond to me. I’m open to suggestions. I knew he was in bit of a religious funk before the rosary experiment, but it’s really become very apparent to me these last couple of weeks.

If you have any thoughts, please let me know! Comments are welcome!

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I recently started reading a book I found searching on Amazon called, “Natural Family Planning Blessed Our Marriage.” You can find it at being clicking here. So far it seems to be a very edifying and easy read. If you are thinking about using NFP for your marriage or like me just need a little encouragement, read it with me. I’m going to be blogging more about it soon.

It’s the short testimonies of couples using Natural Famliy Planning and the grace and tremendous blessing it has been to their famliy and married life. I know that I struggle with NFP at times and often think it would be so much easier to be on the Pill, but I’m proud to say that we have never used contraception. God has blessed us in so many ways in NFP. I think the struggles are just God’s way to letting us the victory we have in Him. If it weren’t a challenge how would we know how good God’s grace is!

Anyways, join me in reading it, if you get a chance. We can all use the edification!

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