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Gross Fertility
I believe that human fertility is simply wonderful. A woman’s reproductive cycle is a beautiful thing. I am extremely comfortable with my own body and have no qualms reading stories about other’s bodies involving birth, surgery, wounds, etc. But I always find myself a little repulsed when I encounter someone writing about cervical mucus. Gross, [...]
Self-perception and Goals
Two months ago I decided to see how long it would take me to run a mile. I have always been more of a slow and steady kinda girl. In the past I would run 5-6 miles on week days and twice as much on weekends, but I have never gotten below a 7 minute [...]
My Pill Usage
Guest Post by Trena. I am really thankful for Trena’s decision to write about the pill in a way that most people never consider. When I was a senior in high school, my period got really out of hand. For several months, I would come home sick the first day of my period. I would get [...]
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Memory
I realized this morning that I should write more about life because otherwise I simply will not remember it. Totally cliche, yes? But it was quite real for me at 6:00 this morning as I lay in bed trying to remember the details of almost getting kicked out of college. I remember that I had [...]
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John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist had a most difficult office to fulfil; that of rebuking a king. Not that it is difficult for a man of rude arrogant mind to say a harsh thing to men in power,—nay, rather, it is a gratification to such a one; but it is difficult to rebuke well, that is, [...]
Rings and Things
I am in a coffee shop and the four men at the table across from me have repeatedly grabbed my attention. The three middle-aged (perhaps on the line of retirement) men and one young man are discussing relationships and rings. Older man 1: …Save yourself a lot of money. I will tell you what to [...]
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Considering My Environment: Drying Hair
I have not been online much for the past few weeks. I wish that I could say that was due to the fact that I was abstaining from wasting electricity. Alas, the explanation is far more mundane and, well, less virtuous. It involves sickness and business and the usual. But, while I have not been [...]
June Environment Observation
After thinking a lot about my last post I decided to post daily in June. My plan is to consider my day and to note each thing in my immediate environment which I could change in order to have a better (less negative) impact on the environment as a whole. This might turn into a [...]
Original Sin Makes Me Feel Warm and Fuzzy
Okay, so that title isn’t entirely accurate. But Jenna’s post on sin got me thinking about how the doctrine of original sin is actually a positive thing. The doctrine of original sin is a happy doctrine for a few reasons. The first is that original sin offers a suggestion of how God can be good [...]
I am thankful 7/18/2010