My wife and I would make church & dinner a date, when we were dating. We are still dating for over 10 years now and out of the 10 years we have been married for 8 years.

It is a challenge to have 3 kids under 5 & pregnant, but it has so many blessings as well. We were talking the other day about the limited amount of time to have children together. Once that time is over you can not go back, and their is no second guessing your decisions.

We feel that our legacy will be our children, and we are doing the best we can to raise them as good Catholics.

Thanks for the inspiration.

To respond to Nicole: have you heard of NaPro (Natural Procreative Technology)? The Catholic Church doesn’t just care about the uber-fertile, but also those who have trouble conceiving. NaPro is one of the ways the Church has developed to identify and help rectify the causes of infertility and other gynecological problems. Google it. Don’t know where you are, but Dr. George Delgado at Culture of Life Family Services in San Diego, CA helps couples with this, and if you’re not near him, he could probably suggest other places to find NaPro docs.

You have my deepest sympathy, as do my many Catholic friends in the same boat. Spiritually, I’ve found that when I really really want something, that is exactly when God isn’t going to give it to me. But when I give up that desire and just abandon myself to His will, I either find peace and He gives it to me, or I just find peace (both are good). Easier said than done. I guess this is why a lot of couples I know who gave up trying to conceive and then adopted wound up getting pregnant right after the adoption went through! May God console you and keep you.