"And I don't abide by this practice, though I have studied it. I have my hands full with the 3 boys I have..."
Amen! Me too. The boys were a handful!
"You cannot use NFP to avoid pregnancy for any reason other than a "grave" one. Illness, financial strain, etc..."
I think that cuts to the core of conscience. I had multiple miscarriages, bad deliveries, old-style vertical C-sections for all deliveries and weak incisions. By the time my last was conceived, gratefully, I might add later on, but shocking because I was still healing from the last C-section, my doctor was very worried and said, "NO more."
There comes a time when you have to use reason, too. I'll answer in the afterlife I know, but then again, my body has not held up well so I can't imagine how much more depleted I would have been with continuing pregnancies.
Blessings to you from God and awe to you from me! I had one c-section (bikini line) and it was terrible. I think the fact that I had been on bed rest for three months and carried twins to term must have made it worse. I couldn't put on jeans for months!
My VBAC was much easier. Though the strain on my family was worse. I was againt on bed rest, had to hire a sitter for my twins which cut out my heart, since I chose to be home with them, hubby had to do all the chores after working 10 hour days.
Three healthy happy boys. I have been abundantly blessed. (And can I mention the twins again? If I kept going back to the well I would have had a litter the next time!) My husband put his foot down. We dodged the bullet twice. No more.