The Energies of the Earth and Moon are mirrored in our wombs and the cycles of our womanhood.

"Did you know that every woman is born with every egg she will ever have? Tucked deep inside the crevices of our tiny bodies, waiting patiently for our maturity, these eggs form in our ovaries when we are just three months past conception, still living peacefully in the perfect environment of our mother's womb. In essence, when your mother was a babe in your grandmother, you were a seed within her, an egg within her cells, listening to your grandmother's heartbeat. Much like the sea embraces the Earth, our bodies embrace our wombs. Our wombs are our centers, and they do far more than produce babies - they give birth to the power that is in us. The rhythms of the universe, the ebb and flow of the tides of life, and the energies of the Earth and Moon are mirrored in our wombs and the cycles of our womanhood." From Womb and Uterine Health in Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy, Health, and Vitality. 

Today this beautiful quote and book was shared with me by a dear friend, and now I share it with you.

An example of the monthly calendar where
the pink days are period days, and the striped
days are the next predicted period. The day
marked with the flower is the predicted
ovulation date. 

A screenshot of the temp.
chart with no data entered in.
As you can see, there are
small ads on the bottom, but
they are not too intrusive.

I would also like to share a really great app I found for smart phones called "Woman Log." Not only does this app track your monthly menstrual and ovulation cycles, but it also has an option where you can enter daily your waking temperature to more accurately track your ovulation dates. You can then view the temperatures as they change daily, or view them in a chart feature that spans the entire month. This can be used for NFP (Natural Family Planning), a natural form of birth control, or if you are, on the other hand, trying to conceive. (If you wish to use the temperature/chart feature you will need a basal thermometer which you should be able to get at most drugstores or online :)

The app has a beautiful and easy to use interface and different skins to choose from. Before I was using Period Tracker Lite, but switched to Woman Log because of the added features of being able to record and chart the changes in your temperature to predict ovulation. For a simple menstrual tracker, Period Tracker Lite is great and is very easy to use!

Thank You for stopping in sweet friend!
Have a wonderful day :)

XOXO
Sofie