Great thoughts, Michael. Appreciate the repost.

Intentional parenting is all about setting reasonable boundaries and then, well, actually being the parent, no? I wrote along these lines in my humor column a few months back, essentially reminding parents that it's our job to establish an appropriate framework for our children to function within our secular culture. If we don't, who will?

http://www.newchristianvoices.com/column/bad-mom-...

Michael, Thanks for these words of enCOURAGEment. Whether I apply them to my pursuit of a writing career or our family's transition from full time ministry to vocational organic church planting, they are insightful and inspiring. While the first step toward vision is often the biggest, it is on the journey that we grow weary and tend to drift.