...and more concerned about my children's behavior in the here and now, but that's because our religious outlooks are different. Even so, we agree that you should only leave your kids with people whose core values and family habits reflect your own. This doesn't mean you should avoid people who aren't like you (and I'm not saying you're advocating that, you just got me thinking).

One of the whole points of TNH is that when it comes to these core values we may have more in common as dedicated homemakers than we may have with our co-religionists or political fellow travelers. Don't let religion, race or political affiliation keep you from knowing other folks. You may have more in common with them than with the person in the pew (or political meeting) next to you.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor