I have a deep belief that for the good of society, we should not accept this behavior as a given ... no matter who they are directed at.

Your mom and I simply revel in watching you seek and grow into all that God intends for your life. When it comes to "love" it is no different.

It is with this yearning that I offer this list of five and affirmations and five confessions that I believe I hold in common with many of the folks who sit on the other side of the proverbial aisle.

Photo: My youngest daughter and her 2nd grade teacher. Like many people today, I have opinions about a great many things and expertise in few. But, ...

And while I applaud President Obama's recent decision regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, I for one believe that the government should get out of the marriage business all together.