In trekking to an new area of Orlando, we found another great opportunity to share the message of Planned Purity. Foundation Academy in Winter Garden hosted us for a conference with a group of parents of elementary children—exactly the demographic we look for—and it was great! Not only was the hospitality team amazing, taking care of our every need, but the parents responded very enthusiastically to the material. I know we left them with tools that are going to make huge differences in their family lives and in their children's successful pursuit of purity of heart and body.

There are days when I kind of get in God's face and say, "I didn't choose this!"—but every time we do a conference we get better, and every time we come away affirmed in the fact that this is what we are supposed to be doing—and I really do love it—the writing and speaking, that is. The business end seems like a necessary evil, and the ever-unpredictable amount of funds available—well, I'm getting used to it because I've committed in my heart that this is what I'm going to do and nothing is going to change that.

You know, so much of life we spend worrying and trying to keep up with human systems that in the end won't make a hill of beans of difference anyway—when the real value is in the relationships we nurture and the lives we affect and change. Not that we shouldn't be responsible, but what kind of "responsible"? I believe the most responsible way to live is in the palm of God's hand, trusting Him for everything. I haven't gotten it down yet, but I do believe it with all my heart. I am moving forward into those places He wants me to go, no matter what …

The other day we met with a national group that looked at our work and said, "You're exactly what we're looking for." Huh? Half the time I wonder what I'm doing, and then I hear comments like this that assure us we're doing something very important. Please keep praying that we will continue to believe that and not give up. And you keep believing, too - for whatever God has given you to do.