Hi Rod,
I look forward to reading your book. But at the risk of stating the obvious, Crunchy Con seems to be a new name for lifestyle choices my husband and I (and many other Boomers) have been making for 30 years.
We made the financial and career sacrifices necessary to home school for 12 years, did the homemade bread and slow food thing (gee, I remember making our own Play-Dough and finger paints!), tried to make missions and service a regular part of family life, and did our best to pass on to the kids our Christian faith and love of literature, learning, and music. Our son and daughter – 25 and 28 – are both wonderful Christians, and musicians with graduate degrees. God has blessed us indeed.
We no longer have the long hair and Birkenstocks (or Earth Shoes, as the fad was in the ‘70s), but our hearts have always been “Crunchy.”
All the best to you and your family, and all the gang at NRO.
Margaret Parks
Rimrock, AZ
