Hello, and welcome to my new American Family blog dedicated to issues directly and indirectly affecting the traditional American family.

By using the term "traditional", I absolutely do not wish to segregate any legitimate familial structure. Sure, the kids being raised at home by mommy and daddy would be perfect, and is preferable in all cases, but situations where step-parents, adopted parents, grandparents, etc are raising the kids, and even situations where there are no kids for whatever reason, will not be excluded or discriminated against here. I do not refer to or consider gay parental adoptions as "traditional".

What the term "traditional" will mean here at the American Family blog is more the values and concerns, the habits and the histories, that real, strong, healthy, traditional-values based American families find important. There will absolutely by biases here at the blog towards American historical fact and the traditional Judeo-Christian ethics that the Founders used to form us as a nation.

As the blog develops, I will post on a wide spectrum of issues including family life, education, politics, faith, media, sports and any other topic that comes up that might have significance to our families. I will try to post something daily, but will certainly never go more than a couple days without adding something new for you.

Feel free to post your own comments and responses. All I ask is that you refrain from profanity and other abusive commentary that does not fit the blog's stated purposes. Hope you enjoy.