Amy, thanks for reading and commenting. I will look forward to hearing more from you in the future!

Brent, I love that you tied this much older post to the themes of some of my more recent ones—my desire to be "less intentional." I hadn't thought of it before, but you're absolutely right. The attitude and response is the same. Your own story about your sexuality and the church made me think about the end of the post I wrote today, about my mother-in-law (How Frankie Jean left Cali...). Take a look and see if you think it ties in. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I love seeing how they mesh with mine, even though they're different in many ways.