This is only the beginning of a line of thought on which I've been ruminating for some time. I was raised to take making a vow as a very serious matter, and yet I wonder how many church members who raise their hands vowing to help the new parents of a child being baptized in said child's spiritual upbringing, etc. actually make a conscious point of acting on that pledge? I would like to see some way we parents could post things about our children's personalities, learning styles, struggles and strengths, and areas of parenting where we are searching for answers and help - even if it's only a night out every other week. We need to be serious about getting to know the kids in our church, about forming realtionships with them and their parents and keeping up with what's going on in their world. How else are we going to know how to pray? How else are we going to know how if there is some physical way we can answer a question, help with a need, give a child another trusted source of counsel and encouragement? Are we not to be a family? This is how a family that wants to be strong and healthy communicates. But how would this picture flesh out in real life? How does a family maintain it's privacy and intimacy and balance that with being part of a larger family in the Church……? Anyone have ideas? I'll be throwing out different ideas that come to mind when they, well, come to mind  Please add your thoughts.