Meet The 2008 Parents Of The Year

They are the parents of 17 children (soon to be 18!), they run their household with precision and care, and they promote abstinence only to their large brood of well-mannered children.

Meet Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar!

They are so successful at parenting they were voted 2008 parents of the year AND they have their own TV show, "17 & Counting", chronicling their lives.

Check out why I admire them so much and why they are one of my favorite families, at: