Just Some Thoughts

The last week of the semester! Wow, that went by faster than any semester before I think, and it really is amazing how much I feel like I have learned. This week, we briefly covered the aging family which I will briefly touch on, but really, I want to summarize some of the things that I have learned and have found most valuable throughout the semester! Boundaries within a family and between other families. This was Probably one of my favorite discussions and the most important to me. Growing up, my parents often confided in the children with many issues that they were going through. I saw how that made their relationship more difficult, and how that impacted our relationship with our parents. I knew even at a young age that this wasn’t how it was supposed to be so this lesson and seeing the visual of the man and the woman helped me see how a relationship should be. In addition to this, seeing how there are appropriate levels of entrance into the family unit was ve

Parenting! What a topic! I feel like talking about this is kind of strange for me because one week of focusing on parenting in no way compares to the experience of raising a child (which I have not yet done. But I learned a lot that I want to share! This week we began with a really great quote that said:  "To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon Heavenly Father for help as you care for their needs each day as you deal with challenges which inevitably come with parenthood. You need more than your own wisdom in rearing them." -President Thomas S. Monson I love this quote and I think it embodies one of the most important things that I learned this week which is what we are designed and made to raise families! And when it comes down to it, we CAN raise a human no matter how scary that seems. More than anything I love how this quo

Another week come and gone! I cannot believe it! These last two posts are kind of close together because last week was busy for me and I got a little behind (sorry Brother Williams). That just means that you are the lucky winners (or maybe unlucky winners) who get to hear from me twice in one week! This was an awesome week for me and I learned a ton! Also, it was perfect that we were able to talk about Fathers and their role in the family on the SAME week that my FATHER WAS IN TOWN! Wow, great timing right?! I haven't gotten to see my father since before I left on my trip for Jerusalem in January so this has been a wonderful Independence Day weekend that just played perfectly into much of the great knowledge I gained this week! So let us dive in! This week we started with an AWESOME quote that I wanted to share with you all. It says: "We do live in turbulent times. Often the future is unknown; therefore, it behooves us to prepare for uncertainties. Statistics reveal that

What a big topic for the week right?! As an unmarried (working on getting married) individual the biggest struggles I hear about and see in marriage relationships is with communication. We see it in the media, we see it in our families, and we may see it in ourselves with others even. With some communication may come easy, with others not as much. Some topics may be easy to talk about and others may be more difficult. This week in my class we had a thorough conversation about communication, what works and what doesn't! One quote that I wanted to share with you from the material was this quote : "Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal to them. Have a genuine concern for your brothers and sisters. Help carry their load so you can say, like the lyrics of the song, 'He ain't heavy; he's my brother'." -President Ezra Taft Benson I loved this quote and I was