What do you want your future family to look like?

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    What do you want your future family to look like...do you want kids, how many kids, will you marry? These are questions that I have been able to ponder over the last week. I have learned that everyone has different views and have been taught different values on these subjects. I want to share with you what I believe and what I have come to know in hopes that it will bless your lives and that when you think about the future you can see things with more hope.
    Family trends in the world are beginning to show that people view family in a different light than they have in the past. Divorce is becoming more common place, intercourse outside of marriage is increasing, and fewer kids are being born. These trends have come to pass because of many different reasons and events. Many people just follow after their families; they just accept what they have always seen. However, I have come to learn that as you expand your visions and come to know truths for yourself, you are far better off.
    I grew up in a family setting with a mom, a dad, and four sisters. My dad is a math teacher and soccer coach. He has worked my whole life. My mom is a stay at home mom. As I have seen my dad work I have learned that working hard and getting done what needs to be done even if you don't want to is important. Through my mom I have been able to see the importance of always having someone available during anytime of the day. I have been able to learn countless other lessons from having a mom and dad actively involved in my life. I believe that this family scenario is what will bring the most success in family life.
    However, I have also been able to see other family situations through my schooling, my dads job, and my work at a daycare. I have seen the trials that my friends have been through as they experienced their parents divorce, as they grew up with a single mom, and as they made decisions on their own about family life. I have a friend who grew up living with their parents, but who were not involved much in their life. They were forced to grow up and take care of themselves faster than needed. Their emotional, mental, physical, and other needs were provided by their extended family. I don't know how it feels or exactly what they have experienced, but I want to provide a different life for my kids. Through my work at a daycare I was able to learn about the profound needs that come from the home. We could only do so much to care for and help them develop the skills they would need for the future. I have been able to learn many more things from others which I am grateful for.
    As I ponder and reflect on my family life and those of my friends, I have decided on what trends I will create in my own family in the future. "Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities (The Family Proclamation to the World)." I want to make my home a safe place and a refugee for my kids and my husband. I want my future family to look like the one I was raised in; a mom, a dad, and multiple kids. I encourage you to think about these things and take them heart. Find out what you want your future family to look like and do all you can to make it possible.

Links:
The Family Proclamation to the World - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=eng

    

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