Relationships Within the Family

This week in class, we focused on the importance of having both parents providing a supportive role in the lives of their children.  We specifically focused on fathers and what they have to offer.  While writing this, I will be referring to/drawing info from this article: https://childandfamilyresearch.utexas.edu/5-things-you-should-know-about-importance-fathers , so feel free to reference it as well if you would like.             I would first off like to say that I am one of the luckiest people out there when it comes to having a solid father figure.  My dad has always done what it takes to put his family first.  Everything he does is for us, and we know it.  As his only son, the two of us have always had a special bond (especially since the rest of the house was full of young girls who seemed to think that screaming and high energy fun was the most efficient form of communication).  So as you may ...

       Hey everyone! Hopefully it was a good week for you.   It was a ride for me.   I pretty much hit every point on the emotional spectrum this week so it was definitely an interesting one.   I am quickly learning that that is basically what life is like nowadays, so I am at peace with that fact, I guess.             One of the biggest things that has been going through my head this week has been what I have done in the past (in terms of steady dating) and what I need to do to improve.   Its funny, because in those moments, I would feel that everything was good, until it was too late for me to right my wrongs.   As I realized these happenings this week, I saw that it came down to the lack of communication skills on my part.   Conveniently, that was what we discussed in my family relations class this week, communication.          ...

       Hey guys!   Hope this week was treating you right.   It was definitely an interesting one for me.   I am not sure if you are up to date with the current situation of the Philippines, so if you are not, I will get you caught up.   Its been rough for them over there.   They have been hit by multiple typhoons within the last couple weeks.   For those of you who don’t know, I returned from a two year mission from the Philippines a little over a year ago, so seeing what they are going through has been pretty tough for me to watch.   I deeply love the Filipino people, and it has been especially hard for me because my mission boundaries has especially been affected.   One reason why my mission has gotten hit so hard is because Magat Dam, one of the largest dams in the Philippines, needed to be opened due to too much water being added from the storms.   Because of this, large amounts of flooding has affected much of my miss...

     Hey everyone!   Hopefully, this week is treating you right.   Here comes another blog for you guys.   This week was definitely an interesting one.   I will try to find ways to keep it watered down for you guys because we went into the importance of a healthy sexual relationship between a husband and wife within the bounds of marriage.   Before I proceed I ask that you all bear with me since it is quite obvious I am not married and have never experienced such a relationship so if you have anything to add please do so. So to kick it off, I am sure that any of you who has or has had the blessing of a healthy sexual relationship knows that it brings you and your spouse together like nothing else.   It allows you to literally become one in purpose whether that be for the creation of children, or the expression of love.   Brother Williams shared many stories about clients he had in the past (in family and marriage counseling) who were s...