As I was walking back to my apartment one day, I came across this:

It struck me as surprisingly powerful. I went home and shared what I had seen with my roommates. We talked about it fondly, praising whoever stopped and gave the time to write that on the stairs. It was a nice thing to see after a long day of school. I have since thought about if often, especially the day I was married. I thought about how I wanted to make the commitment to be with my husband every step of his way, of our way...
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I recently had the joy of having my sister and her adorable little boys over to visit. It was so much fun to see them and play with them. While on their visit, Sam, almost a year old, loved to explore the house. This was a new place for him, and he felt it was his duty to explore every inch of it. It wasn't long before he found the spring door stoppers. I remember playing with these as a kid, so I was delighted to watch my nephew learn how to poke it to make sounds. At one point, my little b...
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Today, I want to talk about something that is not generally thought of when it comes to strengthening families. I want to talk about celebrating each other. I know that when I accomplish something important in my life, it makes it that much better if those I love are equally excited about my accomplishments with me. Celebrating someone else makes them feel special and cared about. Soon after my husband and I were first married, it was his birthday. The night before, I secretly decorated our ...
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Hello! It's me again! Today, I want to talk about being respectful of your family members. The other day while in the bookstore, I saw this book:

This book is a joke, of course. It has "important tips for husbands" that include things like, "Don't make elephant sounds when your wife walks into the room." While this book is mostly for humor, there is also something to be said for it. In order to have a happy marriage, spouses need to learn how to treat and respect each other. Especially if on...
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Hello! I'm back with part two of my Family Foundations project! Today, I want to talk about doing things as a family. This is a great way to strengthen family ties and stay a happy and together family. In my family, we enjoy going out and doing silly things. All of us like laughing together, and we all have our own unique sense of humor. Doing things as a family is great to learn more about each other, and interact with each other. To me, this has become even more important as the years pass...
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So for this week, I'm going to share some things that I think are important when it comes to families. This is an assignment for my Family Foundations class, but I think this project will be beneficial to my blog as well as to my class.
So today, I want to talk about expressing love for your spouse. I have been married for half a year, now. And my husband and I are starting to wonder if we will ever get out of our honeymoon phase. We are always happy to see each other, to hold each other's h...
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