Family Matters

      You are woken up in the early morning by the sound of small voices. Pecking over the blankets you see your precious little children whispering to each other at the end of your bed, wondering if you're awake. They spot your open eyes over the piles of blankets and shout "Hi mom!" in excitement. As they bounce on to your bed, you look over and see their dad already making room for them so they can join you under the warm sheets. As they settle in the provided space, your youngest child occupying a place on your chest says, "I love you mommy."
      My dream as a young girl always was to have a big happy family that me and my spouse created together. And over the years as I have learned how important families are, that dream has become an aspiration and even a necessity.
      Family units are fundamental foundations of society. They are essential to human capital and a successful economy. They play one of the major roles in human health and happiness. In my perspective as Latter-Day Saint, having a firm family is essential to eternal happiness. Being a very family-oriented gospel, we believe "Marriage between a man and a women is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children." (The Family, A Proclamation to the World) In short, we need families!
     The world we live in today is very focused on the "individual" and doesn't see the importance of the family. This influences us to make decisions that are satisfying to the separate person but harmful to the family as a whole. When you make a decision, it doesn't only effect you, but those around you. And when we focus on desires of our own, by default, we neglect to nurture the family, because of lack of unity. The way to unify a family is through sacrifice, charity and serve, but instead we seem to be doing the opposite. Pre-marital sex has increased in the past 20 years along with more people delaying marriage, which has caused more people to either living along or cohabitation. These and many more factors have caused a decline in family. When you have less families forming you have less children being born. Which is why the decline in family has caused fertility rate to decline as well. With less babies being born, we have less people to replace past generations, and if we continue to have less children as the human race... well we end up very low in population and maybe even extinction.
      I know this all sounds so extreme, but small things cause great things to come to pass. And at the rate we are going those extreme can totally become a reality.
      Family matters, and no matter who you are the family effects you and your life. We as a human race need our families, and we should always strive to protect them from harm. We should always remember the significance of the Family.

Hey there!

       Hello blogging world! I have never blogged before and that makes me super excited to learn and become involved in the blogging world. This is a great way for me to express and share my feelings on a lot of topics, especially those concerning the home and family.
      My family is the best part of my life! I love and appreciate them so much. SO MUCH. My little sister, Kylie, is the cherry on top of all the wonderful things my family offers me. Kylie is a very sassy girl. She has all the spice you could ask for in a little sister. And I can always count on her for an honest opinion... that's why I don't go to her when I wonder if my dress makes me look fat. She is the beautiful twist to my life, without her, my life would not be nearly as happy or interesting as it already is.
    Now lets talk about tough love, my brothers! Scot, the oldest out of my three siblings, is the one who taught me how to have fun and not get caught. Except we weren't very good at the latter. He's always treated me more of a friend then an annoying little sister. And I respect him a lot for that. So I always thought Scot and I were the "baddest" around until the real trouble maker showed up, my youngest brother, Kohen. Kohen is a roller coaster! Fast, thrilling and sometimes scary. He always finds a way to get his adrenaline pumping through some crazy dare devil activity. Which I love because he keeps my family young with his energetic personality.    
    My mom... oh where do I start?! She is my guardian angel, my comforter, and my best friend. She always has time to listen to me tell her every aspect of my life, from my worst days to my best. I always seek for her advice because she is one smart lady. She is extremely caring and compassionate, but nobody messes with her babies. The term "mama bear" describes her pretty well. She gets the title of the most important person of my life.
    And now last but not least, my dad. There is nothing in this world that can beat knowing that your dad loves you more than life it self. I have always felt adored and unconditionally love by my dad. He is very humble and I have learned valuable life lessons from his example.
     And then there's me, which you'll learn more about as I drive into blogging and all it hold! On that note I welcome you to my awesome blog!