Coming to a close

I can't believe this semester is already coming to a close! It seems as if every semester goes by faster and faster! I have enjoyed everything we've talked about and learned this semester. Everything we've learned in this class is so practical and applicable. I think that if anyone is thinking about going into the marriage and family field, this class is a great introduction. I love how open our class is with sharing experiences. For me, when people share experiences, it helps me to understand and relate to the subject and to them better. This is definitely one of my favorite classes I've taken in my career here at BYUI.

Growing older

I thought it was interesting in our most recent class discussion when Bro. Williams said that he's noticed that people who tend to accomplish things avoid the mid-life crisis. Also, people who have good and happy marriages usually tend to avoid mid-life crisis. Starting now, I vent to have a happier outlook on life and on my life specifically so I can avoid a mid life crisi! Life is way too short to worry!!!

Parenting

I love learning about parenting. I have taken a few parenting classes up here on campus and I love it! It makes me so excited to become a parent. One of the biggest things I've learned thought the parenting classes is that we need to show respect to our children. Everybody deserves respect and if we want to build good relationships with our children, respectis where it starts.

Working children

I want my children to be hard workers and not have the feeling of entitlement. One time in class we were talking about children working and we mentioned that your children should work and help out at home. I want my kids to do yard work. Every Saturday we could work together in the yard. When you out people in close proximity, they grow closer together.

The council method

I thought our class discussions were really interesting. It was inspiring because this is how the Bretheren discuss and make decisions. My favorite part of the council method was that they spend 15-30 min. telling each other how much they love each other. I think if we implemented that in our family councils, things would go smother and we'd have more respect for our families.

Communication

I liked the drawing activity we did for our communication day. For me, I have a hard time thinking of the the right words to say so I enjoy writing letters to my husband when I am trying to get something important across. When we were dating, we were living 4 hours away and we weren't able to visit often. We started writing letters (even though we talked on the phone everyday) it was a different way e communicated and it sort of brought us closer together.

Stressors

We are human, and along with being human comes stress in our lives. In class we listed ten significant stressors. They are:

1. Losing a job
2. Death of a child
3. Deth of a parent
4. Rebelled clueless
5. Sickness (hospitalized)
6. Changing a job
7. Moving your family to a new place
8. Serious accidents
9. Finances
10. Divorce

We all will go through challenging times at one point or another and the best way to get through these hard times is to rely on the Lord and his Atonement.