What is family?

'What is family?' 

Families need to answer this question to establish a strong foundation and direction for each individual and the family as a whole. 

Society is a reflection of the condition of its families: 
- Family impacts those within the family 
- Those within the family impact people in their circles 
- People in the circles impact their own families and circles make up the community 
- The collection of communities is what makes up society 

Dr. Myles Munroe message:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfU-s69cxjU&t=1785s

Principles that should be functioning within each family: 
- Socialization 
- Protection/Preservation 
- Identification
-  Accomodation 
- Liberation 
- Classification 
- Transformation 

Two things that should be done as a blended family to get the process started, or to continue the process of determining what family is: 

1. Understand that because of the blended family dynamic, that your family has been compromised. 
- the principles that should be functioning within the family are hindered as a result of a lack of parental control, identity struggles for both child and parent (especially step-parent), inability to protect child completely due to plethora of potential influencers, etc. 

2. Figure out what family is / Establish what your values are for your family specifically / Determine your direction as a family (what family looks like at the height of its operation)