'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.

2. 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.

3. 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)