Hello!! Here is a little intro...

 Hello everyone! My name is Emily and I am a university student studying Marriage and Family:)


A lot of responses I get when I tell people what I study are "Don't you know more than 50% of marriages end in divorce. It's a lost cause." or "So you are studying on how to be a good wife?" 

I am choosing to study about marriage and family because I believe that the family in a central unit in our lives and the importance of it has diminished and changed over time. I want to help reignite the significance and worth of these kind of relationships in our lives; and also assist others to develop the skills to have healthy marriages and families

I am here writing this blog to give my two cents on the issues that are impacting our world and culture today regarding this topic.

I hope we can discover together and I would love to hear your opinions and application as well! So feel free to comment and discuss.

Let's dive in.

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