Relationship Reflection

The first picture that I have posted is of my family. The older boy and girl are my step-children and the two younger children are my biological children. Of course the older gentleman beside me is my hubby! I love my family because they are my reason......my reason for everything that I do in my life! This relationship is so important to me because we support each other in good times as well as bad. They are always there for me no matter the situation.....free of judgement! Relationships are important when they are supportive, loving, as well as forgiving. Many people can be a relationship that means them and their life no good. The only purpose these types of relationships serve is a learning lesson. I'd rather not have these types of relationships in my life. No relationship is perfect, but when you have people in your life that are willing to work through their as well as your differences.....then you have a healthy relationship.

 This picture is of my parents! They are just wonderful! They want nothing but the best for my family and my brother. They are both hard workers who have instilled great lessons within the two children that they have raised. The thing that I admire most about them both is the ability to never give up on their children. Even when I made bad decisions like quitting college, they never bad talked me; yet they supported me and believed in me. They have taught me the true meaning of never giving up. They never gave up on me so it makes perfect since to never give up on myself; and this is why I'm pursuing a Master's degree at the age of 37!

My brother, my brother!! I was older so I was supposed to be the role model for him, yet he turned out to be the role model for me! He is a engineer with a Master's degree and he's not even out of his twenty's yet! He was a major push and strong factor in me going back to school. His love and support for my family and I is what makes our relationship so important to me. I trust him with all of my being and this is what i admire most about our relationship!! Trust and dependability!

These relationships that I share have taught me a valuable lesson in life! The belief that my family has in me makes it so easy to believe in the future of the young children that I inspire on a daily basis! As a matter of fact it makes me push myself just that much harder to being a helping hand in making sure that they succeed. The trust that has been exhibited with the relationship that I have with my brother has taught me trust-worthy values that I take seriously on the job. Whether it's gaining the trust of families, their children, or whatever situation their family or my center may be going through.