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"At an Easter celebration with my family, we took time to celebrate the good things in our lives. My mom looked at all of her children and said “We are so blessed. Each of our children loves God, loves us, and loves each other.” She was really catching on to the good that can be on display in a family, or with people we’re close to like family. See, a family can be a group of people who express God’s love to one another. God’s love is on display in our families (or with our closest friends) even in simple activities we might not think that much about. For me, when I’m with my siblings I find we fight the most when we are bored and inactive, but working together for good things really helps."

Doing activities together won’t fix everything but it can be a healthy step toward expressing more love in your family relationships.

Today, think of something you can do to help your family love God and each other more. It can be something in nature like fishing, gardening, or even walking outside to look at how beautiful the earth God made is.

Written by Miguel, age 20, from Columbia, Illinois, USA