jumped out at me:Perfect families exist only in our minds, and it is these imaginings that are often the enemy of our ability to enjoy the wonderful family we already have.
Monday, January 05, 2009
The Myth of the Perfect Family
Sometimes a quote will hit you at just the right moment. I was flipping through a Catholic Company catalog today, and this quote from Matthew Kelly's book Building Better Families: A Practical Guide to Raising Amazing Children jumped out at me:
Perfect families exist only in our minds, and it is these imaginings that are often the enemy of our ability to enjoy the wonderful family we already have.
jumped out at me:Perfect families exist only in our minds, and it is these imaginings that are often the enemy of our ability to enjoy the wonderful family we already have.
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