It is a place where each person will learn about himself or herself. It is a place where each person will feel loved and valued and learn that lasting happiness comes from respect for and service to others. Each will grow at his own pace and in his own way, in faith and wisdom and courage. In spite of the family's structure or trials or life circumstances, each will come to realize that family is a place of strength and comfort. It is a place of encouragement and truth, of discipline and patience, of acceptance and challenge.
Real family is a safe place in which to grow.
It gives us room to experiment with who we are, to make mistakes and learn from them. It is not a place of being, but of becoming. It is not about what you are but about the limitless possibilities of what you can be. It is an inheritance of faith and values that we build when we build family. It is only with God's help that we can build this field of dreams.