The value and need for strong and healthy families is undergoing increasing discussion and attention individually and via the media. And rightly so. The dictionary offers a number of definitions for family. These non-genetic families or communities include country towns and city suburbs, the work places and the services they render, centers of learning and education, health care facilities and many more.
Neighborhoods can become a community or fellowship or family.
We live in one. Just as homes are built differently, so are the residents. Though they go their separate ways, there exists a pleasant, loving relationship and a willingness to help each other when needs arise. I cite a few examples of family membership we have acquired through the years. It has become a family where we are mutually and warmly greeted, even at times with open arms, by the staff and management.