What does it take to have a happy family, a happy marriage and happy children?
There is probably no universal recipe. Our contentment depends not simply on how well things are going objectively, but on how we interpret our circumstances. When we look positively at our experiences, other people and our family, happiness can arrive like a ray of sunshine. We cannot force it to stay, but in my experience, believing in it helps us recognise it when it returns.
Have you ever thought about appreciating your family just as it is? Life is short, as some of us have already learned. Enjoy the journey with your perfectly imperfect family. Looking back in ten, twenty or thirty years, you may wish to relive a moment that passed too quickly to savour. Enjoy every aspect of your home, and whenever possible, make your shared dreams come true.