#16: Theme

     Throughout the semester, I have noticed a theme of family relationships in my thoughts, writing, and assignments. I think a lot of it has been because of the focus on families and family history that my writing professor has emphasized every class. I have been constantly thinking about families and how important they are, especially because I have been living away from my family.

      I haven't ever especially enjoyed writing because I oftentimes feel that my teachers haven't allowed me to choose topics that I am interested in. Because I was never interested in any any of the topics, I never enjoyed writing, and it was very hard for me to reach the length requirements because I had no passion for the things I was writing. However, my professor for this writing class always encouraged us to tie what we were writing about to our family, and that really helped me. As I was writing, I could see the topic and how it had affected my family, and it was really cool.
     I wrote about the importance of family relationships for my research paper and realized how important my family was to my mental and physical health. I learned the importance of all of the fighting that my siblings and I had gone through. I understood why Heavenly Father put us in families, and how lucky I am to be in the family that I have.
     For my narrative, I wrote about how my father had helped me with my math homework. I was able to realize how blessed I was to have a father who cared enough about me to stay up late helping me as a stubborn little girl. I noticed how my father's personality and attitudes rubbed off on me and shaped me into the person that I am today.
     Throughout this semester, I have been so happy that I was encouraged to focus on my family. It helped me realize what is important in my life. I was able to learn the special things about my family and see what I want to make my future family like. The theme of family throughout this semester was a true blessing, and I'm really glad I was able to feel the importance of it.