The Collins Family is built
around a strong sense of family, values, morals, and love. Most importantly our
family believes that each member is to feel loved and included in our family.
My family believes that family should get together often to catch up and enjoy
each other. Our family is always there to support one another through good and
bad times. Our family spends every holiday with each other. Our family
gatherings are always full of good conversation, laughter, and a lot of eating.
We are a very religious
and attend Catholic Mass every Sunday and for special religious holidays. Prayer
is an important part of our family get-togethers. We believe it is important to
pray before family dinners and encourage a love for Jesus. Each member of the
family is raised in the Catholic Church attending mass weekly. We believe that
everything we do or achieve is at the hands of Jesus.
The
Collins family also believes in honesty and the importance of work-ethic. As a
family we instill the importance of being honest and truthful in everything we
do. We also believe every member of the family should contribute to their
family. My parent instilled the importance of having a good work ethic. They taught
me the importance of working hard for the things I want or need.
Education is a high priority
for my family. My parents have always taught me the importance of succeeding in
school. My parents had a “law” regarding education. We were allowed to
participate in various afterschool activities, but are school work always come
first. Homework was down right when I came home and if grades every slipped I
had to discontinue any of my afterschool activities. Even though education was
a top priority, I was the first member of my family to attend college and
graduate. It was a proud moment for my family.
The Collins family has
many traditions that we celebrate. We are a very southern family who enjoys
family get-togethers. During our get-togethers we enjoy family dinners full of “southern
fixings,” like corn bread, pintos beans, fired chicken, turnip greens, and
other southern dishes. We enjoy cooking and baking together for family holidays.
We have family traditions associated with the holidays. During Thanksgiving my
entire family gathers for one big family meal. During dinner, we all express
one thing we are thankful for. This is one of my favorite parts of the holiday,
besides eating of course. The elf on the shelf is another tradition that my
family has just recently started for the kids in our family. The purpose of the
elf on the shelf is watch the children during the day and then the elf reports
back to the North Pole to provide “Santa” with a detailed report of the kids behavior.
All the kids in my family look forward to Thanksgiving because they will
finally get to see their elf.
Christmas is another
holiday where we have family traditions built into the holiday. Since we are a dedicated Catholic family, we
attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve. This is another one of my favorite
traditions. The church is full of Christmas joy, lights, and love for Jesus.
Prior to Christmas Eve Mass, we celebrate the night by decorating Christmas
Cookies for Santa Clause. The cookies we decorate are left for him to enjoy
when he stops by our house. The kids write a note to leave with the cookies. As
a family, we read Christmas stories and sign Christmas Carols. It’s a wonderful
tradition that I plan on implementing with my own children.
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