Ingredients of a Happy and Peaceful Family Life

• Be patient, humble and make every effort to keep unity (Ephesians 4:2-3). Love conquers all

• Carry each other's burdens (Galatians 6:2, Philippians 2:3-4)
• Do not go to bed angry (Ephesians 4:26), always say you love each other before sleeping
• Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another (Ephesians 4:31-32, Philippians - 4:5)
• Do not argue or complain (Philippians 2:14)
• Do not lie to each other (Colossians 3:8-9)

Taking care of the whole family - The ingredients of a happy family life concern the whole family, thus the siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, nieces and cousins and so forth. See Genesis 45:24, Genesis 50:17, Genesis 50:21, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:10, 2 Timothy 1:5, Psalm 133:1, Matthew 18:21-22, Psalm 128:6.

Remember, the grass is greener where you water it.

Honour your father and your mother 

Honor your parents is written often in the Old and New Testament, even mentioned 6 times by Jesus Christ.
They have raised you, they have fed you, your mother carried you in her belly. They worried about you. They love you. 

Troublesome?
When your parents are disrespectful to you, stepping away from them protects you, and them for further damage. In that way, you also show respect, because it could be they really have no idea what they are doing. 

Luke 6:32: If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

Do not despise, mock or speak ill of them
Unless you were deliberately starved, sexually abused or so, there is no solid reason for you to show such contempt to those who did their best to raise you.

Proverbs 30:17: The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

Proverbs 30:11-13: Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother. They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed. They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances. 

"My father told me that it was better to learn to master the ball barefoot to have sensitivity in the foot and I promised him that I would master that ball like no other, but what really happened was that he did not have money to give me a pair of shoes.

When I won my first Ballon d'Or, I didn't cry with joy, I cried when I didn't have my father with me " - Ronaldinho

Value your parents in life, when they are gone it will be too late. (Life lesson) Credit: unknown (DM for credit) All rights are reserved and belong to their respective owners)

The Beauty of Two

The story of Carol and James Sumner

The couple who were both 61 and in frail health, were robbed, kidnapped and buried a few months later. Humans with a demon on their shoulders befriended the kindhearted older couple and stayed a night at their home. From that moment the older couple's fate was sealed. They were stuffed into the trunk of a car with duct tape. James was dressed in his pajamas and wearing an ankle brace. Carol was thin and weak from treatments for liver cancer (source) 

After forcing the Sumners to reveal the personal identification numbers to their bank accounts, the couple was burried alive. They were holding hands when detectives uncovered their bodies. 

1 Peter 5:8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

God created man, and from him a woman (Genesis, Adam and Eve).  The Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him". 

Mark 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the lights. Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured this image of two widowed fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. It has won an award in Oceanographic magazine's Ocean Photography Awards 2020. 

A couple separated by humans because one of the two was given a present to be eaten. 

Here they see each other for the last time.. 

Heartbreak at the zoo as gorilla mum Gana continues to cradle her dead son 

'FIVE days after her baby died, mum Gana continues to cradle her son and stroke his hair.

The picture of Gana the gorilla cradling the limp body of her dead three-month-old son Claudio has been beamed around the world. It is a picture of pain and unimaginable grief that could make any mother cry.

Little Claudio died in his mum's arms -- and she appears to be confused as to what happened.'read more

"The heartbreaking look of a mother next to her newborn baby....The baby's eyes are closed...he isn't breathing...he is dead....That mother's efforts to keep her baby alive were all in vain. All she can do is try to get as close as possible to him...give him some comfort...She has no choice...she is unable to move...can't get up..can't even turn around...The only time she will...is on the way to slaughter..."
Porto Animal Save via -> Sophia Barnes source

A kitten mother cries real tears as her premature babies were born dead.... 

Protecting the Family

Skeletons found in a Roman house in Kourion, Cyprus, by David and Noelle Soren in the mid-1980s. Skeletons belonged to a family killed in the earthquake that struck in 365 CE. 

The mother cradles an infant in her arms as the the father tries to protect them both from the falling debris (source)

The 2800 years old kiss as if to signify that love is eternal.(source)

Their Final Kiss

Geese mate for life. 

But they were separated when the female goose was given as a gift to a family friend to be killed and eaten. 

When she was tied into a bag and put on the back of a motorcycle, the gander tried desperately to free her. He honked and cried out for her, his best friend, his soulmate, but, powerless against humans, he could only watch helplessly and cry out as she was driven off into the distance. It was clear to all that he was heartbroken. Eating animals destroys families. Go Vegan. source