What do you think of when you hear the word family? It is one of those words that can invoke many different thoughts and memories. Memories that may be good or may be not so good.

It may bring to mind a couple of old sayings like, “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family” or “I can talk about my family but you can’t!” Willie Robertson of the famed “Duck Dynasty” voices one regularly on their show, “You can’t fire your family.”

The word family may bring to mi...