1、One family agreed with the idea that money really can buy happiness -- send the kids to summer camp! So they sent their son Joey away for the season．He was  36 as happy about the arrangement as his  37 , for after about three weeks, they finally received a  38 ．Both parents huddled together to read it．After a moment Joey’s mother     39  and said to her husband, “Well, it certainly is Joey.”

The card read, “Dear Mum and Dad, they are  40 everyone write home．Love, Joey.”

At times, families may need some  41 ．They also need togetherness lots of it．And those of us who live in families  42  that our family is far from 43  , even on the best of days．But perfection is not  44  for a strong family life.

What is required, according to family expert Nick Stinnett, are three basics．“When you have a strong  45  life,” he said, “you receive the  46  that you are loved, that you are  47  , that you are important．The  48  intake （吸收） of love and affection and respect…, gives you inner resources to deal with life more  49  .

Love, affection and  50  ――a dynamic trio （ 三重奏） in any strong family．Where there is love, there is a place of  51  ．Where there is affection, there is a place of  52 ．And where there is respect, there is a place where the mind and spirit can  53  ．

Not all of us live in family groups．But we probably come from families and there just may be a family in our future.

Dr Joyce Brothers has  54  her life to marriage and family issues．She says, “When you look at your life, the greatest happiness is family happiness.” That can be  55  in any family where you are loved, you are cared for and where you are made to feel important．Make this trio part of your family life and you truly will find happiness.