Details of the book:

5100 words (Font size 14 Pt).

37  pages (size A4) including many photos, diagrams, etc.

About this article on family culture:

What are some of the elements, as well as the relational dynamics that constitutes a great loving and caring extended family? I will endeavour in this short article – with references to unique events and highlights of our extended family – to identify possible factors and influences that may have impacted our larger extended family. I will limit this overview to the lives of Charlie and Nena Van Zyl (parents) and those directly related to them.

Introduction:

On the exploration of the intriguing question “What makes a great extended family?” the passing of dad Charlie van Zyl (March 2017) has elicited this investigation. This article focuses on the possibilities of creating a great Christian nuclear and extended family. By no means do we claim that the Van Zyl, Windell, Herholdt, Bekker, Van Niekerk, and Da Silva clan are an excellent example of an amazing extended family. However, we are humbled by the simple, loving and caring social environment established by all of its members over the years. It is the adventurous living, humble, caring, loving, and loyal affection amongst its members that have prompted this question – “What makes a great family culture?” The intention is to identify some factors and influences that have shaped this extended family.

KEYWORDS:

Family Culture

Predictability

Stability

Security

Higher Purpose