by United Families International | Jun 17, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman Think about the last time you were out and about in a public place, perhaps at the grocery store, park, mall, library, church, museum….. Did you notice any mothers and their children? What were these families doing? What were the interactions like...
by United Families International | Jun 12, 2014 | Child Development, motherhood, Parents, Sanctity of Life, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Maddi Gillel In her story, “The Invisible Woman”, Nicole Johnson likens the mother’s role to that of the builders of the great cathedrals. She reminds us that those builders made great sacrifices to build a cathedral ‘they would never see finished.’ Though their...
by United Families International | Jun 11, 2014 | Abortion, Birth Rate, Child Development, Date rape, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Schools, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Diane Robertson Fatherhood is noble. Despite the fact that popular movies tend to make fathers out to be stupid or incapable, mothers, children, and society need fathers. Mothers need fathers present. When I had my first baby it did not take me long to realize just...
by United Families International | Jun 6, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Jenica Ostler My mother worked hard to be an attentive and thoughtful woman. While I lived in her home I watched her make decisions time and time again based on what she had observed would make others happy. Many of these decisions were made in the kitchen. She enjoys...
by United Families International | Jun 3, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman Let’s face it: Parenthood can be stinky at times. It doesn’t always look like we think it should. I remember the day my first child was born, 20 years ago. A daughter. She was the most darling thing on the planet. (If you have children,...
by United Families International | May 21, 2014 | Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Family, Gender, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson Last June the Supreme Court made two rulings on same sex marriage : United States v. Windsor (DOMA) , and Hollingsworth v. Perry (Proposition 8). In the case of DOMA, the Supreme Court ruled that the US government could not withhold federal benefits...