by United Families International | Sep 19, 2014 | Child Development, Divorce, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parents, Religion, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Maddi Gillel Have you ever been trying to get somewhere, such as in a different city, state, or country? Did you have a map? Did you speak the language so that you could ask? We’ve all been in this situation. Some of us are born with a compass in our heads, some are...
by United Families International | Sep 18, 2014 | Diane Robertson, Drug Use, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rebecca Mallory Anybody out there old enough to remember the old MAD Magazine icon Alfred E. Neuman? Every issue donned his face with the same goofy look of complete oblivion to life. Not a care in the world. That goofy face should have donned the cover of one of the...
by United Families International | Sep 16, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman This is the second in a three part parenting series. Read Part 1 here. Peaceful parenting…..what kind of thoughts come to your mind as you read those words? Do you ever “lose it” with your children, then afterwards, you wonder where that came from and...
by United Families International | Sep 12, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Evan Crockett I remember working in the garden with my father. As a boy, it was hard to see beyond the seemingly unpleasant task at hand—the physical labor required get the job done. He often asked for my help in tilling the dirt at the beginning and end of the...
by United Families International | Sep 10, 2014 | Birth Rate, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Drug Use, Education, Euthanasia, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson Experiencing the birth of my own ten children has taught me something about pain and endurance. When I had my first baby, I was not prepared for the pain. The earlier pains of labor crippled me and brought tears to my eyes....
by United Families International | Sep 9, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, Media, motherhood, Parents, Schools, stay-at-home mom, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman Well, things got away from me this week as I began homeschooling and going back to school myself, so somehow I didn’t give myself enough time to create a thoughtful and meaningful “Part 1” to follow up last week’s post. Please forgive me – that...
