by United Families International | Nov 22, 2012 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values
Maddi Gillel “Without parents’ humanizing work, children may be quite smart, well-educated, and successful, but so selfish, self-centered, and uncaring as to be essentially uncivilized – not able to live in a spirit of community with others” (On Rekindling a Spirit of...
by United Families International | Nov 1, 2012 | Child Development, Family, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Single Mothers, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values
by Maddi Gillel I have noticed in the past few years the power women have for good or evil, depending on the choices they, themselves, make. I can see that women of all ages have an aura around them of good which influences others for good by lifting, strengthening,...
by United Families International | Oct 22, 2012 | Elder Care, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison I recently heard a speaker tell of a nurse of the terminally ill who often asked her patients, “Do you have any regrets?” This nurse’s question has given me pause to reflect, and I’m not even sick. Her patients’ most frequent responses? 1. I wish I...
by United Families International | Jul 23, 2012 | Child Development, Education, Family, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison Recently I read an article entitled “Spoiled Rotten.” It was a great article that I sent to all my married children. Now whether or not they read it…or took it seriously, I don’t know…all I know is that I have had all nine of our grandchildren, aged 4...
by United Families International | Jun 26, 2012 | Child Development, Divorce, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Pornography, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison This past weekend my three sisters and I assembled for some much needed emotional strengthening. Our conversations focused on the battles that our children and grandchildren are facing, and how we as women of faith could fortify and support them against...
by United Families International | Jun 5, 2012 | Child Development, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison One of the many advantages that come with being “grandma age” is that I have figured out my strengths and weaknesses. I’m grateful for my strengths, and I’m patiently working on my weaknesses. One of my strengths: I don’t ignore the elephant in the...
