by UFI Blog | May 30, 2017 | Marriage and Family
by Alannah Hurley The birth of my daughter was the most beautiful thing I could have ever experienced. My little gift from heaven took her first breath on that day and now it is, and forever will be, one of my favorite occasions to celebrate. I celebrated joyfully on...
by UFI Blog | May 19, 2017 | Marriage and Family
by Ashley Corbaley Recently I saw a movie in which a man and a woman who were hopelessly in love with each other decided to break up because they chose to pursue their careers instead of their relationship. They tried to follow their dreams while dating and found it...
by UFI Blog | May 16, 2017 | Marriage and Family
by Christie Masters If you are too busy, you may, like me, look longingly at your garden as you drive away, again, wishing for more time at home. The weeds in that badly neglected garden seem to mock our desire for rest and peace as they grow defiantly taller, a...
by UFI Blog | May 8, 2017 | Marriage and Family
by Dr. Jenet Jacob Erickson If there is anything the last four decades have taught us, it is that marriage matters in the lives of children. In 1960, five percent of children were born to an unmarried mother. By 2014, that rate had increased to 41 percent and with it...
by UFI Blog | Mar 17, 2017 | Marriage, Marriage and Family
by Tashica Jacobson I’ve recently found a station on the radio that plays that old country music that I grew up on. One song that they play frequently is If You’ve Got Love by John Michael Montgomery. One verse in particular stands out to me it is: Now there’s...
by UFI Blog | Mar 13, 2017 | Marriage and Family
by Cathi Bond In a 2016 survey, 72% of teenagers reported feeling an urgency to check and immediately respond to text messages and social media notifications from their friends. They found it almost impossible to resist the impulse to check the pings or to post;...