by United Families International | Aug 17, 2015 | Family, Grandparents, Marriage, UFI Blog
by Erin Weist A few weeks ago, Caitlin from this blog posted a great article on putting our families first in our lives (see her article here: Five Great Ways to Make Family the Priority). It started me thinking about the ways we can expand that influence to include...
by United Families International | Aug 13, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
by Jodi Walker According to the childstats.gov website, over half of America’s children are being raised in daycares. The first time I ever thought about a “daycare child” was before I had children of my own. I was with my friend at a park and a huge bus pulled up,...
by United Families International | Aug 4, 2015 | Abortion, Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Date rape, Down Syndrome, Education, Family, Feminism, Freedom, Gender, Health Care, motherhood, Planned Parenthood, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Sanctity of Life, Sex Selection Abortion, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Single Mothers, Technology, UFI Blog, Values
by Holly Gardner Readers, I’ve heard the arguments over and over again. “Woman’s right to choose,” “My body, my choice.” Well sister, (in most cases) you’ve already made your choice: when you made your baby. And it’s not just your body, it’s that absolutely innocent...
by United Families International | Aug 3, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Education, Family, father, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Erin Weist Someday I hope my children make it a priority to get married. I know it will only get harder to keep the traditions of family-building alive, rampant as societies are with self-serving choices. I wanted to write a letter in hopes of expressing to them...
by United Families International | Jul 31, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Cohabitation, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage, Parents, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Single Mothers, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Mekelle Tenney Do children need both mom and dad? This has become a very controversial question. Do children do best in a home where both the mom and dad are actively involved in their child’s life? This question has been brought up several times in the...
by United Families International | Jul 30, 2015 | Cohabitation, Divorce, Marriage, UFI Blog
By Jimmy Bridges Toward the close of our wedding reception, my wife and I said our goodbyes to family and friends. One particular guest, age 21, parted with the following words, “congratulations you two, I hope it lasts.” There was a strange casual, uneasiness in his...