by United Families International | Jun 24, 2014 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman “Mommy, let’s paint it purple!” my daughter exclaimed as we were playing at a school playground on a Saturday morning. She handed me an imaginary paintbrush and pointed to where I should paint. Together, we “painted” the...
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 10, 2014 | motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
Nathalie Bowman Yesterday morning, as we were getting ready for church, my three-year-old daughter climbed up onto the counter in the bathroom where I was putting on my lipstick. In her sweet little voice, she told me her lips were dry, and before I knew it, she had...
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...