by United Families International | Jan 21, 2014 | Child Development, Family, Gender, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Laura Lofgreen describes how motherhood has brought her new perspectives on life and helped her to see more clearly the love of her own mother. We hope you find her words helpful as we have, and please feel free to pass them along to others who might benefit from...
by United Families International | Jan 17, 2014 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Demographic Decline, Family, Family Planning, Feminism, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Elise Ellsworth In the last number of years a good amount of material has been published about the rewards of parenting. Are parents truly happier? Is parenting worth it? Many of these articles highlight the downsides of being a parent. Dirty diapers. Crying...
by United Families International | Jan 7, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tiffany Dowell In our fast-paced, ambitious world, many of us are working hard, striving to become better people and to give life to our worthy goals and aspirations. The simplest things can shape us into what we will become and cultivate the kind of heart where the...
by United Families International | Jan 6, 2014 | Family, father, Feminism, Gender, Marriage, motherhood, UFI Blog
Lisa Hymas Imagine for a moment about the life I, among many others, cherished while growing up. Dinner that my mother worked so hard on is set on the table, and a warm, cinnamon aroma filling the house. My parents give each other a kiss after my father returned home...
by United Families International | Dec 31, 2013 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
How many of us can recall a time when our naive childhood or adolescent behavior caused a hurtful situation for our parents? Since human errors are part of childhood, all of us have the opportunity, at one point or another, to choose to embrace the depth of love that...
by United Families International | Dec 27, 2013 | Abstinence, Child Development, Education, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tara Holladay It was just another day. My daughter was at preschool, my mother was watching my toddler son, and I was sitting in a clean, generic waiting room, hoping that when it was my turn in the dentist chair I wouldn’t be hearing any expensive news. A mother...