by United Families International | May 16, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, father, Feminism, Free Speech, Freedom, Gender, Gender Identity, Health Care, LGBT, Non-Discrimination, Parental Rights, Planned Parenthood, Schools, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, Values, Women's Rights
by Erin Weist Just like most weeks, I read a lot of news articles this past week. And, to be blunt, many of them were frankly frightening. Most of these articles were surrounding transgender issues. Gender identity, while still a fledgling area with...
by United Families International | May 13, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Gender, Gender Identity, LGBT, Non-Discrimination, Parental Rights, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, Values, Women's Rights
by Christie Masters Have you ever felt like you were still on the sea even after returning to land? My daughter and I recently arrived home from a four day cruise for her graduation trip and this is exactly what we are experiencing. Standing at the stove making...
by United Families International | May 10, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Values
By Cinthia Jahnsen A few days ago, a woman shared a few obituaries with me. She apparently really enjoyed reading obituaries and thought I would enjoy listening to a few. One obituary was about a woman who had died in August of 2008. It said that her “presence will...
by United Families International | May 9, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Values
by Erin Weist This morning my husband made an interesting observation. We were busy in the bustle of trying to get ready to leave the house to go to church (someday I’m sure I’ll understand why this is such a Herculean effort that takes an inordinate amount of time!)...
by United Families International | May 4, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Freedom, Health Care, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Schools, Values
by Diane Robertson Parents if you haven’t thought about homeschooling yet, this just might provoke it. The senate recently passed a bill– S. 227 or SERTA (Strengthening Education Through Research Act)—that will allow the federal government to conduct academic...
by United Families International | May 3, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Values
by Erin Weist I have 5 young children and my life revolves around them. It is a beautiful, wonderful life that I never even imagined and I am continually struck by these blessings in my life. But sometimes, it’s hard. Sometimes, it’s stressful. Sometimes (ok, most...