by United Families International | Aug 27, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parental Rights, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Rebecca Mallory When is it a good idea to lend adult children money? As young marrieds, we never had money. There was a time when we had three small kids and were working four jobs between us. We borrowed $5,000 from my husband’s parents for a down payment on...
by United Families International | Aug 24, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Family, father, Free Speech, Freedom, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Erin Weist I have four boys. Four wonderful, mischievous, wrestling, tumbling, occasionally smelly little boys. Someday they will be young men. Then they will go on to become men. I burst with pride at this thought, hoping with all my heart they become valiant,...
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 | Jul 6, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Caitlin Woolbert I know the summer is part way over, but I have a great idea for you! Make family time a priority. Seems simple enough? Wrong! Everyday life is busy. Summer life is even busier. This summer is a great time to start making family time a priority for...
by United Families International | Apr 14, 2015 | Child Development, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rachel Allison It has been over nine years since my father passed away. Over the past couple of days I have been thinking of him a lot. My Dad was a man of few words, but life’s lessons had given him a wisdom that enriched each of our lives. When he spoke, “we...
by United Families International | Apr 13, 2015 | Child Development, Divorce, Education, Family, father, Grandparents, Health Care, Media, Parental Rights, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Technology, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Chuck Malone Indeed one of the most fascinating, albeit frustrating, challenges facing any family unit is trying to understand and adjust to changing roles. The constant challenge to the definition of family in today’s changing environment makes that...