by UFI Blog | Jan 6, 2017 | Marriage and Family
by Jennifer Johnson As a little girl, my favorite movie was Father of the Bride. This movie, starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, and others, tells the story of a father accepting the idea of planning, and carrying out a wedding. I would come home from...
by UFI Blog | Dec 10, 2016 | Marriage and Family
by Jennifer Johnson A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a shame and vulnerability workshop. While there, a woman a couple rows behind me put into words a concept that I think we have all experienced but do not have a name for. Have you ever openly...
by UFI Blog | Dec 1, 2016 | Family, Marriage and Family, Parents
by Tashica Jacobson It’s been nine long months and I am ready for this baby to come. Throughout these months, though, I have learned many different things; some lessons probably relate to the majority of pregnancies, but some are unique to myself, and some probably...
by UFI Blog | Nov 18, 2016 | Family, Marriage and Family, Parents
by Jackie Bowles In light of the upcoming Thanksgiving season, I have been thinking about the power of gratitude. I have seen so many blessings happen in my own life for being grateful. Frequent displays of gratitude seem to bring more goodness into our lives. In...
by UFI Blog | Nov 14, 2016 | Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Same-Sex Marriage, The Family
by Erin Weist Following a petition and protest by thousands of Mexican citizens standing against redefining marriage in Mexican law, a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage was shut down last week as the Commission on Constitutional Matters voted against the measure...
by UFI Blog | Nov 9, 2016 | Diane Robertson, Family, Marriage and Family, Parents
by Diane Robertson I started keeping a personal blog in the early days when blogging was still popular in 2007. I was a young mother with 5 small children and they were and are the topic of that blog. Those 5 young children aren’t so small anymore. Five more little...
