by United Families International | Aug 21, 2015 | Marriage, Technology, UFI Blog
The addicting power of Facebook, togetherness not tech-etherness, and putting up safeguards for your marriage By Jackie Bowles Social media helps people stay connected with family and friends all over the world. It also helps in spreading the word of current events...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by United Families International | Aug 19, 2015 | Choice, Diane Robertson, Free Speech, Freedom, Gender, LGBT, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Diane Robertson I remember quite distinctly the day in 2004 when my husband told me that Massachusetts legalized gay marriage. I said, “Why should I care? They should be able to live their lives however they want.” And I meant it. I had some friends in high school...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 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 | Aug 13, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
by Jodi Walker According to the childstats.gov website, over half of America’s children are being raised in daycares. The first time I ever thought about a “daycare child” was before I had children of my own. I was with my friend at a park and a huge bus pulled up,...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by United Families International | Aug 4, 2015 | Abortion, Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Date rape, Down Syndrome, Education, Family, Feminism, Freedom, Gender, Health Care, motherhood, Planned Parenthood, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Sanctity of Life, Sex Selection Abortion, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Single Mothers, Technology, UFI Blog, Values
by Holly Gardner Readers, I’ve heard the arguments over and over again. “Woman’s right to choose,” “My body, my choice.” Well sister, (in most cases) you’ve already made your choice: when you made your baby. And it’s not just your body, it’s that absolutely innocent...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by United Families International | Aug 3, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Education, Family, father, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Erin Weist Someday I hope my children make it a priority to get married. I know it will only get harder to keep the traditions of family-building alive, rampant as societies are with self-serving choices. I wanted to write a letter in hopes of expressing to them...