Kristi Kane This past September, I paid one of my friends (a professional simplifier), to help me muck out and organize the mess that was in my basement. It took days! When we finished, I had donated over two dozen bags of various sundries to the...
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...
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...
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...
Casey Reeve shares how his father helped to instill in him the true meaning of Christmas. Every Christmas Eve, we would lie under the Christmas tree, listening intently to my father. He would get down next to us and gaze up at the lights on the...
Rachel Allison I don’t know if UFI readers remember my writing about a group of women who, experiencing the heartache caused by their own abortions, have dedicated themselves to educating, influencing and hopefully inspiring others to choose life. One of these good women shared this story with...
Diane Robertson Around the holidays I usually don’t want to think about politics, laws, or policies. But lawsuits, bad laws, and general bad ideas meant to damage the family, do not take a Christmas vacation. This Christmas the family is being attacked on many fronts. Belgium is...
Janalee Marriott shares how her parents encouraged a spirit of giving and intentionally thinking of others. Their family tradition gave each family member an opportunity to secretly focus on someone else for the month of December—to gain a greater sense of selflessness and love. The...
Maddi Gillel The Navy Seals are one of my favorite subjects to read about, hear about and talk about. I admire this group of men more than words can express. I’m reading a book now by Marcus Lutrell – “LONE SURVIVOR-THE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF OPERATION REDWING...
Rachel Allison What do I have in common with Vladimir Putin? Apparently more than I formerly realized. In September, 2014 the World Congress of Families Conference is being held in Moscow, Russia. The Conference focus: “Every Child a Gift: Large Families—The Future of Humanity.” Take note: The...
