by United Families International | Dec 31, 2013 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
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 depth of love that...
by United Families International | Dec 27, 2013 | Abstinence, Child Development, Education, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
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 news. A mother...
by United Families International | Dec 24, 2013 | Child Development, Family, father, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
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 tree, capped off by the...
by United Families International | Dec 23, 2013 | Abstinence, Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, Marriage, Media, UFI Blog
Alicia Johnson and Hailey Welch Over the past 85 years, millions of individuals and families have had the opportunity to watch shows on television and have experienced the rapid growth of many forms of media. Many individuals have experienced the excitement of...
by United Families International | Dec 20, 2013 | Abortion, Family, father, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Sanctity of Life, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
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...
by United Families International | Dec 19, 2013 | Media, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, UFI Blog
Ann Bailey Evidently I was living under a rock until this past summer when some family members sat me down and insisted I view an episode of “Duck Dynasty.” Honestly, I didn’t know what to make of it. Having grown up in VERY rural eastern Idaho, I couldn’t decide if...
