Fathers can give the best gift of all - it's not about presents, but presence. By Chimane Hess & David Puente In the 1970's a series of public service announcements aired that promoted strong families. Several of the ads focused on getting fathers to realize that their...
Mom had a special way of making a task seem less daunting when I was growing up. Her deportment was kindness, shown through soft and encouraging words, through quiet acts of service, and through her genuine belief in our ability to do hard things. Every...
The happy "same-sex family" is more often than not built upon the back of a destroyed mother/father heterosexual family. In the same-sex marriage debate, how often have you heard this snarkily-delivered question: "Well, how does a same-sex marriage harm your heterosexual marriage?" With the obvious answer...
Too many courts; too many rulings on marriage. How do you make sense of it all? By Diane Robertson Conflicting court rulings in Louisiana has left the state confused. At the beginning of the month federal district Judge, Martin Feldman ruled that Louisiana’s marriage law was constitutional...
A debate is currently raging over appropriate forms of discipline. So what might "appropriate" discipline look like? By Nathalie Bowman This is the final piece in a 3 part series. Read Part 1: Is the “Ideal” for Real? and Part 2: Is the Ideal for Real: Peaceful...
Kristen Jan Heimuli In all the debates and conversations regarding civil rights it is easy to focus primarily on the struggles of race or gender. And while those struggles have been extremely profound, we tend to forget about a very special population-the last population to have...
Maddi Gillel Have you ever been trying to get somewhere, such as in a different city, state, or country? Did you have a map? Did you speak the language so that you could ask? We’ve all been in this situation. Some of us are born with...
Rebecca Mallory Anybody out there old enough to remember the old MAD Magazine icon Alfred E. Neuman? Every issue donned his face with the same goofy look of complete oblivion to life. Not a care in the world. That goofy face should have donned the cover...
Diane Robertson We live in a time that many refer to as an “age of entitlement”. There are books and papers written about parents hassling teachers to give their children higher grades, or bosses talking about parents calling them up to tell them they have to...
Nathalie Bowman This is the second in a three part parenting series. Read Part 1 here. Peaceful parenting…..what kind of thoughts come to your mind as you read those words? Do you ever “lose it” with your children, then afterwards, you wonder where that came from...
Many argue that an emotional affair isn’t the same as a traditional sexual affair since there is no physical intimacy going on, but marriage counselors and psychologists tells us it can be equally as devastating. By Hailey Terry and Brittony Schmitt When a couple gets married they...
Evan Crockett I remember working in the garden with my father. As a boy, it was hard to see beyond the seemingly unpleasant task at hand—the physical labor required get the job done. He often asked for my help in tilling the dirt at the beginning...
Diane Robertson Experiencing the birth of my own ten children has taught me something about pain and endurance. When I had my first baby, I was not prepared for the pain. The earlier pains of labor crippled me and brought tears to my eyes. The second...
Nathalie Bowman Well, things got away from me this week as I began homeschooling and going back to school myself, so somehow I didn’t give myself enough time to create a thoughtful and meaningful “Part 1” to follow up last week’s post. Please forgive me -...
Kristen Jan Heimuli Picture this: your significant other comes to pick you up for a romantic date. It's obvious they took forever to look good just for you. You can see enthusiasm all over their face when they get to your front door. Meanwhile, all you...
The next time you think that everyone else sees the world as you do, remember the following. http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/08/30-population-control-quotes-show-elite-truly-believe-humans-plague-upon-earth/...
By Rebecca Mallory Whoever invented the DVR deserves every dime they get. I hope they made millions because that is the greatest invention in years. I can't even remember when I last watched a television commercial. Heavenly. I would even be so bold as to say...
I'll bet you’ve heard that half of all marriages end in divorce and that most marriages are unhappy. In fact we are so used to hearing this that, of course, we all believe it. Most of us probably believe that, while this is not the...
If you could create the ideal home for your family, what would that look like? What would it include? By Nathalie Bowman Think about this question in terms of the physical ideal if you’d like, but more importantly, think about the environment you’d like to create. What...
The article was shocking. It was a story of a mentally handicapped boy who was seen being pushed by his father while at a local school. Officers took a closer look into this situation and found that the boy “smelled of urine and feces.” He...
My father wanted me to be as well prepared for life as I could be. He was attentive and took time to correct misconduct when needed. He was home enough, and I was into mischief enough, that it seemed I was in “the doghouse” throughout...
Since August is National Breastfeeding awareness month… What? You didn’t know that? Well, it is and we at United Families International are firmly in the camp of thinking that breastfeeding is essential for the best health and development of babies. In honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness,...
Tashica JacobsenIn a review of many scholarly journals studying negative effects on youth, sexual promiscuity and early sexual activity, are listed as a risk factor along with drug use, delinquent behavior, and violence. However, society is now changing its standards, and is actually encouraging what...
Nathalie BowmanLet’s face it. We live busy lives. Run here. Run there. Drop off the kids. Pick them up. Pick up dinner, put the kids to bed, wake them up, get them to school, and do it all over again. When does the routine end...
Kristen Jan Heimuli The popular phrases, “It’s a boy!” and “It’s a girl!” are now outdated, old-fashioned themes for baby showers everywhere.Gender has moved from two types to over 50. In fact, as of February of this year, Facebook has provided a list of 58 gender...
