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We are Writing History
We Are Writing History American pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder once told a journalist, “At the time, I didn’t know I was writing history.” Whether we know it or not, today we too are writing history--a history that will greatly impact generations to come....
Joyriding into Marriage
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: “We don’t feel the need to rush to the altar. This is the real world and marriage isn’t a necessity.” This was the statement of one mother who is ironically waiting to be “more financially prepared” before she gets married--yet she and...
Family Reunion – What’s that?
Family Reunion - What's that? My family and I recently attended a family reunion on a small academic campus that hosts students from all over the world. During breakfast we shared a table with several teenage students, and struck up a conversation with three young...
Pro-Life or just Pro-Birth?
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: One glance at United Families International’s World Family News page tells us that the “Sanctity of Life” encompasses much more than the issue of abortion. It also includes such issues as surrogacy, adoption, and euthanasia. Life is a...
No Good Document Goes Unpunished
No Good Document Goes Unpunished Wouldn’t it be great if the United Nations would adopt a resolution recognizing that “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society?” That is exactly what happened a few weeks ago in Geneva. In observance of the 20th...
They aren’t relaxing…
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: It may be the sultry “dog days of summer,” but some lawmakers don’t seem to be relaxing in their efforts to pass legislation that could have a negative impact on the families of the world. There are two issues that we’d like to make you...
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The Best Decision You Can Ever Make
by Elise Ellsworth “I know a good urologist you could visit.” After a few children my husband got this advice from a young male friend. And I must admit that as I embarked on marriage I had adopted the prevailing opinion at my university that having children too soon...
Newsflash: Only Women Breast Feed!
by Diane Robertson La Leche League fills a needed service for new breast feeding mothers. According their website, La Leche League helps mothers to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better...
The Attack on Monogamy
by McKayla Skinner CNN recently published an article entitled Rethinking Monogamy Today, challenging the centuries long pattern of monogamy in marriage. Instead of couples choosing to “break up, cheat or just ‘settle” when they have sexual differences, the article...
Standing Out from the Crowd
by Breaunna Stone Ever since my experience at the United Nations at the 2017 Commission on the Status of women, I have found a voice inside of myself that is more outspoken and boisterous than it has ever been before. Whether it is on social media, at a family...
Love or Career: Does It Have to Be Either-Or?
by Ashley Corbaley Recently I saw a movie in which a man and a woman who were hopelessly in love with each other decided to break up because they chose to pursue their careers instead of their relationship. They tried to follow their dreams while dating and found it...
Don’t Be Duped
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Allie Gillespie shares what she learned while at the United Nations. Abraham Lincoln once said, “The problem with internet quotes is that...
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