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Religious Freedom Day, Really?
January 16, 2013 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg Have you ever wondered why the first pillar of respect for United Families International is "to promote laws, political structures, and religious and cultural norms that preserve and protect the family?" We have...
What Do You Value Most?
January 10, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg I love the number 13! I was born on the 13th, (as was my husband) have (coincidentally) thirteen children and so I look forward to the year 2013 as my lucky year! I'm also smart enough to know that good things...
What is Your Business?
January 3, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg United Families International wishes you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. We are exited and concerned for the prospects of the New Year! Excited because we know families CAN be strengthened and protected. ...
What are the Anti-Family Forces Up To?
Dec. 28, 2012 What are the Anti-Family Forces Up To? Years ago, a wise teacher offered some good advice on New Year's Resolutions: Make only one; just one - preferably a simple-to-do one. Break a goal down into parts to be accomplished on multiple years if...
The Best Gift under the Tree
Dec. 22, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: As I look out my window of twinkling lights to the house across the street similarly clad, I smile. I remember my good neighbor who would say to me every Christmas, "The best gift under the tree is the family all...
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Dec. 19, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: What a tragedy! United Families International mourns with the rest of the world the senseless loss of 28 precious lives in the recent Connecticut school shooting. While we don't pretend to have explanations or answers...
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Keeping Abusers at a Distance
by Elise Ellsworth Every parent’s nightmare is the discovery that one of their children has been sexually molested or abused. However, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys will become victims of childhood sexual abuse. How can you outsmart molesters and keep your child...
Worth Marching For
by Diane Robertson There was a March for Women last Saturday. I did not pay too much attention to it, but it got me thinking about a different march. The March for Life is scheduled just 6 days after this other march. As a woman and a mother, I feel no need to march...
It Starts With Two
by Tashica Jacobson “All this because two people fell in love” is the quote on my grandparents photo wall. While I have heard this saying multiple times, the full impact of it never settled in until I saw their wall with photos of each of their seven children’s...
What About Boys?
by Cathi Bond After having two gifted daughters with exceptional language skills, I recognized right off when our third child, a son, was going to need extra help to learn to read. I explained to him that when he learned to read, the entire world would be his oyster!...
Equal Protection Under the Law?
by Diane Robertson Telescope Media group is a small couple owned business in Minnesota that makes small promotional films or commercials for local events. The company is Christian based and Christian in purpose. Their website advertises the purpose of the company as...
Am I My Own Best Friend?
by Erin Weist Listening to wise counsel this weekend I was reminded that relationships are at the center of our search for happiness-- our relationships with god, our relationships with our families, relationships within our communities, and (surprisingly) our...
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