Impacting and transforming families is at the heart of OneFamily.  We believe that begins with a healthy marriage.

Over the years we have seen many parents come to a parenting class only to discover that the primary issue in their family dynamic is not parenting, but their marriage.  Typically, it’s one or a combination of these areas that is the issue:

  • Lost Marriage Priority – Primary focus has been on children at the expense of the marriage relationship and their children.
  • Not on the same page – Unvoiced expectations that aren’t communicated.
  • Overcompensating and overreactions – The busyness life causes us to react and compensate for our perceived shortcomings in our spouse.

While all the OneFamily parenting classes and workshops discuss the importance of the marriage priority, our SYMBIS marriage checkup and premarital counselling has made a wonderful impact in transforming marriages and families.

This past summer we had a couple reach out to us about their marriage of 12 years.  Not only was it in a challenging and difficult place, but the children were struggling as well.  Their family needed help…

“OneFamily truly changed our marriage.  After taking the tests and applying what we learned in our discussion with you, there has been less arguing and more compassion for the other person.  Couch time, for example, has been one thing we value together.  We know if we don’t do it for a few days or find time to connect, we realize we are more tense around each other and walk on eggshells.  We realize that we need to have time together.  Now, when we have arguments, we can agree to walk away and process what we are arguing about and what we want the other person to know.  Then Later, at couch time, we discuss the issue and come to a resolution we can feel good about on both sides.  We can have discussions about things going on in life and work and listen to each other and value the other’s opinions.

You really have changed how we view each other and how we talk to each other.  I wasn’t sure the assessments and discussions would do us any good, but they have.  We are a different couple than the one who started the process of assessments and discussions.  We are better to each other and better to our children.  Our kids are happier, and night terrors are very rare.”

Our marriages go through many different seasons in life and sometimes they just need a little help to make a big difference.  We love this family and continue to pray for the growth and success in their marriage and with their children as we hope to equip, encourage and sustain them.

Certainly, connecting with couples that have been married for many seasons is wonderful, but we’ve also been blessed to come alongside couples at the very beginning of their marriage and parenting journey.   With our SYMBIS premarital counseling, we’re able to discuss practical and foundational ideas before their future together as a family begins.

“OneFamily was incredible to work with and made digesting, sometimes difficult, information easy and fun. More than we want to admit, we think we have the other person figured out and, because of our time with OneFamily, I was able to learn much more about my bride to be than I even thought possible. Our relationship has been strengthened and proved to us how fruitful pre-marital counseling is with OneFamily. Discussing and working through the SYMBIS assessment and the other OneFamily exercises really shed a lot of light on who I am and what I need from my bride to be. It also showed me what I need to be mindful of, for her, in our relationship as well. Yes, we did premarital counseling, but it benefited our relationship before we have tied the knot. Being on the same page is priceless and knowing what you and your spouse need from each other will only benefit us and other engaged couples in the future!”

When we get married, we’ve created a family of two people and embark on a journey with many blessings and challenges ahead.  With our OneFamily marriage and parenting programs, couples have resources to equip them, encouragement to keep them on track and ongoing support to sustain them in their journey.

During this season of giving, we have shared several stories of how OneFamily is impacting and transforming families.  We’ve been blessed to see marriages rejuvenated and family health and harmony with parenting successes!

Yet, these successes can’t happen without your help.  As a self-funded nonprofit, we rely solely upon the generous financial support from individual donors for our projects, growth, and sustainability.

From now and until year’s end, we are once again blessed to have a special donor who is matching all donations Dollar-for-Dollar!

Donate Here on the OneFamily Website
or
VENMO “2023 Donation” to: @onefamilyhwl
or
Via Check Payable to:
OneFamily/HeadwatersLife
6530 S Yosemite Street, Suite 310
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

This is a wonderful opportunity to double the impact of your year-end gift and help us to build stronger marriages (and marriage to be) and serve families like yours!

Blessings to you and your family this holiday season,

If you wish to sponsor a specific need or project for UnaFamilia or to learn more about our 501c3 Nonprofit Organization and our 2024 Goals & Projects, please contact Rich or Shelly Howard at rich@onefamilyhwl.org or  shelly@onefamilyhwl.org

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