I have been a mom for 22 years and the baby boy that made me a mom is graduating from college this week! For 22 years motherhood has been a lot of heart-wrenching, heart-warming, soul-searching and blessed work. As we celebrate all moms this weekend, I wanted to share some thoughts I had from my own journey in motherhood that may cause you to reflect as well. Heart-wrenching: We will spend a third to three [...]
The above picture of ‘Little Tiny Buddy Kevin and Shelli Belly’ has been pinned up in our office for about 24 years. Taken before digital photos had really caught on, it’s a little tattered and a lot loved. If the house were to catch fire, this is what we’d run inside for. This picture captures for us the love of our family. We recently sent you a Letter entitled Sibling Best Friends Forever. The Letter highlights 9 areas that we [...]
During this unprecedented season when families are required to stay home and maintain social distancing, we want to be an encouraging and sustaining resource that will equip you with practical insights and tools to help you take hold of the opportunities for a productive and fruitful family time. Parents everywhere are discovering more of the blessings and joy that this extended time at home is providing. Here are last weeks tips in case you missed [...]
During this unprecedented season when families are required to stay home and maintain social distancing, we want to be an encouraging and sustaining resource that will equip you with practical insights and tools to help you take hold of the opportunities for a productive and fruitful family time. Parents everywhere are discovering more of the blessings and joy that this extended time at home is providing. Here are last weeks tips in case you [...]
“Friends will come and go, but you’ll have your brother and sister forever. Remember, you guys are best friends.” We told this to our kids over and over again, submitting this jewel of family culture into their little subconscious minds. At the end of every bickering argument and tug of war, we would coach them on how to resolve the issue and conclude by stating factually that the family bonds were strong and “You are best [...]
During this unprecedented season when families are required to stay home and maintain social distancing, we want to be an encouraging and sustaining resource that will equip you with practical insights and tools to help you take hold of the opportunities for a productive and fruitful family time. Parents everywhere are discovering more of the blessings and joy that this extended time at home is providing. Here are last weeks tips in case you missed [...]
During this unprecedented season when families are required to stay home and maintain social distancing, we want to be an encouraging and sustaining resource that will equip you with practical insights and tools to help you take hold of the opportunities for a productive and fruitful family time. Our mission with OneFamily is to equip, encourage and sustain couples in their marriage and parenting journey. ____________________ Parents everywhere are discovering more of the blessings and [...]
This week we want to share with you some insights from the Widmier Family and their perspective on this unprecedented and unexpectedly blessed time at home! ________ Our family has now been in our home for two weeks straight. We have only ventured out in the car twice in that time span. Hearing of others’ health and/or livelihoods being impacted by this pandemic, has saddened us terribly. Our family prays for those affected nightly. We [...]
Our mission with OneFamily is to equip, encourage and sustain couples in their marriage and parenting journey. During this unprecedented season when families are required to stay home and maintain social distancing, we want to be an encouraging and sustaining resource that will equip you with practical insights and tools to help you take hold of the opportunities for a productive and fruitful family time. ____________________ This week we want to share some great ideas [...]
A friend was approached by his son-in-law who asked, “With this Coronavirus, how do you stay so calm?” My friend appreciated the question. Here his son-in-law had a young growing family who knew there was some small personal risk, but more than anything, there was this energy of emergency. Everyone was talking about and concerned about a single topic – the world pandemic! It’s this heightened sense of “We’re all in this together” and “What [...]