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 be an encouraging and sustaining resource that will equip you with practical insights and tools to help you take hold of the opportunities for an intentional and fruitful family time. In the coming days and weeks ahead, we’ll be sending you [...]

“I hope that my story can give some insight on the side of social media that not enough people talk or know about and I encourage you after reading this, that you will talk it over with your kids and figure out ways to keep them safe and use social media responsibly.” ________ Last week, we shared with you the  first part of Jack’s Story in his own words. Jack, who is now in his second [...]

“I hope that my story can give some insight on the side of social media that not enough people talk or know about and I encourage you after reading this, that you will talk it over with your kids and figure out ways to keep them safe and use social media responsibly.” At one of our Screenagers Event, we met a terrific young teen we’ll call “Jack.”  Jack, who is now in his second year [...]

You have been blessed with wonderful children whose very nature is one of love and of learning. And you are their teacher in both. Season after season, you’ll have these saplings of yours that will look to you to guide them in the ways of love and the ways of the world. It’s just that simple. Like the gardener who always has a new crop of challenges of weeds and insects, sunny days and cloudy, [...]

At the intersection of Nature and Nurture stands a child’s attitude. Clearly a child is born with a temperament that influences the way in which they receive information. Their unique personality immediately coloring their own experiences to some degree, large or small. A baby’s joyful openness or colicky restraint seemingly foretells a life to come. How can parents influence a child into a positive mindset that will establish a ‘Can-Do’ perspective, open to new experiences, [...]