Letters

16 02, 2023

The Beginning of Adult Forgiveness

By Lis and Dave Marr|2023-02-16T08:39:41-07:00February 16th, 2023|Letters, Parenting|

One of the most powerful skills you can teach your child that will immensely increase their likelihood of a mature, well-balanced, happy, life is the skill of adult forgiveness. We’ve talked in these Letters about childhood forgiveness which is an important foundation for maintaining relationships and not being burdened by a heavy heart bound up by feelings of hurt in the early years. It’s foundational to release the hurt and move past the incident. Imagine [...]

12 02, 2023

Timeless Marriage Wisdom

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2023-02-12T10:58:30-07:00February 12th, 2023|Letters, Marriage|

Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break. Believe the best rather than the worst. People have a way of living up or down to your opinion of them. Remember that true friendship is the basis for any lasting relationship. The person you choose to marry is deserving of the courtesies and kindnesses you bestow on your friends. [...]

5 02, 2023

The Transitioning Parent

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2023-02-05T06:21:44-07:00February 5th, 2023|Letters, Marriage, Parenting|

If we’ve learned anything in the years we’ve lead parenting classes, it is this: The parenting process is a series of relational transitions. In our Parenting Phases letter, we described four stages and the relational phases: Birth to Toddlerhood – Discipline Phase Toddlerhood to Childhood – Training Phase Childhood to Teenagers – Coaching Phase Late Teens though Adulthood – Mentoring/Friendship Phase It’s often difficult for parents to transition through each of these phases and make [...]

30 01, 2023

Heart Issues

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2023-01-30T02:36:37-07:00January 30th, 2023|Letters, Parenting|

Reaching the heart of our children is every parent’s desire. It is teaching them the How, the Why and the Way of God from whom all virtue flows and to impress these things upon their hearts. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about [...]

23 01, 2023

Strengthening Character with 2 Concepts

By Lis and Dave Marr|2023-01-23T15:40:40-07:00January 23rd, 2023|Letters, Parenting, Uncategorized|

As parents, it is a challenge and a blessing to provide the language that our children will use as the building blocks which forms their thinking structure. If we use constructive words, words of life, and positive reinforcement words when we encourage, then those are the concepts that will form their reality and the development of their character. Here are 2 concepts that have helped us with our children to develop their internal thought processes that affected their [...]

16 01, 2023

A Parenting Strategy for 2023 – Monthly Guide

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2023-01-16T11:38:53-07:00January 16th, 2023|Family Culture, Letters|

When we took our first parenting class, our kids were nearly 5 and 2 years old. Since then, we never stopped revisiting and reinvesting in the practical parenting principles we learned. Initially we were completely overwhelmed with all the things we wanted/needed to implement with our boys. We learned over the years that focusing on one or two concepts at a time was manageable and helped us to make the progress we desired with much [...]

8 01, 2023

The Spirit of Growth

By Lis and Dave Marr|2023-01-08T09:20:43-07:00January 8th, 2023|Family Culture, Letters|

Every other week the Howards, Shelly and Rich, and the Marrs, Lis and Dave, trade off writing a OneFamily Letter with the intent to nudge, influence, educate, support and, in small part, come alongside women and men who are hard at work in the job of life. On the whole, life can be…well, complicated. They don’t teach parenting, marriage, or being an adult in school. It is true that a small misconception of how “things [...]

1 01, 2023

Creating the Family You Love

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2023-01-02T11:24:55-07:00January 1st, 2023|Letters, Uncategorized|

“My husband and I have taken two classes from OneFamily this year. We were immediately put at ease in our Zoom class. Our leaders were warm, friendly and had a wealth of knowledge with the subject matter. We also love the way they related to each other and support each other as they present the information. Recently, we had a situation with our extended family where we needed help processing. With some personalized coaching/mentoring, they [...]

30 12, 2022

Transforming & Impacting Families – We Need Your Help!

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2022-12-30T09:46:42-07:00December 30th, 2022|Letters|

Transforming and impacting families is at the heart of our mission with OneFamily! It’s about building an encouraging home environment where children and marriages are flourishing with everyone feeling emotionally and spiritually fulfilled in each other’s company. It becomes a legacy of love that can affect families for generations. This means equipping families with practical resources, encouraging them through the challenging days to persevere, and sustaining them in their marriage and parenting journey. [...]

21 12, 2022

Investing in Family

By Shelly and Rich Howard|2022-12-21T21:23:01-07:00December 21st, 2022|Letters, Parenting|

What does a healthy and thriving family look like? Certainly, there are many answers to this question, but we believe at the heart of a thriving family is a healthy marriage and effective parenting. It is an encouraging home environment where children flourish with everyone feeling emotionally and spiritually fulfilled in each other’s company. This holiday season, we’ve shared some wonderful success stories from parents that received equipping and encouragement from OneFamily – from Classes [...]