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. [...]
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 [...]
This is a unique time of life with stay at home orders and we’ve focused on many issues surrounding parenting. But we cannot overlook the health of our marriages while focusing on our children. These are challenging times for couples for so many reasons and fear can wreak havoc on the health of our marriages. We are thankful to our wonderful friends Michael and Melinda Parisi, who lead a local marriage ministry - Re|Engage, for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]