UU World magazine includes a pull-out, full color section of timely and engaging faith-building activities to share at home. The Families section is edited by Susan Lawrence, Managing Editor of the UUA Lifespan Faith Engagement Office.
Use the links below to download a complete four-page Families section (PDF) from our archives.
- Fall 2020: Keeping the Covenant of Democracy
Story: A Tale of Three Villages
Parent Reflection: Raising Covenant-Keepers in a Broken Democracy, by Alex Sherwood - Summer 2020: Rooted and Ready to Rise
Story: Amrita's Tree
Parent Reflection: Give and Take, with Trees - Spring 2020: The Power of the Wind
Story: Feathers in the Wind
Parent Reflection: The Wind in Both Ears, by Gail Forsyth-Vail - Winter 2019: A Time to Reclaim
Story: Indigenous People: We Are Still Here, by Rev. Danielle DiBona
Parent Reflection: Un-learning about "Indians" Together - Fall 2019: What Are Miracles?
Story: How Brigit Got Lands for the Poor
Parent Reflection: What Do We Make of the World's Wonders? - Summer 2019: The Power of We
Story: Let's Not Be Lunch! Fox and the Geese
Parent Reflection: Penguins Have the Power of We, by Rev. Marisol Caballero - Spring 2019: Making It Right
Story: The Answer Is in Your Hands
Parent Reflection: How to Teach a Good Apology - Winter 2018: Aging Is for Everyone
Story: In Lakshmi's Kitchen
Parent Reflection: Our Our Grand-Generational Gifts, by Rev. Pat Hoertdoerfer - Fall 2018: More Than Winning
Story: Crossing the Finish Line Together
Parent Reflection: Sports Practice, Spiritual Practice
- Summer 2018: You, Me, and the Sea
Story: Diving into Coral Reef Restoration, by Michelle Rediker
Parent Reflection: Love and Respect All the Faces of the Ocean, by Rev. Qiyamah Rahman - Spring 2018 (PDF, 4 pages): Flower Power
Story: The Seed (poem), by Aileen Fisher
Parent Reflection: Our Children Are Like Seeds - Winter 2017: A Sanctuary is More Than a Building
Story: A Light Across the River
Parent Reflection: All Beings Need Safety to Thrive, by Mandy Neff - Fall 2017: Answering the Call of Love
Story: A Sea of Pink
Parent Reflection: Bringing Up Solutionaries, by Megan Pincus Kajitani - Summer 2017: Learning from New Orleans
Story: Vanessa's Garage
Parent Reflection: UU Parenting, NOLA Style - Spring 2017: Sing a Prayerful Song
Story: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Parent Reflection: Music in Mind
- Winter 2016: Making a Name for Yourself
Story: The Red Bud Tree
Parent Reflection: Ten Thousand Baby Names, by Kathleen McTigue - Fall 2016: A Vote Is a Way to Have a Say
Story: Leader of the Birds
Parent Reflection: Democracy is Messy. Take Your Kids to the Polls. - Summer 2016: Gender on the Agenda
Story: What's in a Name?
Parent Reflection: The Son He Never Had, by Melanie Davis - Spring 2016: How Humor Helps
Story: Clowning for Joy in Haiti, by Sarah Liane Foster
Parent Reflection: Powerful Stuff—Use with Caution! by Erik Wikstrom - Winter 2015: Money Talks
Story: Know Yourself
Parent Reflection: Making Money Choices - Fall 2015: Partners Reach Out with Respect
Story: Interfaith 'Ohana: A Hawaiian Story
Parent Reflection: In Every Season, Partnership, by Eric Cherry - Summer 2015: The Whole World in Our Hands (Climate Change)
Story: Green Like the Wind, by Julie Simon
Parent Reflection: The Web of Life: Helping Children to Know Our Place - Spring 2015: Selma, 1965
Story: When We Get Our Freedom
Parent Reflection: The Williams Family, Then and Now - Winter 2014: Stop! In the Name of Love
Story: Brave Love, by Pam Kennedy
Parent Reflection: Return to the Source: Our Principles, by Nora Rasman - Fall 2014: Geology: The Study of Wondrous Transformations
Story: A Rock Can Tell You a Story
Parent Reflection: Raised UU... and Geologist, by Charlotte Lehmann - Summer 2014: Feeling Good in Your Body
Story: Every Body Is Beautiful, by Melanie J. Davis
Parent Reflection: A Beautiful Body, from a blog by Kiyah Duffey - Spring 2014: Travel and Transformation
Story: An American in Ghana, by Erik Mohn
Parent Reflection: Mother/Daughter Road Trip, by Rev. Suzelle Lynch and Grace HaeLan Lynch Kim - Winter 2013: Hope
Story: Pandora's Jar
Parent Reflection: Milma Lappala, by Gail Forsyth-Vail - Fall 2013: Unitarians, Children, and Books
Story: A Heavenly Place to Read, by Andrea Greenwood
Parent Reflection: Reading with Children: An Act of Faith, by Pat Kahn - Summer 2013: Sacred Spaces We Create
Story: Yoga in the Right Place, by Darcey Laine
Parent Reflection: Making Our Own Sacred Places, by Jessica York - Spring 2013: Sacred Rest: The Beauty and Purpose of the Dark
Story: God Is Like Darkness, by Mary Ann Moore
Parent Reflection: Make the Dark Your Friend - Winter 2012: Courage! Look in Your Heart
Story: The Farmer on the Hill
Parent Reflection: Find and Share the Courage of Your Convictions - Fall 2012: All God's Crittters... Even the Bat
Story: Why Bat Has No Friends
Parent Reflection: Teach Not Revulsion. Instead, Teach Wonder. - Summer 2012: Standing with Families, on the Side of Love
Story: Separated by a Border
Parent Reflection: Two Families, One Story - Spring 2012: Animals and Us: Companionship, Caring, and Compassion
Story: Beatrix Potter
Parent Reflection: Let Animals Help Us Share Our Parting Gifts, by Pat Kahn - Winter 2011: Resilient Together in Tough Times
Story: The Fowler and the Quail
Parent Reflection: Talking about Money Problems - Fall 2011: The Power of Presence
Story: A Riddle for Ralph Waldo Emerson—Give Love
Parent Reflection: The Power of Presence - Summer 2011: Ten Years after 9/11, Unitarian Universalists (UUs) and Interfaith Work
Story: Building Bridges, Breaking Down Walls—First UU of Columbus, Ohio
Parent Reflection: Ten Years Ago, Before I Was a Mother, by Susan Dana Lawrence - Spring 2011: Living in Good Faith...with Technology
Story: The Children and the Frogs
Parent Reflection: Are We the Loneliest Nation on Earth? - Winter 2010: Empowering UU Kids to Understand, Care, and Act
Story: The Change the World Kids
Parent Reflection: A Parent's Loving Choices Nurture a Child's Loving Power - Fall 2010: O, Sparkling Web of Difference!
Story: Indra's Web
Parent Reflection: Beloved Community, A Dazzling Vision, by Marla Scharf - Summer 2010: Water, Stewardship, and Justice
Story: Pete Seeger and The Clearwater
Parent Reflection: Meditation on Water - Spring 2010: Recycle and Regenerate
Story: Clara Barton—Resourceful Faith in Action
Parent Reflection: Worms and Religious Education, by Gail Forsyth-Vail - Winter 2009: Harvest the Wisdom of Our UU Sources
Story: Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
Parent Reflection: Gandhi's Truth - Fall 2009: Make Room to Be Together in Awe, Wonder and Spirit
Story: For the Love of Stars: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Parent Reflection: A Private History of Awe
