From 2009 to 2021, the quarterly UU World print magazine included a pull-out, full color section of timely, engaging faith-building activities to share at home. Use the links below to explore the series and download each complete Families section (PDF, four pages). The Families section was edited by Susan Dana Lawrence of the UUA Lifespan Faith Engagement Office and designed by Ann Casady.

• Fall 2021: Changing All the Time (PDF, 4 pages)
  Story: A Mystery on the Beach: Ocean Crabs
  Parent Reflection: Whose Change Is It, Anyway? Children and Culture Change
• Spring 2021: Love Over Walls (PDF, 4 pages)
  Story: A Person Named Zan Who Grew Up in the City
  Parent Reflection: Why Is There a Wall? Our Unjust Prison System, by Althea Smith
• Fall 2020 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Rooted and Ready to Rise
  Story: Amrita's Tree
  Parent Reflection: Give and Take, with Trees
• Spring 2020 (PDF, 4 pages): The Power of the Wind
  Story: Feathers in the Wind
  Parent Reflection: The Wind in Both Ears, by Gail Forsyth-Vail
• Winter 2019 (PDF, 4 pages): A Time to Reclaim
  Story: Indigenous People: We Are Still Here, by Rev. Danielle DiBona
  Parent Reflection: Un-learning about "Indians" Together
• Fall 2019 (PDF, 4 pages): What Are Miracles?
  Story: How Brigit Got Lands for the Poor
  Parent Reflection: What Do We Make of the World's Wonders?
• Summer 2019 (PDF, 4 pages):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 (PDF, 4 pages): Making It Right
  Story: The Answer Is in Your Hands
  Parent Reflection: How to Teach a Good Apology
• Winter 2018 (PDF, 4 pages): Aging Is for Everyone
  Story: In Lakshmi's Kitchen
  Parent Reflection: Our Our Grand-Generational Gifts, by Rev. Pat Hoertdoerfer
• Fall 2018 (PDF, 4 pages): More Than Winning
  Story: Crossing the Finish Line Together
  Parent Reflection: Sports Practice, Spiritual Practice

• Summer 2018 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Answering the Call of Love
  Story: A Sea of Pink
  Parent Reflection: Bringing Up Solutionaries, by Megan Pincus Kajitani
• Summer 2017 (PDF, 4 pages): Learning from New Orleans
  Story: Vanessa's Garage
  Parent Reflection: UU Parenting, NOLA Style
• Spring 2017 (PDF, 4 pages): Sing a Prayerful Song
  Story: The Cellist of Sarajevo
  Parent Reflection: Music in Mind

• Winter 2016 (PDF, 4 pages): Making a Name for Yourself
  Story: The Red Bud Tree
  Parent Reflection: Ten Thousand Baby Names, by Kathleen McTigue
• Fall 2016 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Gender on the Agenda
  Story: What's in a Name?
  Parent Reflection: The Son He Never Had, by Melanie Davis
• Spring 2016 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Money Talks
  Story: Know Yourself
  Parent Reflection: Making Money Choices
• Fall 2015 (PDF, 4 pages): Partners Reach Out with Respect
  Story: Interfaith 'Ohana: A Hawaiian Story
  Parent Reflection: In Every Season, Partnership, by Eric Cherry
• Summer 2015 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Selma, 1965
  Story: When We Get Our Freedom
  Parent Reflection: The Williams Family, Then and Now
• Winter 2014 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 3 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Hope
  Story: Pandora's Jar
  Parent Reflection: Milma Lappala, by Gail Forsyth-Vail
• Fall 2013 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Courage! Look in Your Heart
  Story: The Farmer on the Hill
  Parent Reflection: Find and Share the Courage of Your Convictions
• Fall 2012 (PDF, 4 pages): All God's Crittters... Even the Bat
  Story: Why Bat Has No Friends
  Parent Reflection: Teach Not Revulsion. Instead, Teach Wonder.
• Summer 2012 (PDF, 4 pages): Standing with Families, on the Side of Love
  Story: Separated by a Border
  Parent Reflection: Two Families, One Story
• Spring 2012 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Resilient Together in Tough Times
  Story: The Fowler and the Quail
  Parent Reflection: Talking about Money Problems
• Fall 2011 (PDF, 4 pages): The Power of Presence
  Story: A Riddle for Ralph Waldo Emerson—Give Love
  Parent Reflection: The Power of Presence
• Summer 2011 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): Living in Good Faith...with Technology
  Story: The Children and the Frogs
  Parent Reflection: Are We the Loneliest Nation on Earth?
• Winter 2010 (PDF, 4 pages): 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 (PDF, 4 pages): O, Sparkling Web of Difference!
  Story: Indra's Web
  Parent Reflection: Beloved Community, A Dazzling Vision, by Marla Scharf
• Summer 2010 (PDF, 4 pages): Water, Stewardship, and Justice
  Story: Pete Seeger and The Clearwater
  Parent Reflection: Meditation on Water
• Spring 2010 (PDF, 4 pages): Recycle and Regenerate
  Story: Clara Barton—Resourceful Faith in Action
  Parent Reflection: Worms and Religious Education, by Gail Forsyth-Vail
• Winter 2009 (PDF, 4 pages): Harvest the Wisdom of Our UU Sources
  Story: Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
  Parent Reflection: Gandhi's Truth
• Fall 2009 (PDF, 4 pages): 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