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Extension Home Economist
The Heart of the Family
This past week was Home Eco
nomics Education Week, and its
theme was "The Heart of the
Family". As I thought about that
theme, I began to think about fami
lies today. '
Families come in all sorts of var
ieties. They have lots of problems,
and they have lots of reasons to
celebrate! One of my favorite
questions to ask low-income
moms in my workshops is, "What
do you like about being a parent?”
The answers they offer make me
sit back and think. "I like to see my
children leant." "I like to see them
smile." "It's neat to be able to help
them do new things."
Too often we make judgments
about other families. We think we
know the best the only way
to do things. But when we judge,
we often only look at the surface.
We need to look at the heart.
If we look closely, we'll see the
richest have great losses and the
poorest have immeasurable gifts.
Guaranteed no two families are
alike. And...guaranteed there is
NOT one best kind of family. As
much as the media would like to
tell us otherwise, most families
don't fit the stereotyped mom and
dad with two children (one boy and
one girl) all of the same race or
ethnicity living in a single home in
the great American suburbs.
Unfortunately, although few
families fit the stereotypes, almost
everyone holds up that model as
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ideal. Sometimes people who
come from other kinds of families
single parent families, step
families, extended families living
in one home, single adults, inter
racial fannilies, families with
adopted children, couples with no
children think they have failed.
And when people are constantly
reminded that they don't fit the "i
-deal", they start to feel bad about
who they are. They may doubt the
choices they have made. That's one
of the reasons Mario Thomas con
ceived the book. Free To Be A
Family.
As a home economist, I need to
tell people about healthy, happy
families that don't come out of the
storybook cookie-cutters. And as a
family, you need to hear that your
family is GREAT! You may have
some pains and problems. You
may dream of happier circum
stances. But you are still great.
And the beauty of the family is
that together, you can make
choices to help each other and to
love each other. That's really what
is the "heart of the family".
In Free To Be A Family, the poet
Carol Hall describes it this way,
"Something for everyone, that's
when a family's fun.
There’s lots of surprises, with
different sizes and shapes to a
family.
Something for sharing there,
with people caring there.
It’s a door you can go in, a place
you can grow in.
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Society 19
Lancaster
The first meeting of the New
Year for Lancaster Farm Women
Society 19 was held January 11 in
Fellowship Hall at Brethren Vil
lage with Martha Auker serving as
hostess. Elsie Hollinger played
piano selections, read humorous
readings, and led group singing.
The next meeting will be held at
Landisville Church of God with
Lou Yoder as hostess. Calvin
Wenger will speak on the subject,
“From Where I Stand.”
Berks County Society of Farm
Women Group 4 met at the Boyer
town home of Evelyn Becker.
Guest speaker for the evening
was State Rep. Dennis Leh who
It's anything you need it to be.
Maybe it's your mother and your
dad and you.
Maybe you have one place or
divide it in two.
Maybe there’s a brother or a sis
who shares.
Maybe there's a grandma with a
room upstairs.
Maybe there's an aunt with all
her children grown.
Maybe there's a stepdad with
kids of his own.
Maybe there’s a cousin, even
three or four, sleeping all together
on one great big floor,
But there's something for every
one, that’s when a family’s fun..."
My favorite line is, "a door you
can go in, a place you can grow in."
No matter what your family looks
like on the outside, if you have a
place to belong and people who
will encourage you to grow and
change and learn, you have a
healthy family.
Celebrate your family. It's great.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25, 1992-B9
Lancaster Farm Women Society
19 met in the Fellowship Hall of
the The Brethren Village as the
guests of Martha Aukeer. After the
group enjoyed a social time and
refreshments, Wilma Slaymaker
led the devotional period. Enter
tainment was provided by Elsie
Hollinger. Members enjoyed the
piano solos, the readings, and the
Sing Along.
discussed the new tax law and the
school choice bill with the eight
members present.
Charlotte Mauger was rein
stated as the ninth member.
Mary Fizz reported on the
County Board meeting that she had
attended. Berks County Ag-Day
will be March 20. Each member
should bring a canned item for the
Reading Food Pantry.
The next meeting on February 4
will be at the home of Marguerite
Rush, Boyertown Rl. Members
will exchange a $2 gift during the
Valentine’s party. The by-laws of
the state and county will be read at
the meeting.
York Society 26
Yoric County Farm Women 26
met at 1-83 Restaurant at Strines
lown on January 14 with 16 mem
bers present Incoming president
Ruth Traver was in charge of the
business meeting.
The delegates that attended the
State Convention in Harrisburg on
January 13 gave reports on the
convention and the banquet to the
group. The next meeting will be
held at 1-83 Restaurant on Febru
ary 11. Athena Beshore will be
hostess.
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RUTGERS. N.J. No child
likes to open their lunch and find
an unappetizing, soggy mess. To
help ensure your children eat their
-lunch, package it carefully.
The following hints will keep
your child’s lunch fresh and pre
vent it from becoming squashed.
1. When packing a lunch, put
the heaviest foods on the bottom.
Use napkins to fill in empty
spaces.
2. Use plastic containers for
sandwiches, salad, bite-size
snacks, cut-up fruit, etc. (The
challenge is to persuade your
children to bring the containers
home.)
3. Wrap delicate, easily bruised
fruits in paper towels. Then put
them into a sealable bag. The air
will act as a cushion.
4. Wrap cut-up veggies or fruits
in a damp paper towel and seal in
plastic bag. This will keep them
moist and crisp.
5. Put sandwich or salad fixings
such as lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts
and salad dressing into a separate
container or bag to keep bread
fresh.
6. Freeze bread, muffins, etc.
for better traveling.
7. Thoroughly clean and recy
cle disposable containers from
yogurt, soft margarine, etc. Never
use glass!
Always remember to keep hot
foods hot and cold foods cold! Use
an ice pack or frozen juice or
yogurt to keep the lunch cold if
refrigeration isn’t possible. Pre
heat or pre-chill a thermal contain
er when used.
Clean lunch boxes and other
containers with hot, soapy water
daily. Disinfect weekly.
Add a riddle or message for
your children to enjoy while eat
ing their delicious, nutritious
lunch.
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