3-D Quilting Workshop
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)- pinwheel designs.
Penn State Cooperative Classes will meet on
Extension is offering a quilting Mondays, January 31, February
workshop making a 3-D 7, and 21 ffom7:oo to 9:00 p.m.
Pinwheel Wall Hanging or Table Qfi Tuesdays, February 8, 15
Runner. and 22 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at
Join the fun and learn to the Farm and Home Center,
make quilt designs without the 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster.
worry of making matching
points. By folding fabric you can
make perfect points and create a
3-D patchwork with raised
designs.
The project includes four dif
ferent techniques for making
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and the historic significance of agriculture's heritage in the last 100 years. This treasure
chest of memories includes 120 pages of old photographs from the family albums
of readers of Lancaster Farming. In addition, Editor Newswanger has written a preface
that takes you from the "Golden Age" of agriculture as the 20 th century began, through
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still had a big stack of orders from disappointed people who really wanted a copy
especially after they saw it. Therefore we have arranged with the printer to do another run
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Verbal Nurturance
is Important
A pictorial history
of farming from 1900 to 1999
as presented by
readers of Lancaster Farming.
Everett R. Newswanger, Editor
Lancaster Farming
Publisher
State/Zip.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29, 2000-811
My 3-year old son Ben has hit
a wonderful period in his devel
opment where he loves to tell my
j Verbal expressiveness may
I not come natural for many
j fathers. But for kid’s sake, dads
need to overcome whatever dis-
I comfort they may have and
j learn to verbalize their true feel-
I mgs to their children as well as
I to their spouse. It may not come
out of your mouth as easily as it
. does for an emotional and unas-
I suming 3-year-old, but like any-
I thing else that is difficult, prac-
I tice and a bit of courage will
I help. Our children need to hear
* it!
husband and I how mucn ne
loves us. Throughout the day,
especially after he’s had a good
peanut butter and marshmallow
sandwich prepared by mom or
an invigorating wrestling match
with dad, he’ll share the tender
words “I love you,” usually fol
lowed by “... and I like you too.”
Of course my husband and I
just bask in the glory of his ver
bal expressiveness. Most amaz
ing to us is the ease with which
is able to share his feelings of
love and appreciation. (Never
mind that he can change his
mind in a heartbeat when things
don’t go his way!) It makes me
wonder when my “little man”
will lose this spontaneous ability
to share his emotions with fami
ly members without the fear of
seeming too vulnerable.
For some men, words-espe
cially the three little words “I
love you”-can be difficult to
express. Some may fear appear
ing too “wimpy,” while others
may not recognize how impor
tant it is for their spouse or chil
dren to hear how much they are
loved and appreciated. Many
men may have grown up in a
household where loving words
were not openly shared. If
you’ve never heard it from your
father, it’s even more difficult to
realize that verbal nurturing is
an important part of your role as
husband and dad.
A wonderful article in
“Today’s Father" magazine
describes a father’s “Slumber
Party Research ” The author is
the dad of a 12-year-old daugh
ter who was enjoying a birthday
sleepover party with 12 of her
friends. He conducted his “high
ly-reliable” research by posing
the following question to the
girls; “What makes you feel spe
cial?”
Written responses by the
girls included “I feel special
when my dad compliments me
on something I’ve done well,”
and “I feel special when my dad
says he appreciates me.”
Another responded “When Dad
tells me I’m beautiful.”
The author goes on to share
how important it is that fathers
communicate their love for their
children in words. He even goes
on to say “If you don’t get it out
of your mouth, it hasn’t truly
been captured in your child’s
heart.”
Many fathers rest in the
security that their children will
know how they feel by their
actions. In other words, they
assume that because they
attend their child’s school per
formance or are involved in
other activities with their child,
their child will automatically
know that they are loved.
While this involvement is cer
tainly a great way to show your
love for your child, it is not
enough. Children need to know
that their fathers love them
because of who they are, not
because of their performance in
school, athletics, music, or any
thing else. Children want, need,
and deserve to hear it in words.