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•September 6, 2023• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator Making family mealtimes happen With many families in back-to-school busy mode, it can sometimes be difficult to enjoy having meals together. However, research shows that having meals together is beneficial for individuals as well as the whole family. Family members who eat together tend to eat healthier – they eat more fruits and vegetables and less fat overall. Family mealtimes foster more positive family interactions, teach good manners, and help youth practice communication and build their vocabulary and social skills. Research has also found that youth who participate in family mealtimes had … Read More

•September 6, 2023• by Sarah Hudson Pierce columnist Rick Warren, best selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, said, “we shouldn’t hide mental illness.” His youngest son, Matthew, a mental illness victim, committed suicide in 2013, having battled mental illness for years.   When Rick shared his tragedy, he said he received more than 10,000 letters of sympathy. Sharing our pain lifts the load making our loss more tolerable. I would like to talk about some of the benefits of writing. Dr. Molly Harrower Gaines, psychiatrist and author of Therapy in Poetry wrote “Long before there were therapists there were poets … Read More

25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan Preschool students spent time completing projects for the Moultrie-Douglas Cooperative Extension Service and the Sullivan Preschool 4-H Fair. Students displayed projects including volcanoes, silly putty, puppets, candles, a radio, frozen yoguert, cookies and a diary. After Extension unit assistants finished judging projects, an award ceremony was held and each student received a ribbon and t-shirt.  … Read More