Last Tuesday at Strolling Thunder 2024, 50 families representing all states held 150 meetings with Senate and Congress Members advocating for a better future for our children. Emory and I held three meetings of our own, representing the state of Georgia while advocating for the Child Care Stabilization Act with the offices of Rep. Collins, Sen. Ossoff, and Sen. Warnock.

After starting Montessori school last October, our sweet Em had over eight ear infections in less than a year. Each time it impacted his sleep, and our usually happy-go-lucky kiddo was quite cranky. After lots of research and prayer, we decided to make the tough decision to get ear tubes for Em.

Last month, Little Black Book Nook announced the winners of the 2022 Black Kidlit Awards! 13 judges, 15 publishers, and 57 books later, and we made it.

When I was in school most discussion of Labor Day (if there was any at all) centered around exploring different careers and learning what others did for a living. While that’s all well and good, I feel it’s important to emphasize that Labor Day is a celebration of the worker and the movement to make working conditions better for everyone.

Plain old oatmeal is a bummer, but oatmeal breakfast bowls are where it’s at! Topping oatmeal with fruit, nuts, and your favorite sweeteners can truly take this dish to the next level. For today’s Books and Brunch, I am pairing a lovely Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl with the book Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj.

Books are a great gift to send stories of encouragement and applause for accomplishments, while also holding fun things like money and gifts cards too.

There’s nothing like those special moments right before falling asleep to share carefully crafted bedtime stories with your little ones. Using bedtime to not only unwind from the day but have important conversations is the perfect way to build tiny activists.