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According to the US Census Bureau, in 2015, 43.1 million people live in poverty, down from 46.6 million people in the previous year.Ā

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My Personal is My Political
"And I also realized something else that my personal is also my political. You know when we're talking about racism or sexism we're not just doing it for fun and flexing our debate skills. These are things that are actually really personal to us. We are fighting for our existences. We are fighting for the ability to be ourselves." - Amandla Stenberg #summerofsocialjustice http://ow.ly/PvlR305pKd5
I tried Walmart Grocery today...
Itās overcast today as I pull out of the driveway for my first Walmart Grocery pickup. Itās not a day I want to go grocery shopping. I hate loading my car while it pours outside. I guess today is as good of a day as any to try this new service. I placed the order a couple of nights ago while out of town, watching the Olympics, with a sleeping toddler just down the hall. Ah! Parents with toddlers know the dread of entering Walmart with their kids. Well, maybe itās just me. My sweet little munchkin changes into an intolerable box of screams almost immediately after I think this trip could be different.
My order was over $100 - arenāt most peopleās shopping for a family of four? I was thrilled to be able to get everything for my people and even when I forgot to add something I still had a few days to edit my order.
My pickup time was set for nine. I received a call about 8:30 saying my order was ready and asking me to call when I arrived.
So, here I am on the way to the Walmart across town - my local store doesnāt have the pickup option (yet, I hope). I pull into the Walmart, remembering the map in my confirmation email. However, the road is clearly marked with arrows pointing me to the pickup spot. I pull into one of the six specially marked pickup spots - next to another woman in her car. I called the number and let them know I had arrived. He asked for my name and told me he would be out shortly.
In that time I sent some emails and made some phone calls. My only complaint was that the wifi didnāt reach out to my car - I know, #firstworldproblems. It didnāt take long. I didnāt even have enough time to type this post. Not more than ten minutes later he came out pulling my groceries. It was awkward at first. I mean - do I get out of the car? Do I put my groceries in the car? Does he? Do we tip? Did I bring cash? Luckily, he put me at ease. He met me at my car door just as I was getting out. He had me sign for my groceries and then politely shut my car door. Oh chivalry! He then loaded my groceries in my trunk and even brought me the bag with my bread in it so I could keep it up front! A man thought about my bread! That was it! I asked about a tip and he said they donāt accept them. I got a confirmation email of my order and arrived home to unpack my groceries. Some bags had red labels - marked fragile - and one bag had a green substitution tag. All of my groceries were there! I will definitely do this again. Iāve already started to add more items to my cart via their app. I highly recommend this service - only downside is you canāt coupon. You should try it. If you use my referral link you can save $10 and so can I! http://r.wmt.co/ea9zx
A few weeks ago I walked into Target late one night. Jonathan stayed home while Samantha slept and mom and I drove 15 minutes into town for the purpose of buying Samantha a vinyl baby doll. She received one with a cloth body for Christmas and it has become an issue because now that she loves it she wants to take it in the bath tub with her.
Anyway, we spent forty minutes in Target looking at dolls. Trying to find one that would work for a one year old and could go in the bath tub. The diversity was limited, but I couldn't seem to find the perfect doll either - until I caught sight of a waterbaby on a lower shelf. Perfect! I also had this baby doll as a child, so how awesome that they have brought it back. She was soft, no small parts, and light enough for a toddler. Yay! She was $20, which is a bit ridiculous, in my opinion, but if this is the doll she makes me drive back to the restaurant (because she loves her so) it's worth it, right?
One problem - the doll's skin color didn't match my child's. Now, while Samantha will have dolls of all shapes, sizes, colors, etc. I wanted the doll she slept with and the one she always carried around with her to be one that was black. So, I scoured the shelves, stooping low to see the very backs of each shelf. I took the doll to that red machine that told me there were none in the back. Boo! I pulled out my phone and looked online and yes, they had a black doll at Target.com. Underneath it said "only sold online" and underneath the white doll it said "only sold in stores." š
No parent was winning here. Especially me, who was in Target at 10pm looking for a doll that my baby could use during her next bath. I tweeted about it and joined in on a #diversedolls campaign with Tamara King and Erin Parker and other parents around the country asking Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us to step up their game.
All of that to say I was super excited to get this picture from Tamara the other night. I want my baby to live in a world where she is represented and she can see herself in the toy aisles at these big box retailers. I want her to think she is beautiful in her own skin. I want her to avoid some of the challenges I have faced with my own beauty. I want her to love her hair and her eye color and her nose and her hips - and the butt she is sure to inherit from her parents. Our work is not done - black and white waterbabies are great - but there are so many children who would love to see themselves represented by toy manufacturers. Representation is important and our children deserve it. #summerofsocialjustice
"Studies show that the mentally ill do present a higher risk for violence than others, but overall they account for just 3 to 5 percent of violence in the country ā and only 1 percent of gun violence against strangers. They are far more likely to be victims of crime." #summerofsocialjustice https://goo.gl/7ZCaLK

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#summerofsocialjustice
Iām not sure who made the recommendation that I read Just MercyĀ by Bryan Stevenson, but it felt like as soon as one person mentioned what a good read it was - everyone was talking about it. Maybe it was around the time that Judge Aaron PerskyĀ sentenced rapist Brock Turner to six months in jail. A sentence that a black man would have never received. The book just kept coming up.
So, I added Just MercyĀ to my GoodreadsĀ āwant to readā list and thought little else of it. However, the more that was revealed about the case against rapist Brock Turner and the more I thought to myself. I should read this book. Now, Iām a mom of a young toddler, so there isnāt much reading going on in my world - at least not the kind that requires much thought and contemplation. However, I can listen to audiobooks during the long drives to and from work. Add to the fact that Bryan Stevenson reads his own audiobook (I believe every author should read their own audiobooks) and I was sold.Ā
Now, this has become the #summerofsocialjustice. Iām planning to read books on economic inequality, feminism and race. Hereās the booklist - influenced by librarians who are friends, fellow social workers, the Lemonade syllabus and my person infatuation with Jen Hatmaker and her clan:
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsĀ by Maya Angelou
Barefoot Church by Brandon Hatmaker
The Other Wes Moore by Wes MooreĀ
Nickel and Dimed byĀ Barbara Ehrenreich
Righteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Where We Stand: Class MattersĀ by bell hooks
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Bridges Out of Poverty by Ruby K. Payne
My #summerofsocialjustice reading list has over 40 books on it.Ā I want to read about racism and sexism and history and marriage. I want to learn about my history. I want to read about adoption and the foster system. I want to read about triumph. I want new strategies to help my clients and I want an intelligent answer to the questions our generation is asking about the future and our place in it. And of course, I want to read about Jesus and spend the summer coming back to the hope that we have in Him - that He is on His way back and there will be a time when none of this will matter. Until then...
I Didn't See It Coming
Thank you Facebook for reminding me of my first Mother's Day post on May 10, 2015. I didn't see this coming. Even last year, I couldn't have imagined what today would look like. I didn't think about having a sick baby waking up every hour or two hours, finally deciding to get up at six as I laid her back in bed for the fifth (no exaggeration there, I might have even lost count) time. I didn't see myself doing baby laundry on a Sunday morning or cautiously eyeing a baby monitor while I reviewed some #JLColumbia documents. I couldn't imagine not being annoyed when she decided to wake up at seven. We played for a while and I cleaned her nose for the 564th time (that might not be an exaggeration either) as I prayed for the 6,483rd time for this cold to go away. I couldn't have imagined sitting in my office with a squirming baby as we listened to kids versions of the worship songs I love. Nope, I never saw any of this coming, but I wouldn't trade any of it for anything this world could offer. I'm so thankful for my mom who, as a single mom, did all of this by herself. I am spoiled by her love, even to this day I know there isn't a thing she wouldn't do for me. I am so thankful for my MIL who raised that man I love so much and who loves me like her own. Most of all, I am so grateful that God, for no reason other than grace, allowed me to be the mom of the sweetest baby girl I could imagine. I'm all in my emotions this morning as I wipe Samantha's nose for the 565th time. Blame it on the lack of sleep.
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"Jesus didn't just pardon us. He took our place." Lisa Harper #gospelofmarkstudy #easter

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