
A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 2
Some of my favorites…a new recipe, a book, and a podcast! Recipe Favorite new recipe: I made this one up when we were trying to

A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 1
Week 1 of sharing with you a few of my favorite things, which this week include a place, a resource, two essays, and a TV

AJB Recommends: Kids’ Books About Disability
If you’re looking for some books to read with your kids that introduce them to characters with disabilities, here are my top three for upper

AJB Recommends: Movies for Family Movie Night
Family movies get harder as kids get older. We’ve chosen lots of inappropriate movies that we remember only for their humor or poignant moments. We’ve chosen

AJB Recommends: The Gifts of Imperfection
As a recovering perfectionist, I don’t know why I had never picked up Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. I wrote my own memoir about

AJB Recommends: Resources for How to Stop Pain Loops
Sometimes pain gets stuck in our bodies when it doesn’t need to. Our brains try to protect us by telling us we are in pain,

AJB Recommends: 3 Newsletters That Offer Wisdom and Insight
We all have way too much information coming at us all the time on way too many channels and platforms. In the midst of this

AJB Recommends: 4 Great Novels by Mildred Taylor
Summer reading recommendation: check out Mildred Taylor’s lesser-known novels. Novels by Mildred Taylor Many people have heard of Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,

AJB Recommends: Learning About Uncoupling Dignity From Achievement
“I want to sever the connection between dignity and accomplishment altogether.” So says Justin Hawkins on The Lucky Few Podcast last week. Uncoupling Dignity from

AJB Recommends: Resources About Critical Race Theory
Parents are worried about their kids learning Critical Race Theory in the classroom. Some are concerned about indoctrination. Some are worried about kids only learning

AJB Recommends: When Is Healing a Placebo?
Emotional, social, and psychological stress causes a lot of pain and illness. Migraines, backaches, auto-immune disorders, skin conditions, gastrointestinal distress—all of these can arise from

AJB Recommends: Healing From a Year of Covid-19
I’ve read several resources lately about healing from a year of Covid-19. Did you see that New York Times article about languishing? Multiple friends sent

AJB Recommends: Podcasts About Segregated Schools and Social Healing
What should we do, corporately and individually, about the reality of America’s segregated schools? How does engaging the truth of our horrific past help lead

AJB Recommends: Spiritual Practices for Personal and Social Healing
It’s hard to heal myself. It’s hard to even admit I need healing, much less figure out how to do whatever it takes or what

AJB Recommends: The Hiding Place
A single, middle-aged woman living with her sister and father in Holland does not sound like the makings of a riveting story. Add to this

AJB Recommends: One Book You Must Read, and Five More That I Recommend
If you’ve been tracking with me for a while in this space, you’ll want to go buy Dear White Peacemakers (or ask your library to

AJB Recommends: Watch, Read, Listen
Looking for something to watch, read, and listen to this weekend? Here’s one of each that I recommend: 1. We just started watching The Chosen,

AJB Recommends: Resources for Learning About Genetic Editing and Animal Navigation
Should we edit the genetic makeup of our kids if we can? How do birds and salmon and lobsters figure out how to navigate thousands