Happy Father’s Day!
If you’re a dad, or if your spouse is a one or even if you’re the parent to an adult child who is a dad, I wish you and your family a joyous day of celebrating fatherhood!
This is a day in which the “man of the house” can hide out in his man cave, be relieved of the “honey-do list” and even kick back for an afternoon nap!
My husband, Curtis, started his Father’s Day celebration a bit early by taking not one but TWO naps yesterday! I wasn’t even mad at him! He works so hard for our family and I’m grateful for all the seen and unseen things does for us. I thank God for his life!
I wanted to let you know that I really felt impressed to give some extra love and support to dads in this world. I know that the days are long and the weeks can drag in this age of COVID-19. As a parent, it might be tempting to vegge out on social media or check out altogether! It takes an extra splash of stamina and focus to resist the temptation to play the sidelines in our families. So, to the dads who get into the daily fight on a regular basis to be present and love on your families and lead by example, my hat goes off to ya!
In this same vein, I wanted to DO something that would leave a lasting impact for fatherhood. I sought to find an organization that works to build and strengthen the family unit through fathers. Please don’t hear me knocking mothers (whether married or single), when I say this. There is so much grace that God bestows upon us to be and do all that we are!
However, I read something interesting by the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse. It stated, “when fathers positively engage with their toddlers by reading to themโฆtheir children read better, have more advanced vocabularies and communication skills.”โฃ
This is why I wanted to focus my aspirations of celebrating fathers-at-large by supporting and donating to an organization that is doing this work.
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๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ Father’s Day Weekend, when you buy ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ดย through my website, ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฉ.๐๐จ๐ฆ, I’ve chosen to ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐% ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ from your purchase to ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐), powered by Fathers Incorporated! This Atlanta, GA based non-profit is doing the work of supporting fathers reading to their children.โฃโฃ
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“RDR is aimed at elementary and middle school aged children (K-8) and their fathers/male caregivers with these 3 goals: โฃโฃ
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1) encouraging children to develop a love of readingโฃโฃ
2) improving childrenโs literacy skills and educational outcomesโฃโฃ
3) strengthening bonds between fathers/caregivers and their children” โฃโฃ
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Because this project’s target population is primarily African American and Latino children, I will also be donating one autographed copy of my book to one of the free libraries RDR has set up in the metro Atlanta area. โฃโฃ
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Please help me come alongside this organization today by purchasing a copy of ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, so we can ensure that RDR’s all important work continues! โฃโฃ
Just so you know, I’m not receiving any compensation or any credit for showcasing this organization. Heck, they only probably learned that I even existed because of how many times I tagged them on my social media accounts tonight as I shared about my plans to support them in this way!
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This first step of donating a portion of my book’s profits also got me thinking some more. Moving forward, I hope to make it a regular occurrence of donating to organizations such as RDR and the like. Please inbox me with suggestions for similar organizations and, if you’d like any books you purchase to be donated to RDR or ANY organizations with similar missions!โฃโฃ
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Remember, you ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ purchase ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด through my website ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฉ.๐๐จ๐ฆ, this Fatherโs Day (6/21/20), for the ๐๐% ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง to go directly to ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐! โฃโฃ
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Follow ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ on Instagram @๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐ or visit their website ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐.๐จ๐ซ๐ , to learn more about their mission and vision!โฃโฃ
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Thanks for your love and support of fatherhood!โฃโฃ
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๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ!
Blessings,
Courtney
