Tackling the Back to School Lunch Challenge, 2015 Dove Award Nominees and the start of the 2015 Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival – The Morning Thing 8/13/15

Back to School week continues on The Morning Thing. Today, we talked about lunches!

Here are links to several articles that will be helpful as you navigate through the challenge of making healthy AND yummy lunches without breaking the family’s grocery budget.

Click HERE to find out how to make school lunches for less money.
Click HERE for recipe ideas for lunches that are good for kids and parents.
Click HERE to find out how to create new healthy habits for your kids and for the entire family.
Click HERE for more tips on healthy eating during the busy school year.

We also shared the 2015 GMA (Gospel Music Association) Dove Award Nominees. Click HERE to see the list. The 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards will be handed out on October 13, 2015 in Nashville, TN.

The Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival begins Today, 8/13/15! 
We shared conversations with several committee members about events happening tonight in downtown Mount Vernon.
Click HERE to hear our conversation with Jill Spearman Macklin about the annual Cheer Competition happening at 6pm tonight.
Click HERE to hear our conversation with Mike Petee about the Chautauquas happening tonight at the Place at the Woodward.
Click HERE to hear our conversation with Marty Bell about tonight’s semi-final round of Knox Idol.

We hope to see you and your family in downtown Mount Vernon this week. See the Big Blue crew near the fountain on the public square. Get registered HERE for our fabulous prizes!
On the Road with Big Blue – Prizes and Family Fun ALL year long!