COVID-19 – Mountain Brook Ink

[Linda Thompson] Why Would a Loving God Allow a Plague?

Apr 18, 2020LindaTAuthor Posts, Encouragement, Historical Sidenotes, Linda Thompson, Thoughts & Thingscoronavirus, COVID-19, Doolittle Raid, Exodus, Idols, Linda Thompson, Plagues, World War 2

Remembering WWII’s daring Doolittle Raiders on the anniversary of their raid. Four spent *thirty-six month* under lockdown–solitary confinement. What brought them through?

[Heather L.L. FitzGerald] Staying Grounded While We’re Grounded

Apr 14, 2020Heather FitzGerald2 CommentsAuthor Posts, Encouragement, Heather L.L. FitzGeraldcoronavirus, COVID-19, discipleship, fear not, Heather L.L. FitzGerald, quarantine, staying grounded, united in christ

We need fellowship that’s deeper than Facebook comments and Marco Polo.

[Susan Kimmel Wright] These Are the Times Set for Us

Apr 4, 2020SusanW4 CommentsEncouragement, Personal Stories, The Stories We Live, Thoughts & Things1918 Flu Epidemic, coronavirus, Courage, COVID-19, faith, Family Stories, Grandmothers, Grandparents, Great Flu Epidemic, pandemic, Strength

Maybe we rode a subway to work in the city or got up to feed the chickens. Coronavirus’s new restrictions and fears have changed our lives in a heartbeat. Hunkering down under a stay-at-home order, I can’t help thinking about a long-ago conversation with my grandma Blanche, who survived the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918.…