Parenting – Mountain Brook Ink

[Bryan Davis] Fathers of Comfort

Jun 6, 2020BryanDAuthor Posts, Bryan Davis, Power of Story, The Stories We LiveChildren, Comfort, fatherhood, fathers day, Parenting, Trusting God

Fear of the unknown surrounds the young; strange shapes in the darkness, creepy sounds in the night, slithering creatures under the bed or in the closet. They all work together to make little hands clench the sheets and yank them over their heads until the dawn of the next day. The worries of the world—political…

[Guest: J.J. Johnson] The Imagination of a Child

Feb 20, 2020Alyssa Roat1 CommentGuest Posts, Personal Stories, Power of StoryChildhood, Children, Imagination, Parenting

I love the imagination of a child. Listening to kids play with their action figures and toys and making up stories as they do is such an enjoyment. It always takes me back to my time as child when I did the same thing. However, I never expected one of the biggest lessons I would…

[Christa MacDonald] The Times They Are a ‘Changing

Nov 21, 2019Alyssa RoatChrista MacDonald, Thoughts & ThingsChange, Growing Older, Life Change, Parenting, Seasons of Change

Here in New England, autumn was beautiful. The mild temperatures and the rainfall throughout the year meant that the leaves changed slowly and stuck around a lot longer than usual. They were especially vibrant, too. Today though, it’s twenty degrees Fahrenheit, and I wonder where the autumn weather went. I just transplanted a shrub last…