February, 2013 -

Restoring a Broken Heart, Part 1

ByMelony Brown February 21, 2013

The following is Stacy’s* journey of overcoming addiction and abuse. Part two of her story will be shared in my next blog post. You won’t want to miss the restoration part of her story! *Her real name, used with permission. A Broken Childhood Stacy vividly remembers the night when she was five and her father…

Writing

Mentoring: Pouring Your Passions Into Young People

ByMelony Brown February 8, 2013September 4, 2022

Nothing excites me more than combining my two passions: teaching and writing. This November, I was given the opportunity to mentor a class of 5th graders in the art of creative writing. These students participated in the Young Writers Program of National Novel Writing Month. Their teacher set the goal for each student to write a…