Michelle Pryde Brock, BS, MS in English and Special Education, is married to a pediatrician and is the mother of three. She is a child and grandchild of Bible lovers, and she is passionate about sharing that love with her own children. Her first book, the Topical Bible for Kids, was published in 2015. Her most recent book is Parenting with Mercy. She loves the coffee her husband roasts weekly, the poetry of TS Eliot and Luci Shaw, a new tablecloth on the kitchen table, rocks, and sea shells. She does not love slimy mushrooms.