Bøger af Nathan Martin

The Events That Inspired "Your Spark"During the summer of 2020, I watched different news networks report the continuing pandemic. I remember one particular moment when Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, Dr. Drew all expressed that keeping kids out of school could cause significant negative life impacts. They discussed how potential isolation could lead to deep depression, and possibly even suicide. Of course, we all know what happened when school started. The majority of the country closed school buildings and went into remote learning.As a doctor, I continued to take care of patients and I would hear common concerns from the parents. It was almost always, "My kids aren't the same, and they really miss their friends, sports, school and other activities." This was just as the doctors had predicted on t.v.As summer ended and everything remained closed, my dad and I put a basketball hoop in our barn and poured a cement pad creating a space for kids to play. Right out of the gate, we had 5-10 kids showing up 2 nights a week. As word spread, and parents became more desperate to find something for their children to do, we added more nights and new kids would show up. Day after day they came regardless of the weather! We would often have a bonfire just so they had a place to warm up.I'll never forget the phone calls from parents as they drove home. They would often say, "I finally have my kid back" or " I haven't seen my kid smile like this in so long."It was at that moment I realized that isolating kids, making them less active and less social was Snuffing Out Their Spark! Even after months of negative life impact, all it took was one evening, and their Spark began to brighten again!

This book is about a young boy who is an only child whose mom is pregnant and now about to have a baby, so he will no longer be the only child anymore. He is nervous about becoming a big brother because he really doesn't know what being a big brother means. He's afraid his mom and dad won't have time for him anymore, but also he gets excited once the baby arrives; he realizes that his job as a big brother is important because his mom and grandmother told him so. He decided that he wanted to do everything he could to be a positive image to the new baby! He wanted the baby to look up to him, he was no longer nervous, just excited because he knew he was no longer alone and he had a new best friend for life and that made him happy and ready to take on the task as a big brother and best friend!