“God gives us these raw, little people, and we have to form them and mold them and teach them how to operate in society. And if we get a glimpse of all the ugliness that lies right beneath our own… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“...true success and prosperity comes when you are right where God wants you to be, doing what He wants you to do.” — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“Not one thing we've done changes that we are his. That he created us and loves us with a love more fierce and loyal… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“As a new mom, your life changes overnight. Your priorities change, you forget to brush your teeth, you aren’t sure how you’re ever going… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“I think it can be easy to settle for less than you deserve just because less is right in front of you and the best may still be unseen. But I guarantee there are many women in marriages who are so lonely that they long for their single days when at least they had the hope of finding someone who… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share
“I watched her with the crab as she ignored all my admonitions that the poor crab just needed to be set free if he was to have any chance of surviving. And God showed up there on that beach to teach me a lesson. Nothing survives when it's being smothered. Life, real life, requires being free to move about in… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share
“But ultimately we attempted to find some middle ground because at the end of the day we love each other in spite of all… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“Real motherhood is different. It's better and it's messier and it's more complicated. It will break your heart and make you laugh harder than… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“Our job as mothers is to do the best we can to teach our children that life is better and friendships are richer when… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“When I look back on the sixteen years Perry and I have been married, I can see the places where we've made each other… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“When I look in his eyes, I don’t see perfection. I don’t see a love story that would necessarily be something people would watch… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
“What if we lived as though we truly believed God has given us a life without walls, that he has plans for us that… — Melanie Shankle Copy Share Image
