Big Mama – the big mama blog
Meet Melanie. Melanie Shankle is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, speaker and co-host of The Big Boo podcast. She looks for the holy and the humorous in her daily life and uses her voice to share that with others.
Recipes – Big Mama - the big mama blog
From time to time I enjoy whipping up some homemade, or partially homemade, goodness in the kitchen. And, because I’m always looking for some material for the blog, I post the recipes.
Big Mama – Page 2 – the big mama blog
Meet Melanie. Melanie Shankle is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, speaker and co-host of The Big Boo podcast. She looks for the holy and the humorous in her daily life and uses her voice to share that with others.
About Me – Big Mama
My name is Melanie and, in some strange twist of fate, I’m also known as Big Mama because I started this blog in July of 2006 when my daughter, Caroline, was not quite three years old and I was in the process of convincing her that BIG girls use the potty and BIG girls don’t have pacifiers, thus she thought BIG was the highest compliment in the land and began referring to me as …
Big Boo Cast: Episode 421 - the big mama blog
I am so excited today that I get the chance to partner with Tecovas and tell you all about what they have to offer. Whether you’re looking to treat yourself or needing the perfect gift for the person on your list who has everything, Tecovas…
Books - Big Mama
On the Bright Side: Stories about friendship, love and being true to yourself. In On the Bright Side, Melanie Shankle reminds us of the unchanging principles we can count on in a changing world.These are lessons that Melanie has learned along the way about how to find all the joy that life has to offer–and why encouragement is never something to keep to ourselves.
Fashion Friday: Edition the first one of 2023 – Big Mama
Happy New Year! Here we are in 2023. Congrats, you’ve made it. As for me, I’m still kind of living like I’m on Christmas vacation until Caroline goes back to school on January 16th.
The Antelope in the Living Room – Big Mama - the big mama blog
Over the last few months, I have been so thankful for your kind words and your prayers and your support. You have blessed me and cheered me on more than I can ever convey.
Fashion Friday: Edition it’s March and we just had our first hail …
Well you know it’s spring in Texas when you get your first hail storm and we just had ours. It was a pretty big one as far as hail goes, so guess who gets to call the insurance company and have them come look at our roof next week?
Fashion Friday: Edition we are almost to August – Big Mama
I realize this is naive of me and I’ve lived in Texas long enough to know better, but for some reason this year it feels like August is the light at the end of the tunnel.