Episode 304: Faith, Family, and the Power of a Good Devotional with Melanie and Caroline Shankle

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Melanie Shankle is the New York Times bestselling author, a popular speaker, and cohost of The Big Boo Cast podcast. A graduate of Texas A&M, she loves writing, checking to see what's on sale at Anthropologie, and looking for the bright side. Most of all, she loves being the mother of Caroline and the wife of Perry. Caroline is Melanie's daughter and an animal science major at Texas A&M. She graduated in May 2025 and is planning to pursue a master's degree. In addition, she hopes to write more books and speak to young women about the battles they face. She wrote the book “The Lion and the Bear” on Fruity Pebbles coffee and a prayer. We are delighted to have this amazing mother and daughter. And ya’ll there is so much richness about their relationship. About raising adolescents and young adults and what it looks like to pursue your faith through all those stages. So listen in and actually you might want to grab your daughters and have them listen too! Follow Melanie Shankle on ⁠Instagram⁠ Follow Caroline Shankle on ⁠Instagram⁠ . . . . . ⁠Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience⁠ ⁠Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠⁠ Grab your tickets today for the⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Raising Capable Kids Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with David Thomas, Sissy Goff and special guests! Sign up to receive the⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise with us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. A special thank you to our sponsors: QUINCE: Give your summer closet an upgrade—with Quince. Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. THRIVE MARKET: Skip the junk without overspending. Head over to ⁠ThriveMarket.com/rbg⁠ to get 30% off your first order and a FREE $60 gift. NIV APPLICATION BIBLE: Save an additional 10% on any NIV Application Bible and NIV Application Commentary Resources by visiting FAITHGATEWAY.COM/NIVAB and using promo code RBG. BOLL & BRANCH: Feel the difference an extraordinary night’s sleep can make with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at BollAndBranch dot com slash RAISING. That’s Boll and Branch, b-o-l-l-a-n-d branch dot com slash RAISING to save 15% and unlock free shipping. Exclusions apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As soon as fall hits, my mornings get busier, especially when my nephews are over.
0:05.8	Between school drop-offs, homework, and snack time, I need options that keep them happy and healthy.
0:11.5	And even though my kids are grown, I still love keeping good snacks around.
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0:23.0	find better versions of our favorites. I just stocked up on die-free gummies, protein oatmeal cups,
0:29.0	and of course, my hippie's chickpeepuffs. My nephews raid the pantry the second they walk in.
0:34.5	That sounds familiar. My Thrive cart is always full of Siette chips and tortillas.
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1:05.1	hosting our first ever parenting conference here in Nashville, Tennessee. We love for those folks who live here in
1:11.6	Middle Tennessee to come join us. Folks from out of town, come to Nashville for a great weekend in the
1:16.6	fall. What's going to happen? I was getting distracted about all the fun things in Nashville in the fall.
1:20.7	You can go to Kay McCarthy, you can eat great tacos. We have so many fun things. And we have a
1:27.0	phenomenal lineup for a parenting conference.
1:29.6	It's called Raising Capable Kids.
1:32.1	David and now are going to be teaching all new content.
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