by jamieivey | Apr 8, 2020 | Podcast
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR My guest for The Happy Hour # 292 is Melanie Shankle. Melanie writes regularly at The Big Mama blog and is a New York Times bestselling author of four previous books. Melanie is a loves writing, shopping at Target, and trying to find the lighter...
by jamieivey | Jun 22, 2016 | Books, Podcast
My guest for The Happy Half Hour #7 is my friend, Melanie Shankle. Melanie is a Happy Hour favorite. You can listen to her first appearance on episode #35 here. Melanie is working on writing a new book. So, she shares how she recharges in the middle of stress and...
by jamieivey | Sep 16, 2015 | Around the Web, Books, Faith, Family, Podcast
Happy Hour #54 is with my friend Sophie Hudson. Sophie loves to laugh more than just about anything. She began writing her blog, BooMama.net, in November 2005, and much to her surprise, she's stuck with it. Sophie hopes that through her stories, women find...
by jamieivey | May 12, 2015 | Adoption, Around the Web, Books, Faith, Parenting
This is about the time that you all will start filling up your list of books to read this summer, and I'm happy to say that I recommend all of these for you to devour this summer. Friendships, grace, and adoption are the topics, and might I ask what more do you need??...
by jamieivey | Apr 9, 2015 | Around the Web, Books, Faith, Parenting, Podcast
Happy Hour #35 is with my friend Melanie Shankle. You may know Melanie from her blog, The Big Mama Blog, where she's been cracking up all of us readers for years now. Melanie lives in San Antonio with her husband and daughter. She is the author of three books,...
