Skye Erwin

“Our kids become who we allow them to be. If we choose to ignore our child’s bad behavior or justify it as kids being kids, we’re condoning every bit of it.”
― Melanie Shankle, Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma

“People are going to screw up a good thing approximately 100 percent of the time in our delightful tendency to believe we can make anything better, so the church placed in our hands is going to look a little messy. We’ve gotten it very wrong at times and will continue to do so. But Jesus is good and true and bigger than any of our minds will ever be able to fathom, and I think He’s more than okay with the doubts we wrestle with until we come to that realization.”
― Melanie Shankle, Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma

“It’s often the wounds caused by our families that cut the deepest and leave the most apparent scars, but God can absolutely heal those wounds. Your family history doesn’t have to be your future. Ask Him to stop the dysfunction and create a new legacy, and then watch what He does. He is the road map that will guide you into a new land of promise and freedom if you trust Him enough to walk that path in obedience.”
― Melanie Shankle, Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma