by Shannon Popkin | Dec 10, 2019 | 5 C Challenge, Control Girl, Holidays
So… how’s has the Five C Challenge been going for you so far? I seem to be clamping my hand over my mouth quite frequently – usually after I’ve just complained about something. Complain: to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure,...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 5, 2019 | 5 C Challenge, Control Girl, Holidays
Okay, ready to begin this Five C Challenge? Let’s start with Criticism. Criticize: to censure or find fault with. Why is this so easy to do at Christmas time? I think it’s because during the holidays, we have heightened expectations. There’s a RIGHT...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are you a woman who… Loves to make things turn out right? Often feels driven to take or keep control? Sometimes says things you shouldn’t? Is any of this particularly true at Christmas?? If so, please consider joining me for… The Five C {Christmas} Challenge...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 25, 2019 | Ministry
I’m not someone who has always dreamed of traveling. We live in beautiful Michigan, so when my husband points to this place or that place on a map, I just say, “But Michigan is so pretty in the summer (or fall… or winter… or spring…). We...
by Shannon Popkin | May 21, 2019 | Disgust
This weekend, dozens of Christians from a Christian university walked out of a Christian graduation ceremony where a Christian leader was giving a Christian commencement address. But tell me, does this seem “Christian” to you? This weekend, dozens of...
