by Shannon Popkin | Apr 13, 2013 | Anger
Trying to be efficient, Ken dropped us off at Wendy’s to get food while he went to fill the tank. As we piled out, Cole said, “Dad, can I grab my bag in back?” It was much warmer here than in KY, several hours ago, and he wanted to change. But as...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 8, 2013 | Differences, Family, Humility
I don’t vacation well. It’s taken me many vacations to figure this out, but it’s true. If I were graded on my vacation behavior, I would have a pretty low grade point. Hopefully my husband won’t force me to drop out!I always begin losing points when the packing...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 5, 2013 | Anger, Parenting, Speaking
The day I spoke at Laura’s mom’s group was the first day she had ever put her son in the church nursery. Having only left him with her husband and her mom, Laura she literally felt like she was going to have a panic attack as the meeting opened. She wanted...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 2, 2013 | Church, Friendship, Holidays
When our kids and their friends came in from their Easter egg hunt last night, they announced that they had not only found all of this year’s eggs… They found one from last year, too! Apparently our cousins Alex and Andy are superior Easter egg hiders....
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 29, 2013 | Beliefs, Faith, Sin
Lindsay had this cute, little white sweater to go over her Easter dress when she was about three. But by mid-afternoon, the sweater was no longer completely white. It had little chocolate smears (and drooly drips) all over it. So my cousin, Nicole, said, “Want...