by Shannon Popkin | Nov 16, 2012 | Anxiety, Differences, Disagreement, Family, Holidays, Problems, Roles, Women
I’d like to call for a huddle before we kick off the holiday seasons. Calling all the women in the family, please. Can we huddle up for a moment?Now, please don’t call me coach. I’m really not in a position to be coaching anyone on these matters. So...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 14, 2012 | Anxiety, Holidays, Problems, Wisdom
Thanks to Beyond Bathtime Blog, for publishing my story:“Mom, I need you to pray for me.” The serious look on Older’s face caused me to lean in with concern.“OK,” I said. “What is it?” Older took a deep breath and said, “Well, tomorrow is Younger’s birthday, and on my...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 13, 2012 | Communication, Hospitality, Leadership, Mistakes
One Sunday afternoon, I was shuffling through the stack of papers that had accumulated on my kitchen counter.One paper–obviously a letter–caught my eye. I glanced to see who it was from, but the ink at the bottom of the page had faded into oblivion. This...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 9, 2012 | Father, Fear
by: Michelle Loveless”Sing the drums go BOOM! Mom!” begs my two year old son at bedtime. Our rather unusual routine started a while ago, when I noticed that Henrik would cling to me in fear whenever I would begin singing my usual lullaby. It was his cue...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 8, 2012 | Humility, Parenting, Problems, Wisdom
a retelling from October, 2010As I walked downstairs one Saturday morning, I saw Cade sitting at the breakfast bar. I told him that before he got busy playing, he needed to take a bath. As always, he tried to beg his way out of it, but I shook my head. “You stink,...