by Shannon Popkin | May 3, 2012 | Kids' Perspective, Mistakes, Parenting, Published
Check out my first post on Beyond Bath Time, a blog that supports motherhood as a sacred role. This blog is a follow up to Erin Davis’ new book with the same title, just released in April.I haven’t met Erin in person, but I feel like I have! She was kind...
by Shannon Popkin | May 1, 2012 | Kids' Perspective
“Is this yours?” my friend asked. She had just pulled a tiny plastic ring from her purse.I smiled and said, “Oh! I’m not sure. But if it is, you may keep it.” Her daughter had enjoyed playing at our house with some of Lindsay’s old...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 27, 2012 | Anger, Jesus
I was angry this morning. Very angry.For almost a week I’ve been without a vehicle, and whenever I find a nice one online, I show my husband and he says, “That’s too much.” But that’s not why I was angry. I was angry because there was...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 25, 2012 | Church, Goals, Writing
“I think you should share your peanut butter & jelly,” I told her. (I didn’t really say ‘peanut butter & jelly’–but for the sake of this post, we’ll call it that.)”But I don’t want to share my peanut butter...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 23, 2012 | Kids' Perspective
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Karee Mouw has the ball…Last week, my little guy, Sawyer, padded into our bedroom in the middle of the night looking for some comfort. This isn’t entirely uncommon. (Please note that he comes to my side of the bed, not my...