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...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 19, 2012 | Father
I went out with a guy in college, named Dean*, who carried a picture in his wallet of his dad. It wasn’t a recent picture. It had been taken back when his father was about Dean’s age–maybe 19 or 20 years old.Dean was always pulling the picture out to...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 14, 2012 | Kids' Perspective
Our doorbell wasn’t working.It hadn’t been for about two months, but I just hadn’t figured out how to get it fixed (which involved calling my dad…). When you pressed the button it made a low humming sound, but nothing near loud enough to be...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 9, 2012 | Christian Growth, Holidays, Marriage, Prayer
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Heidi has the ball…When I was in high school, I was convinced I’d marry a certain brown haired, attractively rebellious guy. I prayed and prayed that he would want me as his girlfriend, but God said, “No”. Instead God blessed...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 7, 2012 | Holidays
I’ve expanded on the idea of the Resurrection Eggs, using a longer version of the Easter Story. We plan to use this tomorrow with our extended family, but I thought others might enjoy using it, too.Using the ‘key’ below, fill the eggs accordingly and...