by Shannon Popkin | Apr 5, 2012 | Differences, Kids' Perspective
Cade (straightening his desk): When I’m grown up, I’m gonna have a desk and put my phone and my computer on it.Me: Oh… Are you going to be a business man, like Daddy?Cade: No, I’m gonna be a cool guy. I’m gonna have a rich house and a...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 3, 2012 | Faith, Fear, Holidays, Media, Teens, Wisdom
Last time, I talked about what I liked–and there’s a lot to like in the Hunger Games. But this time, I’d like to tell you what I found disturbing. I suppose it’s obvious: Rollicking festivities that include the crowd collectively leaning in to...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 1, 2012 | Media, Teens
When considering movies, we teach our kids to ask: Does this movie celebrate God’s good intention for his creation? Or does it celebrate the Fall?Hunger Games is tricky. It portrays a void of God’s good intentions–a world where merrymaking crowds are...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 29, 2012 | Differences, Family, Funny
These are not necessarily in the order of importance and are meant strictly to entertain you:1. It takes me longer to prepare for the week of vacation than the actual week itself. I’ve never clocked it, but I’m the type of person who wants to see every...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 27, 2012 | Marriage, Roles
Most mannequins either have no feet (their legs end mid-thigh), or their feet have no shoes. And that’s fine. What does a mannequin need shoes for?But when you exclusively shop off of mannequins, this creates a challenge.Before my husband had me, he would enter...