by Shannon Popkin | Aug 15, 2016 | Writing
Thanks to Breathe Writer’s Conference for publishing this story–my story about discovering I was a writer! Are you wondering if you might be a writer, too? Why not look into coming to Breathe with me on October 7-8, where I will lead a lunch forum, titled,...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
This was first published on the Dove Parenting Blog (minus the faith perspective, which I will include here.) When our son was in elementary school, I walked down to the basement to find him snuggled on the couch next to Daddy, watching a war movie. “What are you...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 26, 2016 | Hardship, Pain, Suffering
By Shannon Popkin, Taken from the True Woman blog. Hello, Trouble. We were expecting you. Come right in and make yourself at home. Will you be staying awhile? We thought so. We’ve heard a lot about you. We’ve seen you visit our friends’ homes. To be...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Back when my kids were much younger and still rode places with me, I asked them a question one day. We were driving down a long road, and the car was quiet, and so I said, “Guys, What is the thing you most love to think about when it’s quiet? Where does...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
I live in a time when machines do my laundry, gasoline gets me where I’m going, and an empty bin in the produce aisle seems odd. I live in a place where the flick of a switch gives me light and the twist of a handle gives me clean water. I live in a world of...