by Shannon Popkin | Jul 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
My son, Cole, who is 15, loves being a small group leader at Ada Bible Church for the 1st grade boys. This is a picture one of his boys drew of him. It’s actually a pretty good likeness. Cole is leaving on a missions trip tomorrow, so I’ll be filling in....
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
My daughter (on the right) went on a missions trip with her youth group to Costa Rica. She got home last Tuesday, at about 11:30 p.m. That same night, my sister was flying in from Colorado an hour later, so our family stayed at the airport and huddled around a table...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was a rainy Saturday afternoon. I told my room mates to go on to lunch; I wasn’t hungry. Really, I wanted to be alone when I made a certain phone call. I dialed the number, heard the familiar voice. Then in a matter of moments, I severed a relationship that...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 11, 2015 | Submission
For a moment, let’s set aside submission in marriage. Think of submission in terms of submitting your plans to a decision-maker. As a writer, when I submit my work to an editor, I willingly give up the right to decide. Maybe my work will be published. Maybe it...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
My friend was shopping for shoes, when she heard a mom, close-by say, “Lilly…” Then, when no response came, she rose from the bench said again, “Lilly?” Surrounded by shoe boxes, the mom turned in a circle, scanning the perimeter. With...