by Shannon Popkin | Aug 21, 2014 | God, Hardship, Parenting
On my son’s first night of football practice, his new coach started out with a short parent and player meeting to lay ground rules and set expectations.Twenty seconds in, the coach pointed at one of the players, leaned over and looked into his face, and said,...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 17, 2014 | Mistakes
“We’re such hypocrites,” my son told my husband quietly. He said ‘we’, but he was really talking about me. Earlier that evening, when the kids were swimming in the pool, I walked into the laundry room and said, “Grrrrr!!!! There is...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 9, 2014 | Parenting
I know, I know. You’re tired of being the judge. The gavel is heavy. You wish you could fling it far, far away. But it’s kind of like Thor’s hammer. It just boomerangs back into your hand.There you are, in the middle of a peaceful moment, when...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 5, 2014 | Communication, Mistakes, Parenting, Wisdom
A friend was recently giving me an update on how it’s going–now that his oldest child is behind the wheel. He said he grips the door handle and yells a lot, and it seems to be working!I laughed and told him I’d have to try his grip-n-yell technique....
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 1, 2014 | Parenting
Thanks to Fruitful Vine Wife for letting me guest post today!I’m kind of glad that there was no Pinterest, when my kids were little. Or Facebook. Or decorating-on-a-shoestring blogs.Don’t get me wrong; I would have loved being inspired by other creative moms. But even...