by Shannon Popkin | Oct 14, 2013 | Serving
The day I posted my first ‘tiny paragraph’, I wanted to throw up. I walked around the house, wringing my hands, muttering, “Why am I doing this? I’m not a writer. What was I thinking? Every single person I know is going open their inbox, read...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Cole turned 10, we gave him a red, Swiss Army pocket knife, which he carried with him everywhere. If we needed a piece of twine cut or a bottle opened, he was our man. (Emphasis on man.) The knife was a rite of passage; a symbol that we trusted him. And it was a...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 2, 2013 | Funny
I can’t remember who told me this story, but it makes me laugh every time I think of it. (It was probably after I told about the craft my son brought home from church one day.)It had been a rough morning in Sunday School. The 2’s and 3’s class was a...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 30, 2013 | Church, Compassion, Differences
“Oh no!” I wailed, gripping the steering wheel, with my eyes locked on the rear view mirror.”Mom, did you hit someone?” asked my son incredulously, from the back seat.I opened the door and went to find out.This is how my son later told the rest...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 27, 2013 | Parenting
I wrote this ‘Holy30’ devotional for Beyond Bathtime. Learn more about Holy30 here.When I was in college, I was very interested in God’s input on the Biggies. Things like: Whom should I marry? What major should I choose? ...