by Shannon Popkin | Sep 26, 2013 | Funny, Humility, seasons, Teens
I have absolutely no idea how my high school friends and I figured it out. Maybe we were driving along one day and it randomly happened. Or maybe we were trying out an urban legend. Whether it was on purpose or not, somehow we discovered that we could make the garage...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 21, 2013 | Differences, Food, Humility, Marriage, Mistakes
Last Sunday morning, Ken and I made a spontaneous stop at a bagel shop. As we waited in line, we chatted cheerfully about our plans for the day–happy to be together. But when it was our turn… well, that’s when the happy-go-lucky turned to...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 18, 2013 | Fear, Mistakes, Sin
Here’s my devotional published today on Beyond Bath Time’s blog for Holy 30. Learn more about Holy30 here.I wonder if Sarah, Abraham’s wife, experienced new devastation at that certain time each month. The new show of blood must have served as monthly...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 14, 2013 | Parenting
As I pulled up to the curb next to the soccer fields, I scanned the red shirted kids for my boy. Even when he’s a half mile away, I can pick him out of the crowd. But this time, I couldn’t find him. I recognized his team mates, running in tandem around the...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 9, 2013 | Wisdom
I’m contributing several devotionals to a month of Holy30 at Beyond Bathtime this month.Here’s today’s devotional on Romans 8:5-7:For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to...