by Shannon Popkin | Oct 1, 2015 | Significance
There was a voice that seemed to ring out above the background noise, during my late 20’s and 30’s–the years I was home, taking care of preschoolers. I’m not sure if it was an audible voice, or one in my head, but I know I heard it clearly. The...
by Shannon Popkin | May 20, 2014 | Beliefs, Mistakes, Witness
Last year, 5,581 mail carriers were attacked by dogs. But I sincerely doubt that our mailman was one of them.Of course, my opinion has only been formed only by what our little dog thinks of the mailman. And it’s true that our dog pretty much likes everyone.But...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 9, 2013 | Beauty, Beliefs, Communication, Mistakes, Sin
Last week, we hosted a Mother/Daughter BEADazzle party. Lindsay and I had learned (from another mom and her daughters) how to take various colors of clay and swirl them together to create beads. We thought it would be fun to share our new craft with other moms and...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 29, 2013 | Beliefs, God, Mistakes, Salvation
My husband’s resume is pages and pages long. Which means he’s had lots of different jobs. Which means he has interviewed for dozens of positions. But he’s never had an interview quite like this one.It was an interview for a management position at his...
by Shannon Popkin | May 18, 2013 | Beliefs, Freedom
For Market Day in third grade, Cade will be selling Lego capes made from duct tape! Check these guys out:We made lots of two toned, reversible capes. We used a some of our friend’s duct tape collection (thanks, Caroline!) and made some fun girl capes, too. I got...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 29, 2013 | Beliefs, Faith, Sin
Lindsay had this cute, little white sweater to go over her Easter dress when she was about three. But by mid-afternoon, the sweater was no longer completely white. It had little chocolate smears (and drooly drips) all over it. So my cousin, Nicole, said, “Want...