by Shannon Popkin | Nov 1, 2013 | Holidays, Humility, Jesus, Wisdom, Witness
After a friendly email convo with a friend, who was challenging our reasons for trick-or-treating (posted here), I headed out to the neighborhood with my little morph man. As I chatted with old friends, met new neighbors, and smiled at cute little mice, princesses,...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 29, 2013 | Differences, Holidays, Humility, Parenting
Halloween is the time of year my boys dress up like a Cowboy and Zorro and pose with their weapons pointed at each other, big smiles on their faces, so I can take pictures. Even my daughter, who is in high school still dresses up and goes out with her friends to...
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 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 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...