by Shannon Popkin | Jul 6, 2020 | Comparison
As you scroll through the photos of everyone sharing their 4th of July highlights, do you need a reminder not to compare? I did. My husband and I had a rather quiet 4th. None of our kids were home. It had been a busy week so we just stayed home. No fireworks. No...
by Shannon Popkin | May 6, 2020 | Comparison
Back when I still had preschoolers, I was asked to be a Bible study leader. Our group met on Thursday mornings—the same morning that the moms’ group met down the hall. I loved this because it meant my kids could participate in the wonderful childcare program at that...
by Shannon Popkin | May 1, 2020 | Comparison
“But many who are first will be last, and last first” (Matt. 19:30). Jesus said this to his close friends who were kinda wondering if He had noticed that their stacks had been shrinking over the past year. He said it just moments after a man walked away...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 29, 2020 | Comparison
This post is part of an “Ask and Older Woman” series on Revive Our Hearts. And since I was asked to write it, I guess it’s official. I’m an older woman! But this problem of comparison is one that has trailed into every space and stage of life....
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 15, 2020 | Comparison
Hey there, Comparison Girl. How’s your heart doing, in this crisis? I’m wondering. Have you been… A. Feeling like a loser because other people are cleaning out sheds and organizing their attics and you’ve accomplished jack squat? B. Irritated...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 9, 2017 | Comparison
Here is on one of my recent posts, featured last spring on the True Woman blog (a ministry of Revive Our Hearts). Early on in life, my relationship with food was closely tied to my relationship with the mirror. As a teen, I used to lock the bathroom door and stand on...
