by Shannon Popkin | Dec 29, 2016 | Control Girl, Faith
When [Jesus’] mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18). Notice that God waited until after Mary was betrothed to cause her to be “with child.” But God didn’t wait until after...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 26, 2015 | Faith, Uncategorized
I picked up my phone and looked at the picture in the text, first. It was my cousin’s piano, which she wanted to sell. Then I read her brief text. She said, “What do you think on the price? The pictures are attached.” I looked back at the piano,...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 21, 2015 | Faith, Father, Growth, Hardship, Humility
We don’t have a snow-blower. My husband says, “Why would we have a snow-blower, when we have three healthy kids who need to learn to work?” So while other kids are inside sipping hot chocolate to get out of the cold, my husband is sending our kids...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 30, 2014 | Exercise, Faith, Fear, God
When we lived in Lake Orion, our house backed up to a wooded state park. So Ken would get up very early and go running on the trails in the woods. To me, this seemed very scary. From our back deck, those woods seemed so thick and ominous. And on winter mornings, it...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 18, 2014 | Faith, Holidays
When we moved, a few years ago, one of our kids was especially distraught. He said, “But I prayed that God would bring a friend to live on our street, and he did! So I think that means we’re supposed to stay on our street.”Basically, his theology...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 24, 2014 | Beauty, Faith, Speaking
A few years ago, I spoke at a moms group on the topic of ‘beauty’. While I planned to speak mostly about inner beauty, I didn’t want to seem completely disqualified to present the topic! So, in front of my mirror that morning, I tried to muster all the beauty I...
