by Shannon Popkin | Jul 12, 2023 | Adult Children, Change, Conflict Resolution, Control Girl, Dating, Holidays, Humility, Marriage, Mistakes, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Problems, Wisdom
What does it mean to leave and cleave in today’s world? What happens when we don’t? Whether you’re about to be married, you’ve been married for years, or you have adult children who have said, “I do,” this episode offers wisdom for...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 13, 2014 | Control Girl, Dating, Leadership, Marriage, Submission
Trying to hide my surprise from the waitress, I glanced up at her and said, “Thank you.”But when she walked away, I looked across the table at my husband and let my astonishment seep into my expression.There, on the white linen table cloth, was the black...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 27, 2014 | Dating
Driving through Tennessee last week, my mom and I stopped at a fruit stand to get some peaches. But before we could get to the peaches, we met the man running the fruit stand. And with this particular man, to meet him was to learn his whole life story.One part of the...
by Shannon Popkin | May 31, 2014 | Dating
Thanks to Wendy Widder and Kregel Publications for including me in the blog tour for Wendy’s newly re-released book—Living Whole without a Better Half.I will be giving away several FREE books (ebooks and hard copy). To enter your name in the drawing (to keep or give...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 13, 2014 | Dating
Early on in my dating relationship with Ken, I decided to tell him that I was also occasionally dating a couple of other guys, since I didn’t want him to hear it from someone else.His response surprised me. He said, “What are you doing that for?” I said,...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 9, 2012 | Dating
Once, when I brought Ken (who was then, my boyfriend) home with me, he stayed in my sister’s room. Mandee moved to a different bedroom and gave him her private little basement suite for the weekend. Periodically, if she needed something from her room, she would...