by Shannon Popkin | Jan 24, 2012 | Beliefs, Faith, Family, Goals, Parenting, Roles
I’m stooped over, washing green marker off the wall. I have a bucket of water at my side and the phone up to my ear. I’m discussing carpool arrangements, but I have to keep excusing myself so I can tell my kindergartner to stop tormenting the girls...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 19, 2012 | Communication, Fear, Jesus, Kids' Perspective, Rescue, Salvation
I know it’s old fashioned to talk about hell. But since Jesus did, I think we should at least mention it to our kids. I mean, we tell them about the danger of hot stoves and electrical sockets and busy roads; shouldn’t we also tell them about the one who...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 15, 2012 | Family, Funny
My friend’s son lost a tooth at school last week. His teacher overheard him telling all of his second grade friends that he wasn’t going to tell his parents about the tooth. He was going to sneak it under his pillow without them knowing and then prove,...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 9, 2012 | Kids' Perspective, Marriage, Parenting
My friend was out with her two preschool boys, and decided to stop in a store. Not thinking about the privacy she usually maintains at home, she took the boys with her into a dressing room to try on some skirts.Watching her carefully, her four-year-old said,...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 2, 2012 | Family, Mistakes, Sin, Wisdom
Ken and Lindsay 2011A few years ago, my husband flipped his Honda Accord. The highway was dry that day, but his left tire ventured just far enough over the line to find some ice, causing his right tires to grab the car and toss it over into the ditch on the...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 19, 2011 | Holidays, Mistakes, Parenting
This morning, I told Cade, “You get to wear your pj’s to school! It’s Polar Express day!”He said, “Oh! But, mom are you sure it’s today? What if it’s another Monday and you have it mixed up?” I assured him that it was...