by Shannon Popkin | Sep 28, 2011 | Father
Here in Grand Rapids, we’re hosting our annual Art Prize event, which always reminds me of this story, which occurred the first time our family attended:We were gazing at some of the outdoor sculptures when we bumped into some old family friends, the Smiths*,...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 23, 2011 | Family, Mistakes
Our team is having a pretty good season. We’ve been together for quite a while now. We have practice almost every single night. In the summer we practice days, too. Most of the time, we enjoy practice, but for a while, there it was a real drag.We realized that...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 21, 2011 | Communication, Goals, Marriage
I opened the refrigerator one day to put away the 16 yogurts I had just purchased–the regular two-a-day for Ken, and a couple extra for me. But when I went to put them on the top shelf, I saw that it was already full. Of yogurt. There was yogurt on the second...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 15, 2011 | Parenting, Wisdom
Occasionally, when I’m around my homeschool friends, one of their kids will do something charmingly naive. Like, they’ll assume that the dog on top is hugging his friend. Or they’ll suppose that the man meant to say ‘You pitch!” and look...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 13, 2011 | Kids' Perspective
When Lindsay was two, we were at the beach one day and she tipped her little head back to peer up at a teenager on his lifeguard chair. With great veneration, she announced in reverent tones, “That’s the king, isn’t it, Daddy?” She had gathered all the information...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 30, 2011 | Family, Holidays
We’ve had a busy summer. The kids each did different camps, and we hosted a lot of friends here at our house. We decided the perfect way to recharge our batteries before school starts will be a four day Staycation–a vacation that requires no packing or...