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 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 | Dec 15, 2011 | Funny, Holidays, Jesus, Kids' Perspective, Witness
At the end of our Bible study Christmas brunch yesterday, the little ones came in with their jingle bells. They had darling costumes and had practiced their lines and songs. But the best part of the show was cute, little about-to-turn-three Makenna.As the kids were...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 12, 2011 | Kids' Perspective
When Lindsay was two, she had a little Bible story book. She could easily find the page about Jesus’ birth, and loved to point to Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the picture.One day I heard her say, “One, two… A savior has been born!” (I think...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 26, 2011 | Holidays, Kids' Perspective, Prayer
I was driving in the car with Lindsay one November day, when she was in kindergarten. Suddenly, she caught her breath in alarm, as if she had just remembered something.”What is it?” I asked.She said, “Mommy! In our kindergarten class, we never…...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 19, 2011 | Kids' Perspective, Mistakes, Parenting, Teens
In eighth grade Language Arts, Lindsay was asked to write about her Michigan Hero. I’ll let her surprise you…When someone asks me who my Michigan Hero is I think of an experience I had in fourth grade….In Math class, I was bent over, squinting at my...