by Shannon Popkin | Mar 29, 2012 | Differences, Family, Funny
These are not necessarily in the order of importance and are meant strictly to entertain you:1. It takes me longer to prepare for the week of vacation than the actual week itself. I’ve never clocked it, but I’m the type of person who wants to see every...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 19, 2012 | Compassion, Fear, Funny, Kids' Perspective, Parenting
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and the Farmer’s Wife has the ball!Work-from-home moms tend to use rather unconventional methods of keeping their children quiet while making business calls. I’m not proud of it, but I used a frog and a bathtub with my three...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 16, 2012 | Beauty, Funny, Media
I emailed my friend, Phrene, to see if she could take a couple of pictures of me after Bible study. I needed a shot of just me, and told her I could bring my camera; it would only take a few minutes. She emailed back and said sure, but she’d prefer to just use...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 20, 2012 | Funny, Parenting
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Alice Daniels has the ball:A number of years ago, I was in that worn-down part of the day of getting the children ready for bed. I had given my 18-month-old, Elaine, her bath, tucked her up in her crib, and was now trying to...
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 | 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...