by Shannon Popkin | Jul 23, 2012 | Marriage, Parenting, Roles
My husband is incredibly tight. Tighter-than-my-high-school-jeans-tight. (Not that I still have them. I’m not nearly as tight as he is.) This morning, he crawled into bed beside where I was propped up with pillows, doing email. He said, “Whachawanna do...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 16, 2012 | Hardship, Marriage, Roles, Serving
I peeked around the corner into the living room, and shook my head in irritation.Just as I suspected, my husband was asleep in the chair.I turned back into the kitchen to finish making dinner. As I banged the pans around, the thoughts banging around in my mind went...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 25, 2012 | Leadership, Published, Women
My friend, Jocelyn Green, has done a phenomenal job of rallying military wives and offered spiritual support and encouragement with her book Faith Deployed and its website.Now, in her debut fiction piece, Jocelyn turns the page back 150 years and writes about another...
by Shannon Popkin | May 13, 2012 | Holidays, Hospitality, Kids' Perspective, Women
Once when I was a new teacher, my mom gave me a perm. (It was stylish in those days to frizz your hair out like a big brillo pad.) When I went to school the next day, one of the other teachers said, “Oh, I love your perm! I wish I had enough money to get a...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 27, 2012 | Marriage, Roles
Most mannequins either have no feet (their legs end mid-thigh), or their feet have no shoes. And that’s fine. What does a mannequin need shoes for?But when you exclusively shop off of mannequins, this creates a challenge.Before my husband had me, he would enter...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 20, 2012 | Beauty
Yesterday, after I spoke to a ladies’ group about true beauty, someone brought up the time and money we spend on improving our appearance. How much is too much? Should we worry about it at all?I remember saying that there’s nothing wrong with wearing...