by Shannon Popkin | Jul 3, 2014 | Anger, Anxiety, Control Girl, God
After speaking on the topic of control at an event, a young mom, eyes brimming with tears, came up afterward to tell me a woeful tale about her uber-controlling MIL. I listened compassionately, thinking, “Really? Could this woman truly be that horrible and...
by Shannon Popkin | May 30, 2014 | God
Thanks to Wendy Widder and Kregel Publications for including me in the blog tour for Wendy’s newly re-released book—Living Whole without a Better Half, which is available on eBook for $2.99, TODAY ONLY.Also, I will be giving away several FREE books (ebooks and hard...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 9, 2014 | God, Parenting, Wisdom
“Mom, can I take a bath in your bathroom?” my son asked, when he was about seven. “There’s no hot water left in my bathroom.” I tried to explain that all of our hot water comes from the same place, but he insisted that my bathroom’s...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 29, 2013 | Beliefs, God, Mistakes, Salvation
My husband’s resume is pages and pages long. Which means he’s had lots of different jobs. Which means he has interviewed for dozens of positions. But he’s never had an interview quite like this one.It was an interview for a management position at his...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 19, 2013 | Analogy, Faith, God, Humility, Mistakes, Parenting, Talents
In my hands, I hold the strings of the three kite-like kids whom God has blessed me with. I have a lot to juggle with three–wanting each one to soar high in the sky. It’s so fun to have the other people around me tilt their heads back and admire the...
by Shannon Popkin | May 31, 2013 | God, Media, Parenting
When I read a blog title, “My Daughter Wants to Download Raunchy Music”, this morning, I thought, “Yeah, how am I going to handle it when that happens?” So I read on.Her eight-year-old asked, for the first time, to download some songs. And...