by Shannon Popkin | May 21, 2025 | Family, Hardship, Hope, Jesus, Luke, Parenting, Podcast, Podcast - Jesus Stories, Podcast 10, Prayer, Suffering, The Gospels
When your heart is breaking, what does it look like to notice God’s goodness? Can gratitude grow in the soil of deep grief? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, I’m talking with Allison Brost—who lost a child—about how grief and...
by Shannon Popkin | May 7, 2025 | 1 Samuel, Anger, Anxiety, Control Girl, Faith, Fear, God, Hardship, Parenting, Podcast, Podcast - Historical, Podcast 10, Prayer, Suffering
Where do you go with your desperate prayers? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, we’re picking back up with part 2 of my conversation with Rachel Wojo about Hannah’s story. Her situation is complex. Her heart is aching. She’s misjudged and...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 30, 2025 | 1 Samuel, Anger, Anxiety, Control Girl, Faith, Fear, God, Hardship, Parenting, Podcast, Podcast - Historical, Podcast 10, Prayer, Suffering
Are you feeling desperate or even angry or hopeless over your situation? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, I’m joined by Rachel Wojo, who shares about the deep sorrow of losing her daughter—and the desperate prayers that followed. Together, we look...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 10, 2014 | Prayer, Sin
Often, when Heidi’s kids are headed out on a date or to a class, she’ll say, “Make sure you please God tonight.” The concept of “Pleasing God No Matter What” is something Heidi has tried to emphasize since her kids were little....
by Shannon Popkin | May 8, 2013 | Anxiety, Christian Growth, Family, God, Prayer
By: Heidi Vriesman The first time I walked into our current house, I almost cried. It wasn’t the house I was dreaming of at all. It had flowered wallpaper boarders and ugly countertops. The bedroom that would work best for the boys had had pink carpet and flowers on...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 15, 2013 | Jesus, Mistakes, Prayer, Speaking, Witness
Our first house was in a neighborhood that had no stop signs. Weird, I know. It was a grid of intersecting side streets, and our little house–situated on a corner lot–looked out upon one of the many intersections.There was an unwritten rule in the...