by Shannon Popkin | Sep 20, 2012 | Marriage, Parenting, Sin, Speaking
During our first year of marriage, I asked this question dozens of times. My new husband would hurt my feelings or make me angry, and I would fling myself on the bed, wailing and punching pillows. But it never made me feel better. I’d emerge feeling horrible and...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 6, 2012 | Faith, God, Sin, Wisdom
For Cole’s fifth birthday, we bought him a fish, which he named Goldfish. Goldfish has become legendary at our house, and we love to tell her ‘fish tales’ over and over. Though the story I’m going to tell today is the last story of...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 20, 2012 | Discipline, Parenting, Sin
Recently, my friend and I were talking about getting to the root (heart) issue, when we discipline our kids. I shared with her my 3 Questions (which I got from another friend!), which I have found to be helpful with my own kids. She asked me to write them down for...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 12, 2012 | Christian Growth, Differences, Food, Kids' Perspective, Mistakes, Parenting, Sin
Here are the blueberries we picked yesterday. And this is only the half that my mom didn’t take home! Over 85 pounds in two hours–definitely a record for us!Our success was due, in part, to one particular picker. In years past, he filled his tummy more...
by Shannon Popkin | May 21, 2012 | Kids' Perspective, Rescue, Salvation, Sin
My eight-year-old said, “I remember before I was a Christian and I wasn’t wicked.”I had just been reading him Psalm 36’s description of the wicked. I said that all of us were wicked before God saved us. But my son disagreed. “I...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 18, 2012 | Communication, Compassion, Mistakes, Parenting, Sin, Speaking, Wisdom
When I was in high school, I loved piano. My choir director asked me to accompany the choir on a a couple of our songs. I said sure, I’d be happy to, though I had never accompanied before.I practiced the songs, which were easy enough, at home, but I guess I...