by Shannon Popkin | Feb 3, 2012 | Anger, Christian Growth, Mistakes, Sin
“What?!?”I slammed on the breaks and pulled into someone’s driveway so I could turn back toward our house.With ever increasing decimal and agitation, I yelled, “How could you have forgotten your shin guards? I reminded you five times!! Do you...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 2, 2012 | Family, Mistakes, Sin, Wisdom
Ken and Lindsay 2011A few years ago, my husband flipped his Honda Accord. The highway was dry that day, but his left tire ventured just far enough over the line to find some ice, causing his right tires to grab the car and toss it over into the ditch on the...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 12, 2011 | Kids' Perspective, Sin
When he was about four, Cade asked me if there will be pirates in heaven. He really loved pirates and wanted to be sure that his mateys would be walking next to him on the streets o’ gold. Since pirates are fundamentally people who greedily steal from others, I...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 4, 2011 | Compassion, Parenting, Sin
“I want to go punch that little boy in the nose!” I punched the air with my free hand for emphasis, and almost dropped the phone. My friend on the other line commiserated with my story. She understood how my heart hurts for my own child, and how I long to...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 12, 2011 | Marriage, Parenting, Rescue, Sin
Here’s an excerpt from the Bible study I wrote on the life of Sarah: “God intends for our families to be the place that we feel most safe. He designed marriage to be a cloak of love, trust, and security wrapped around two people. And he designed children...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 4, 2011 | Church, Funny, Mistakes, Sin
My friend, Heidi, tells about her adventures in raising chickens this year…”I can still see the sun shining, the ladies and their children casually chatting and playing in my backyard. I can see myself standing by the chicken tractor with a friend,...