by Shannon Popkin | May 4, 2011 | Father, Kids' Perspective, Sin
One day, when our daughter was three, Ken noticed her sitting on the potty in the dark. He said, “Why didn’t you turn the light on, Honey?”She sighed and said, “Well, dis way I won’t fowget to tuwn it off.” Ken talks about turning...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 20, 2011 | Food, Jesus, Parenting, Salvation, Sin
One day, sitting on bar stools for lunch, Lindsay snuck a pretzel from five-year-old Cole’s plate. If you had known Cole at this point, you would have admired Lindsay for her bravery. But your admiration would have quickly converted to sympathy, as the...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 10, 2011 | Food, Kids' Perspective, Sin
The following is a conversation that Cade and I had on the way home from church this Sunday:Cade: Why doesn’t God just kill Satan?Me: Well, pretend Satan was standing in front of you with a plate of cookies and he said, “take one.” But you said, “No, I don’t...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 7, 2011 | Christian Growth, Parenting, Sin, Teens
When Cole was five, he talked for weeks about his impending immunization shots, and then the dreaded day arrived. Since Cole needed shots in both of his arms, the nurse suggested that we do both pokes simultaneously. Sounded good to me.I held Cole on my lap, hugging...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 26, 2010 | Holidays, Mistakes, Sin
Cade (looking very distraught): Mommy, I just didn’t want to tell you that I did that on Christmas. You’re not supposed to do bad stuff on Christmas!Me: I know, Buddy. I always want Christmas to be a perfect day, and then my sin messes it up, too. Did you hear me...