by Shannon Popkin | Dec 15, 2011 | Funny, Holidays, Jesus, Kids' Perspective, Witness
At the end of our Bible study Christmas brunch yesterday, the little ones came in with their jingle bells. They had darling costumes and had practiced their lines and songs. But the best part of the show was cute, little about-to-turn-three Makenna.As the kids were...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 9, 2011 | Holidays
This morning, my daughter couldn’t find her other shoe, and it was almost time for the bus. I stood in the doorway of the mudroom, shrugging my shoulders while she frantically searched. (I spent the first six years of her life doing this scramble; I figured it...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 7, 2011 | Family, Holidays, Parenting
After weeks of saying, ‘You better watch out! You better not cry! You better not pout!”, I finally did more than tell my kids why. I made good on a my plethora of nagging threats.No, I didn’t cancel Santa. But I did ground someone. I sent her* to her...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 26, 2011 | Holidays, Kids' Perspective, Prayer
I was driving in the car with Lindsay one November day, when she was in kindergarten. Suddenly, she caught her breath in alarm, as if she had just remembered something.”What is it?” I asked.She said, “Mommy! In our kindergarten class, we never…...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 31, 2011 | Holidays, Parenting
I always forget how busy Halloween is. A man at our school’s parade told me that his girls deliberate over carefully scrutinized costume catalogs several months prior, and have their costumes lined up in a closet at the beginning of October. That sounds so...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 30, 2011 | Family, Holidays
We’ve had a busy summer. The kids each did different camps, and we hosted a lot of friends here at our house. We decided the perfect way to recharge our batteries before school starts will be a four day Staycation–a vacation that requires no packing or...