by Shannon Popkin | Mar 4, 2020 | Love, Marriage, Wisdom, Women, Young Control Girl
I can’t remember where we were or when he said it, but I do remember how I looked. I was wearing jeans with a green sweater that had a big cowl neck. I was leaning to one side with my elbow bent, my head propped up on my hand and my other hand resting on my hip....
by Shannon Popkin | May 1, 2017 | Control Girl, Marriage, Mistakes, Parenting, Sin
Start with the Quiz Have you taken the quiz? If not, I invite you to start there. and come back. For those who have taken the quiz, now what? Of course, I want to encourage you to read my book, Control Girl: Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of Control from Seven...
by Shannon Popkin | May 23, 2016 | Control Girl, Marriage
I met Michelle on the Peaceful Wife blog, when she responded to a guest post I wrote called, “When ‘Submit’ Seems like a Dirty Word”. Michelle agreed to let me tell her story, here. May it encourage you deeply: Last December, after twelve years of marriage, Michelle’s...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 19, 2016 | Marriage
Originally posted on TrueWoman.com. My husband was nice enough to take our sixth grader shopping for running shoes recently. But the shoes they came home with were not shoes I would have bought. They looked great; they were bright and fun-looking. But they were also...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 14, 2016 | Marriage, Submission
I’m guest blogging at “The Peaceful Wife Blog” today. Thanks to April for letting me contribute this post. 🙂 April’s first book, The Peaceful Wife, was published early this year by Kregel Publications (which is also my publisher!). God doesn’t...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 12, 2016 | Marriage
To my married friends, I offer these suggestions from my vast experience as a Control Girl, gained over my past 20+ Valentine’s Days with Ken. Here are 5 Easy Ways to Ruin Valentine’s Day. Or not. It’s your choice. Create a secret mental...
