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 | Dec 19, 2011 | Holidays, Mistakes, Parenting
This morning, I told Cade, “You get to wear your pj’s to school! It’s Polar Express day!”He said, “Oh! But, mom are you sure it’s today? What if it’s another Monday and you have it mixed up?” I assured him that it was...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 19, 2011 | Kids' Perspective, Mistakes, Parenting, Teens
In eighth grade Language Arts, Lindsay was asked to write about her Michigan Hero. I’ll let her surprise you…When someone asks me who my Michigan Hero is I think of an experience I had in fourth grade….In Math class, I was bent over, squinting at my...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 6, 2011 | Differences, Funny, Mistakes
They say your earliest childhood memories reveal something about your personality. Whatever was first to burn an impression deep enough onto your brain to stick is usually something that you intensely like or dislike.I believe my first memory happened around age...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 22, 2011 | Communication, Marriage, Mistakes
Yesterday afternoon, I called and asked Ken if he could pick up some decaf coffee. We were having company over that night, and I wanted to make sure we had some on hand.He said, “Sure. Is there any particular kind you want?”I said, “Well, I like...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 19, 2011 | Faith, Hardship, Mistakes
My friend was volunteering in her daughter’s class recently, when a little boy came to her for help. He was trying to complete a word search puzzle with his spelling words. He said, “Mine doesn’t have any spelling words in here.”My friend tried...