by Shannon Popkin | Dec 11, 2012 | Anxiety, Compassion, Faith, Holidays, Pregnancy
In one afternoon, her serene, predictable life disintegrated.She hadn’t done anything wrong, but everyone would think she had. Even though her community knew her to be a sweet, kind girl, she would still be presumed guilty until proven innocent–not the...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 17, 2012 | Advice, Games, Parenting, Parties, Pregnancy
Here’s a fun game for a Baby Shower called “Possible Parenting Advice”.Supplies:1 package of 3×5 cards2 baskets, labeled “Questions” and “Advice”Give everyone two cards. On the first card, ask everyone to write a question...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 6, 2012 | Media, Pregnancy, Roles, Teens
There’s this store in the mall that is so dark, I feel like I should really get a spelunking hat before I go in again. I have the hardest time reading the price tags. The regular prices are stamped in grayish ink, but when you get to the clearance section (which...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 27, 2012 | Faith, Pregnancy
I really liked this. We don’t think of ourselves as having an umbilical cord attached to God… but where does our food and water and oxygen and everything else we need come from? I look at these babies with such tenderness. If I could, I would tell them,...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 5, 2011 | Marriage, Pregnancy, Wisdom
The road ahead of us was completely dark, illuminated only by our headlights. “Well, I’ll try and get a few hours of sleep and then, go in to work tomorrow, I guess,” he said, staring straight ahead.But I looked directly at him, my chin quivering....
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 13, 2011 | Funny, Growth, Kids' Perspective, Pregnancy
When I was a second grade teacher, I found out I was expecting my first baby just before school started. My principal, not wanting to needlessly alarm parents over the way this would affect my classroom, asked me not to say anything to the children. As the school year...