by Shannon Popkin | Aug 25, 2025 | Change, Kids' Perspective, Parenting, seasons, Serving
I wrote this ten years ago. I’m glad I did, and that I stumbled upon it today, because it helped me remember that summer—along with the ones before it. Whether this sounds familiar or like a fading memory, I hope you’ll drink up the last drops of summer. ...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 17, 2014 | Faith, Fear, Gifts, Humility, Kids' Perspective, Pain, Parenting, seasons, Teens
As a mom, one of the most painful things in life is to see my kids struggle through something that is humiliating. I alternate between wanting to fix my child and eradicate the struggle, and wanting to pummel anyone who would dare to snicker or poke fun at...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 26, 2013 | Funny, Humility, seasons, Teens
I have absolutely no idea how my high school friends and I figured it out. Maybe we were driving along one day and it randomly happened. Or maybe we were trying out an urban legend. Whether it was on purpose or not, somehow we discovered that we could make the garage...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 4, 2013 | Change, Kids' Perspective, seasons
So it’s the last week of school. The last week! You’d think our house would be buzzing with cheerful enthusiasm and playful banter.But, no. We are dragging ourselves to the finish line. While I did wake-ups this morning, one of the kids whined,...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 19, 2013 | Christian Growth, Friendship, Pain, seasons
As a young mom, I was in a small group ladies’ Bible study. One day I shared a concern about my little boy. I was discouraged and fearful about some patterns I saw forming in him, and I just wanted my sisters to pray for me.But these ladies wanted to advise more...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 28, 2013 | Humility, Pain, Parenting, Problems, seasons, Sin
When Cole was a baby, we were in a neighborhood play group. There were about a dozen kids, so it got pretty chaotic while the moms chatted and the kids rammed trucks into each other and banged pots on the play stove.On one particular week, I was asking the other moms...