After the ferocity of Judges, it's lovely to have something so special to read. Why is Ruth special to me? For many reasons! It echoes the Woman of Nobel Chapacter in Proverbs (watch this space!), it is the text in the Bible most likely to have been written by a woman and it's the passage [...]
After Christmas we went on holiday and stayed in a house which had a cupboard full of toys! Our two had such fun exploring them all, but they fell in love with one toy each. For Aidan, it was a Spot the Dog toy with various baby activities on it, like crunchy ears, a squeaker [...]
Watching the Bible Project video, it was clear that I was in for a rough ride with this one! I was grateful for the warning because a lot of the book of Judges is grim. It poses far more questions than it answers, and parts of it are deeply disturbing. One notable character is Jael [...]
It's been a bumpy couple of weeks but today I'm feeling much more myself. This week we've been to: toddler group at ASSF, the canal to feed the ducks, breastfeeding group, the shops, the garden centre, ASSF for church and Lullababy, followed by lunch with 6 other babies and Mums. We also celebrated my brother-in-law's [...]
Rev Poppy 