Skip to content

Rev Poppy

  • Home
  • About
  • Family
  • Ministry
  • Travel & Festivals
  • Weekly Check-in
  • Everything Else!

Category: Ministry

Ministry Mum Monday 3

September 22, 2025 revpoppyLeave a comment

Hello Monday. Mum life. It has been a heavy old week. Everything would have been absolutely splendid if Aidan would only settle into his childminders. Mind you, today has been pretty good for him. But the rest of the week has been tricky. I've found it really difficult to concentrate on anything, knowing he's so [...]

Posted in Family, MinistryTagged baby, Family, mum, vicar

Ecclesiastes

September 19, 2025 revpoppyLeave a comment

As a young woman, I could not have been more bored or uninspired by Ecclesiastes. Reading it this time through, I can appreciate it a bit more. I used to think the writer was just like Eeyore. But now I can see some hard won wisdom in it, and I appreciate that the writer is [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged Bible, Ecclesiastes, scripture

Proverbs

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025 revpoppyLeave a comment

Our daughter is named, in part, after this book of the Bible. I loved the name Sophia because of Sophia (meaning wisdom) in The Shack. Nathan's favourite book of the Bible is Proverbs, which means wisdom, and Sophia means wisdom. Our theological college principle once said that Nathan and I get to the same place [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged Bible, proverbs

Ministry Mum Monday 1

September 8, 2025September 9, 2025 revpoppy

Hey, and welcome to the new weekly blog! Two Tuesday seemed to go down well, so I'm committing to another year of weekly blogging - for now, at least. It'll be a bit of ministry and a bit of Mum, and a whole lot of juggling! We had a crazy week last week with Aidan's [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged church, mum, vicar

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

More Media

Instagram: @revpoppythorpe

Twitter: @revpoppythorpe

Follow Rev Poppy on WordPress.com

Rev Poppy

  • 84,673 hits

Recent Posts

  • Ministry Mum Monday 18 January 5, 2026
  • 2026 intentions January 4, 2026
  • 2025 Reading Challenge (part 2) December 31, 2025
  • Ministry Mum Monday 17 December 29, 2025
  • Ministry Mum Monday 16 December 22, 2025
  • Twitter
Follow Rev Poppy on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 222 other subscribers

Time Line

Ministry Mum Monday 18

Ministry Mum Monday 18

revpoppy's avatar by revpoppy January 5, 2026
2026 intentions

2026 intentions

revpoppy's avatar by revpoppy January 4, 2026
2025 Reading Challenge (part 2)

2025 Reading Challenge (part 2)

revpoppy's avatar by revpoppy December 31, 2025
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Rev Poppy
    • Join 222 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Rev Poppy
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...