Well, aren't these starting to come around at an alarming rate! We've had one, two, three, four and now five. FIVE! It feels pretty big, does five. Five years of our Sophia, five years of parenting. It has been the most extraordinary half a decade. But what to say about our now five year old? [...]
Just before I was 30, I wrote a blog called 40 before 40 and one thing I wanted to do was bake a cake with Sophia. It has been a long time since I added to this blog series and I'm actually behind by about 4. But I couldn't have such a happy afternoon with [...]
I recently answered a post on a group of female clergy, where somebody was asking whether ministry and family life are actually compatible. This is what I said: 'What I'm realising is that there are days, weeks, when it's bloody hard and feels impossible. There are days, weeks, when the juggle is thrilling and fulfilling. [...]
Hello - yes, it's Tuesday. Apologies, I was very tired yesterday! Last week involved: clergy meeting, church council meeting, Sweaty Mama, prayer meeting, Tappy Toes, a particularly tragic funeral, the zoo, Sunday services, the annual meeting and a trip down south to be involved in my Aunt's funeral yesterday. I have long suspected that I'd [...]
Rev Poppy 