It occurred to me the other day to consider what it was to be Christopher Dryden and there were some things that sprang to mind that was worth noting. (Oh and remember, it is Christopher, not ‘Chris’ that geezer died almost 3 years ago.) Being Christopher Dryden is – A follower of Jesus Christ still […]
Read More Being Christopher DrydenI have burnt bridges in my life. I will let that sink in for a while. There have been occasions when I have experienced relatively decent opportunities but due to selfishness, pride and immaturity I have walked out of those opportunities in a negative and antagonistic way. People who treated me well, had their kindness […]
Read More Finishing Properly – Building Not Burning BridgesThis is Deborah Dryden. This is the firstborn offspring of the marital union of Authrine Dryden and myself. Today she celebrates her 8th birthday. Of course 8 is not one of the big birthdays. 1 is a big one. 3 is a big one. 5 is a big one, 7 is a big one, 10 […]
Read More Deborah at EightMissed me? Yeah I missed you too. Since the move, I’ve not had a proper net access for online for me laptop where I prefer blogging, so I’ve had to endure an enforced leave of absence of regular blogging. This entry is being composed from my brother’s crib in Milton Keynes. By the way speaking […]
Read More Getting Used To The ChangeIt is out in the open then. Once again the Drydens are on the move. This blog started in 2005 back on Blogger and in the seven years since it’s begun I have lived in five different houses! Five! In the first 18 years of my life I lived in just two properties. Times have […]
Read More No Turning BackToday marks the end of another eventful chapter in the life and times of Christopher Dryden and the Dryden Family. This post has been written a few hours in advance. By this time we should be well on the way to completing the packing of the removal van and our own vehicle as we close […]
Read More Thank You God For BletchleyI am very eager to see change. Change in myself, change in my loved ones, change in those who belong to the Body of Christ and change in those yet to become a part. I am very eager indeed to witness this change. I appreciate such a change is never straightforward and all that easy. […]
Read More Leave It To JesusIt has not always been easy to leave well. There have been some partings of the way that have been messy and acrimonious. There have been burnt bridges and soured relations which has lead to the end of some affairs. Of late, however, I’ve been delighted with the impression my wife and daughters have made […]
Read More Bletchley Lessons: Leave WellI don’t think it’s any coincidence that Alicia Keys and Alan Knox have the same initials. Far be it from me to suggest that Knox in his spare time is be found being an innovator in the R’n’B world (and also the opposite gender). It is my contention, however, that some of the things that […]
Read More Alan Knox – This Man Is On FireA friend said that good people are hard to find. Once they’re found it’s important to nourish that relationship. It’s not as though adversity was unusual before Bletchley, or that adversity in Bletchley was that much more overwhelming than on previous occasions. It’s just that the importance of good friends emerged even greater than before […]
Read More Bletchley Lessons: Adversity Helps You Know Your Real Friends
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