Dear Ritson: Following the starter it’s time to get on with the main course. It has been nearly twenty years now, which means you have been a part of my life for the majority of my conscious life. One of the thoughts that comes to my mind reflecting on that is that in as much […]
Read More Blog To My Mentor: Encouraging An EncouragerDear Ritson: I hope you are well. It’s not the first time I’ve blogged about you on your birthday, but I was particularly keen to get something written on this occasion. There’s a lot I could say to you and I want to say a lot, but it’s probably best to split this over a […]
Read More Blog to My Mentor: Prelude – From Letters to BlogsJune 15th is a fairly significant date in the calendar of the Dryden Family for on this date in 2003 the union was made public and binding in a ceremony in front of witnesses. The day got me thinking of something suitable to note in reflecting on the time. Life with Authrine has taught me […]
Read More Two Sevens on Life with AuthrineThe last time I gave an update on things was back in the beginning of April. That feels like a long time ago. It’s just two months, but that has been a packed two months. You may have gathered that the vast majority of that time on this blog has been dedicated to continuing and […]
Read More June Check Up: A Dryden UpdateOn Saturday 10th April 2010, Authrine, Deborah, Abigail and I welcomed the final birth member of the family – Zoë Anya Cheryse Dryden. For Authrine and I all of our children (Hey yo Kevaughn!) are precious. Vitality, uniqueness, brilliance and wonder are a few words that begin to explain why they are all beyond value […]
Read More Why Zoë Dryden MattersA great friend of mine visited us recently. She lives a way away from us but was visiting the area and blessed us with her company for a few hours. As we often do when we haven’t seen each other in a while, we got to talking on a range of topics. Then we dropped […]
Read More December Thanks #27: DeborahMy favourite day of the week is Thursday. One of my favourite dates in the year is 13th October. So what does God in His wisdom and kindness do in 2016 – give me Thursday 13th October. I am surprised that there are not more fireworks cracking off than ever before for such a great […]
Read More The Brotherly Love That ContinuesYesterday my nephew celebrated his birthday. I have two nephews who are great little boys, which is great credit to their parents. So as I thought about my nephew turning a particularly critical age in his childhood development I wanted to put something down in writing to mark the occasion. To My Nephew: Hail sir. […]
Read More Open Blog to My NephewIt must be something for a parent to witness their child go from a baby to a toddler and infant to an adolescent and then hitting adulthood. Not only that but to then witness that same sprog turn out to be a responsible parent themselves … Well that must make those years of toil appear […]
Read More Thank You Lord, For My SisterToday is my wife’s birthday. It’s fitting that this should take place right at the end of a look at the book of Ruth, because just as the biblical episode highlights character, so celebrating the birthday of my wife gives an opportunity to reflect on a remarkable character. Authrine has been able to develop a […]
Read More The Character of the Woman
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