Thanks to Her Majesty and Mr Simmonite

Two very important people in my life celebrate their birthday today. Of course I will do the thing of sending them a message and leaving something on their Facebook wall, but it was also worth taking this opportunity to declare my gratitude for both in my life. About Her Majesty I met Her Majesty (her […]

Exodus Extracts 12 – Meal of Deliverance

You shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord ’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshipped. (Exodus 12:27 ESV) The Bible is epic. The first five books of the Bible […]

Deborah at 11: Proof Positive of Grace

There is no guarantee of making it to see another day. This is why one of the good things to do each day is to be grateful to be alive to experience it. Multiply that gratitude by 10 and you get close to half the gratitude I have to celebrate my firstborn daughter’s 11th birthday […]

Am I Jealous?

Jealousy is such a strange feeling. In my upbringing I never saw my parents jealous. They didn’t need to be jealous of each other, their relationship appeared rock solid. They were not jealous of others, they didn’t talk about others in that way, they embodied contentment with their lot, especially my Dad. My sister didn’t […]

Grateful For 12

Some things are meant to be. Lovely cliché. It fits nothing better than marriage. It still makes me sad hearing of and witnessing the end of marriages. Two people, two different lifestyles, two cultures, two worlds merging as one. Today my wife and I celebrate 12 years of marriage. I took it for granted because […]

What I Love About Abigail

Time flies by. One moment she was a vulnerable little bundle of joy. Another moment she is not so much walking as bounding from one end of the room to the other. Yet another moment she is a bouncing girl with energy to burn. What I love about Abigail is that she is not about […]

The Joy Of A Dad

A decade. It’s quite the milestone. It is a decade ago that I held a small creature newly released into the world. It was the first time I had ever witnessed the birth of a baby. I recall holding her in my hands and tenderly singing her song in her ear. It’s true what they […]

Grateful For … (15)

37. To be honest I never paid attention to the number. As an age it’s no big deal. It’s not 10 or 16 or 18 or 21 or 25 or 30. It’s not a milestone by any stretch of the imagination. As is my style, though, I sought a degree of importance in the number. It […]

Ten Things I Admire About David Dryden

It’s one of my favourite days in the year. It’s the day that my brother celebrates his birthday. Some people think I get a bit over emotional and sentimental about David. Some reckon I should stop it with all the words lauding and applauding him, he is after all just a man, he is not […]

A Birthday Blog For My Beloved Authrine Dryden

She doesn’t look her age. I remember when we first met over 14 years ago. We sat and talked for a long time. It wasn’t love at first sight, but there was certainly the makings of a beautiful friendship. She liked talking, I liked listening, it was meant to be. As we conversed I was […]