My beloved longsuffering wife had one of those days. It’s not as though she doesn’t get those days, but even when you have them it is still a test of your emotional capacity and character. She could have told from the start of the day that it was going to be one of those days. […]
Read More When You Have One Of Those DaysThis entry is simple. Yesterday was my brother David’s birthday. My parents only gave me one brother. My heavenly Father gave me some others who are brilliant men. Yet David remains my number one brother, and number one man. God bless Him. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More For My First BrotherThings happen. That is how it goes. How we respond to things can determine whether we retain sanity, or slowly see it slip away. External factors are one thing, but the state of the mind is the centre for dealing with matters. The example of my Dad taught me that even in the most chaotic […]
Read More The Mind at RestOctober is a significant month for the Dryden family. It’s my brother’s birthday this week and the day after that a highly cherished and valued friend of the family (making them family) also celebrates a birthday. So that’s significant in itself. Also October kicks off the final quarter of the year. Nights draw in, temperatures […]
Read More A Love Medley with a Dryden UpdateRemind me to tell you of the remarkable story of my wife, her son and my surname. Fascinating stuff, and it’s a true story too. In the meantime all you need to know is that my beloved wife has an equally precious and highly valued son. Indeed to date he is the only son from […]
Read More Appreciating Family In Ever Changing TimesWhen you read the title, you might be forgiven in thinking that my sister has passed away. Thankfully that is not the case. I am just a big fan in paying tribute to the people who have made a great impact in my life, while they are still alive to read it. Oh and of […]
Read More My Tribute to Ruth Dryden: A Model of ConsistencyToday my beloved wife celebrates her birthday. Now today is not about looking at my marriage and how well that’s gone so far. It’s not the day also to be hailing the qualities of my beloved as a mother – there are plenty of opportunities to do that over the days, weeks and months that […]
Read More Another Thing I Love About My Wife …There was a time when I hardly mentioned my family life. It appears as though every other post has to mention someone in the Dryden Household. Ho hum. I cannot quite put my finger on it, but with the development of Zoë Dryden – our third daughter – who has only recently turned 2 years […]
Read More All DoneHaving only just returned from a diversion I wasn’t really keen to go on another one as far as this blog was concerned. So the last few days without entries were not my intention, but there is a good reason. As you might recall from Friday, my wife and I celebrated nine years of marital […]
Read More Catching Up On Married LifeToday my wife and I celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. Birthdays and anniversaries are good times to celebrate what it based on what was in the hope for what will be. Something recently made me think of the significance of the day. I had the privilege of having three good men accept becoming my groomsmen […]
Read More Still Crazy After All These Years
Life With CD 