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 […]
Read More Am I Jealous?Today is my wife’s birthday. I have been a witness to 15 of these now and on some of these occasions I have left a note on here about her. It felt right to do so again because of one overwhelmingly endearing aspect of her character. Among the many reasons why I love this beautiful […]
Read More AuthenticityTime 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 […]
Read More What I Love About AbigailA 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 […]
Read More The Joy Of A Dad37. 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 […]
Read More Grateful For … (15)Even after all these years, he remains a key influence. He never drew attention to himself. He lived in an understated way. He found contentment doing what he needed to do and then returning to the comfort of his home and the reassurance of his allotment. His consistency and diligence becomes all the more remarkable […]
Read More Solid September Signing: The Faithfulness Of A Good ManShe 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 […]
Read More A Birthday Blog For My Beloved Authrine DrydenThe story is straightforward. My Dad met my Mum. They evidently had a good connection together so that when Dad asked Mum to marry him, she said yes. They moved to England and celebrated their union with their first child, a beautiful girl. Not long after that they gave birth to a second child, their first […]
Read More Happy Birthday To My MumYesterday my Dad turned 80 years old. It is an incredible age to reach. Sure there are folks in their 90’s and upwards who see tharmt as still having a mid-life, but looking on and knowing my Dad’s made that milestone makes me incredibly grateful to God for sparing his life. Among the many other […]
Read More The Diligence of DadIt is my Mum’s birthday today. (Feel free to say happy birthday to her. Her name is Gail, but please refer to her as Mama Gail. That is the name she developed through her maternal abilities and of course the title of being the greatest cook on the planet.) Having written two birthday tributes to […]
Read More Perseverance: Lessons From My Mum On Her Birthday
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