Time. Days, hours, minutes and seconds. Flowing relentlessly whether we like it or not. Sometimes we like it, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes I like it. Sometimes I don’t. I acknowledge that this is the reality of my experience of life. The constant is that time passes. I make the most of it when I treat […]
Read More Dryden Update: Year’s EndThere really is no guarantee to live to see another day. No guarantee at all. People made plans for 2022 at the start of that year and didn’t make it to the end of the month. It doesn’t stop people making plans, but it should sober us up to recognise both our mortality and our […]
Read More Dryden Update: Going and GrowingYou are God’s gift. I recall some people having a problem with the phrase “being God’s gift”. I know some people use it to disparage others who they consider to have a high opinion of themselves. The reality is, though, that you really are God’s gift. You’re God’s gift to me. From the time you […]
Read More Dear Firstborn:It’s been well over six months since the last update. The blog has been populated in that time, but not as frequently as in the last year or so. This window of opportunity is presented to offer something of an update on how things have been and how things are. The tutoring went fairly well […]
Read More Dryden Update: Do GoodWhat kind of year was 2021 for me? Interesting, intriguing, fascinating, thrilling, challenging and unexpected would be some of the words to make a start in describing the year. Key developments have taken place in the lives of my daughters and it has been such a blessing to observe their progress in life. My wife […]
Read More Dryden Update: In Line With His WillSo, this is November. You come across this month and you’re facing the tail end of the year. Not quite time to get all reflective on how things have gone. But it is time to start feeling things getting colder and time to wrap up and conserve as much energy as you can. Of course, […]
Read More Dryden Update: Grateful for Mercies Of All SizesYou’ve got to be patient, Mr Dryden. These things take time. Those words are not ones that I would have heard mentioned to my Dad. Chiefly because my Dad was not rushing any process he was in. He was in a position in life where he knew things would not always turn around immediately. He […]
Read More Dryden Update: Fruit Will Come – Being PatientIt is a delight to blog. The platform to put words together and share them with those who have access is brilliant. I love the writing thing and blogging is a tremendous platform for that. 2020 has been a particularly busy year for blogging and it’s been great to be able to show the writing […]
Read More Keep on Going: A Dryden UpdateDear Heavenly Father: What a wonder you are. You are so good, pure and kind. You are so merciful and generous in opportunities to enjoy the life you give. One fascinating element of that is what you have given in terms of family. I wake up next to my wife. I walk around the home […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For FamilyIt’s right to be grateful for another chance. You might have messed something up or missed an opportunity, so it’s good when another chance comes around to take what had been missed or messed. Zoë was not that kind of opportunity. Zoë was an expression of something greater for me and greater for us as […]
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