Why Zoë Dryden Matters

On 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 […]

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Dryden Update – February 2017

January is over. Thank God. I did not hate January. Lots of positive steps occurred in the month, developments in one or two pursuits I have had in mind. One of my favourites is coming across the Anchor app. It’s not about ships at sea, thankfully, it’s a brilliant device for conversations and audio snippets […]

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December Thanks #01: Family

Blessed. What a word. What a thought behind the word. What a delight in the thought behind the word. The more I consider the word, the more I appreciate it as a relational thing. Someone blesses me – that says something about the person and their connection to me. Being blessed is no even so […]

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Open Blog to My Nephew

Yesterday 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. […]

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Ten Years of Abigail Dryden

It’s a great privilege to be alive. It’s also a great privilege to be married. It’s also a great privilege to be the father of three beautiful, healthy and vibrant children. Days like today are opportunities to express gratitude for that privilege. In particular today gives me the chance to express gratitude specifically for the […]

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Pleasing To The Father

My brother is a father of two. He’s a great Dad. He doesn’t believe it himself, but that’s typically him. I was told I was a decent Dad by someone (no, not my Mum), but I wasn’t completely convinced, but that’s typically me. What both my brother and I would agree was we have a […]

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