Finally we complete the mini-series that I’ve been writing about the family and my developing understanding of the this crucial foundation of society. It would be useful to summarise how I came to this point with a couple of dating scenarios. In January 1990 I was a 12 year old boy whose concept of family […]
Read More Consider Yourself One Of The Family – Where I Am NowI told you yesterday that sometimes concepts and ideas for blog entries can come in like a flood. So for example we have the family development series yet to be completed, and I started off something yesterday about reading and writing that I’ve yet to finish off. Now for these two I already have it […]
Read More Because Who’s Worth It? My Problem With Self-EsteemRecently I gave a little preamble to the amble through my journey in family. (Come on, what else is a preamble there for if we’re not going for an amble, it beats going for a logue whatever that is.) Have a read to refresh yourself. Where I left it was as a 18 year old […]
Read More Consider Yourself One Of The Family – Pukka In PeckhamAbigail Elizabeth Danielle Dryden. The initials were deliberately set to be a constant reminder of the most beautiful woman in the world. Thank God so far Abigail herself has been such a tremendous blessing in our lives that she will undoubtedly be recognised as the most beautiful woman in someone else’s world. It was 3:27am […]
Read More Abby BirthdayMy life’s story can be simplified. I was drifting without hope. Jesus was made known to me and invited me to understand who He was and find the source of hope. I took Him up on the invitation and from there even in the darkest days of my life He has sustained me with that […]
Read More Jesus Is The Best Thing – Russ TaffThis is Chris Evans. You may know of him. You may not know of him. His profession is known as a radio disc jockey. That can also be referred to as a radio broadcaster, or a presenter for the audio medium known as radio. I was interested in radio when I was a younger lad, […]
Read More About That Hero …I wrote the recent post about first contact as a tribute to a new friend. It was great, then, that on thinking further about it the reality was that there was enough to base it on the impact of an old friend. It wasn’t just Lloyd, though. I’m grateful to Reuben Harris for being the […]
Read More First Contact – New Guy At WorkWhat kind of son am I? Not a good one, evidently. Here we have the nerve centre for the online thinking and blogging on everything to do with the life of Christopher Dryden There are blogs regaling my brother, there are blogs regaling my sister, there are blogs regaling my father, there are blogs regaling […]
Read More For My MumThere’s a word that was often bandied about in the home in which I spent the first 17 years of my life and that word is work-less. It is not a term of endearment neither is it an incentive to put in the work now so that you can eventually work less. Indeed the similar […]
Read More Job’s A Good ‘unIn the first part of this here little story of mine I gave the historical context of driving and me. Read it once more to refresh yourself on how we find ourselves here. In the world of being a pedestrian even I can’t walk everywhere and sometimes the bus is not suitable for the requirements. […]
Read More Taking Me For A Ride – Part Two
Life With CD 