by Deryn | Apr 19, 2021 | Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Photo of child by Pixabay on Pexels.com Answering the question “what new thing have I learned this week?” for Welcome To My World was easy. I signed up for a Symposium held by Harvard University and Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities. It was April 8... 
by Deryn | Apr 14, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
The Lord is My Shepherd Following up on a conversation with my son on Welcome to My World – why we live here. Our world is Washington DC, the capital of one of the world’s largest and most prominent countries. It is a city where influence is exerted by... 
by Deryn | Apr 1, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
The Welcome to my World Challenge theme is “what is one thought I would like to share in regard to Easter?” I have chosen the theme of Scapegoating and building resilience. The Scapegoat “But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented... 
by Deryn | Mar 26, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
My Grandparents This blog is part of a challenge in Welcome to my World and to answer the question today, “what was the first thing I thought about when I woke up?” I was woken rather early by a neighbor’s phone ringing. As it was so early I hoped it... 
by Deryn | Mar 20, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, Travel, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
My response to this week’s Challenge for the Welcome to My World question “What does the word WATER make you think of?”. For me, it immediately conjures up the picture of the Victoria Falls cascading over the edge of the rocks and the bridge over the...