by Deryn | Apr 28, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Social History, Travel
BY YON BONNIE BANKS AND YON BONNIE BRAES Loch Lomond Early in the morning I walked up to the nearest ‘Passing Place’ above Inversnaid hotel to enjoy the view across Loch Lomond and the forest where feral goats were grazing. I then explored the other side of the hotel... 
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... 
by Deryn | Mar 1, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
At the end of a long, cold winter, I am really looking forward to spring. I am dreaming of the flower beds popping with color as the spring bulbs push their way through the cold soil to warmer days, assuring me that Spring is finally here. I was reminded on a webinar... 
by Deryn | Feb 19, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Victoria Falls Bridge Does it matter where you were born, the place, and time in history? Time, location, and culture affect the way we view things and how we think. We often make assumptions based on our values shaped by that time and place and our... 
by Deryn | Feb 5, 2021 | Divorce, Grief, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
When we get married, we have the starry-eyed dream of ‘happily ever after,’ and especially if we were to marry another Christian. That would make it just perfect or would it? I would like to introduce you to new author, Keabecoe Choene, who has just... 
by Deryn | Jan 29, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
Transformation 2 My art journey began at a young age with a red hibiscus flower drawing, thus started my botanical themes and colors. My desire to go to Art School was frustrated at the time I left school, so I started my career as a Geological Cartographer by...