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 12, 2021 | Divorce, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
As part of the Welcome to My World challenge, I am first answering this week’s question: Q: What do you see as you look out of your window? A: I look out of the window of my soul at the world of the past, the present, and the future. The past makes sense of the past,... 
by Deryn | Sep 28, 2019 | Grief, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Widowhood
I was hurting after a betrayal of friendship and had taken myself off for the day to visit the Tate Modern Gallery in London for consolation and healing. Art Galleries are my go-to place to lose myself and be inspired and I was really in need of a pick-me-up... 
by Deryn | Sep 22, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Widowhood
On my walks around the city, I saw an enormous amount of building activity going on. Over the months, what initially looked like chaotic scenes from a war movie morphed into a beautiful new purpose-built school or apartment blocks. As I stood and watched the scene... 
by Deryn | Aug 24, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Widowhood
Today, I am going to walk you through a forest of different stories, they are linked by a theme of blessing or cursing. What does this mean for someone who has been widowed, gone through a divorce or lost their home? What does this mean for those who are... 
by Deryn | Mar 20, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Retirement, Spiritual, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, Transitions, Travel, Widowhood
On this third meditation on travel, I will talk about God’s presence on the journey. It is not always easy to discern, especially as your emotions are running high in times of grief and stress. I took comfort in verses about God’s presence with the children of...