by Deryn | Jan 25, 2020 | Real Life, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Widowhood
Jesus used many parables and examples from nature during His time on earth. The book of Romans tells us that we are without excuse because since creation His attributes have been clearly seen and understood through what was created. This has caused me to look at... 
by Deryn | Jan 20, 2020 | Grief, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Widowhood
January is the month we usually set our goals and resolutions for the year. One of my goals during this season is to find my artistic voice. I was looking back through my old sketchbooks and journals, to my amazement I came across a sketch I had made in 2001 of... 
by Deryn | Jan 11, 2020 | Divorce, Grief, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Travel, Widowhood
Gazing across the still lake at Claremont Gardens in Surrey, the golden reflection of trees looked up at me mirroring the great oaks and beech trees along the water’s edge. This beautiful sight caused me to reflect on the last two years since my retirement and my... 
by Deryn | Nov 16, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Travel, Widowhood
One thing that never ceases to thrill me on my travels through woodland and forests, is the variety of trees and leaves and how each one adapted to its environment. The beautiful woodlands and forests of Pennsylvania were pretty as a picture with the sun... 
by Deryn | Nov 8, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Nature, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Widowhood
Anyone who knows me well, knows I have a fascination with fungi. This was not always so, the day I started to take notice, was a dark and gloomy day when I was walking through Bedford Park. As I passed a very large and old copper beech tree, out of the... by Deryn | Nov 3, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, Transitions, Widowhood
is that time of the year when we set the clocks back again. I don’t know about you, but this practice perpetually confuses me, and I have ended up either missing something or been an hour too early! Growing up in Central Africa there was...