by Deryn | Mar 17, 2022 | Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Shirley and Thy after the operation on her leg This month’s interview is with Thy Cameron, a mother who lost her only child Shirley to cancer. This painful experience she shares with others to help them. Even in her sharing, she feels pain in the margin of loss.... 
by Deryn | Dec 28, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
I doubt that 2021 will go down in history as the best year ever for many people. It has been a long grinding year of wondering when this pandemic will be over and we can get back to normal again. Normal may have already happened for some of you, but for us living here... 
by Deryn | Oct 22, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
Library of Congress Book Festival For this year’s Library of Congress Book Festival in September, the theme was “Open a Book, Open the World.” This really resonated with me as that was the maxim of my grandfather’s world as well. As children, he always encouraged us... 
by Deryn | Oct 1, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, Travel, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR OLDER PEOPLE Elderly man with iPad photo DvdTang It is International Older People’s Day, and I wanted to highlight a few of the difficulties that older people and their families must contend with. This... 
by Deryn | Sep 23, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
Desert in Utah A trip across the wide-open spaces and deserts of Utah and Arizona and the mountains and nature of Colorado helped to clear the patterns and cobwebs of old thoughts of the past year. Sometimes all we need to move forward is a fresh perspective. This... 
by Deryn | Sep 2, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Seasons of Life, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
San Juan River at Goose Neck – Utah I was reminded of a song by Bonzo Dog called the “Canyons of your Mind,” on a recent trip to Utah and Arizona. I was so inspired by the majesty and grandeur of God’s design in the raw. Creation at its best, where you can...
