by Deryn | Jul 19, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, Travel, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Widowhood
I was born in a country that has two great rivers for borders, the one was the Zambezi on which the Victoria Falls is situated and is a treacherous river with crocodiles and hippopotami. It is also one of the most beautiful rivers when the sun is setting, and... 
by Deryn | Jun 21, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Travel, Widowhood
TEMPORARY BEAUTY For all the beauty that we see in flowers, they are seasonal and temporal. You would be hard put to find tulips in fall! Lambing time is in Spring and so is the singing of birds and flowers blooming on hillsides and gardens. Soon the temperature... 
by Deryn | Jun 14, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Travel, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Widowhood
BLOOMING IN THE DESERT I have travelled to many places all over the globe, and in each of those places I have found beauty. I see beauty mainly in nature in the amazing variety of indigenous flora. I have seen beautiful lace plants in Finland at... 
by Deryn | May 25, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Travel, Uncategorized, Widowhood
On a recent trip to Pennsylvania, I travelled across the hillsides dotted with wind-turbines, their massive white bases reaching high into the sky and their silver arms slowly circling in massive arcs across the landscape. I will not go into the pros and cons of... 
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... by Deryn | Mar 14, 2019 | Divorce, Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Travel, Widowhood
I CAN NEVER BE LOST TO YOUR SPIRIT …..IF I GO UP TO HEAVEN YOU ARE THERE. How many of us will admit to a fear of flying? I am right up there front of the line, I reckoned if God wanted us to fly He would have given us wings! Yet He has given us wings, the wings of...