Articles filed under Senior Focus

1. Columns // Senior Focus0

   

   Retired: No plans! No worries!

   By Pat Gerbrandt and ChristianWeek on Aug 14, 2014

   WINNIPEG, MB—Jake and Adina Goertzen’s whimsical business card, designed for them by their daughter, keeps them from taking themselves too seriously. It says “RETIRED: No Business. No Plans. No Worries. No Money—Ain’t got much, don’t want anything. Ain’t mad at…Read More→

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   To touch a heart

   By Pat Gerbrandt and ChristianWeek on Jan 3, 2014

   NIVERVILLE, MB—When her family life came unraveled, six-year-old Dorothy Hiebert clung to music amid the upheaval. Now, more than six decades later, she still shares the talent that made such a difference in her own life. Dorothy cherishes early memories…Read More→

3. Columns // Senior Focus0

   Seasoned traveller finds joy in the journey

   By Pat Gerbrandt on Sep 7, 2012

   NIVERVILLE, MB—Eighty-year-old Nan Hocking has made a few journeys in her time. Some led her to vicinities previously unknown; some were more a matter of the heart. But through it all the well-travelled senior has come to find a deep…Read More→

4. Columns // Senior Focus0

   Reluctant writer joyfully shares her journey through depression

   By Pat Gerbrandt on May 22, 2012

   WINNIPEG, MB—Dolores Ayotte’s eyes sparkle as she relates benefits of retirement, especially that she and her husband Fred live in Winnipeg, close to their daughters. But life has not always been delightful. Dolores was a primary school teacher in her…Read More→