by Deryn | Jan 6, 2022 | Divorce, Grief, LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDING, TRANSFORMATION, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Widowhood
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com The sermon series run in our church during Advent highlighted the women in Jesus’ genealogy. This is probably the first time I have heard these women being honored as part of Jesus genealogy. As I sat and listened to... 
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 | Mar 20, 2020 | Divorce, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
How often we dread the turning of the clock as the years tick by and we reach a certain milestone. Denise Mclaughlan shares how she celebrated her coming of age of three score years and ten as a single person! (This was 5 years ago) In an effort to accept and make... 
by Deryn | Mar 19, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
Denise McLauchlin shares her tips on not stagnating but about renewal and change -making the most of what you have. A little background to put things in perspective. When you are single (and perhaps not completely happy about it); a reluctant pensioner with the... by Deryn | Mar 12, 2020 | Divorce, LEARNING JOURNEYS, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
This week Denise Mclaughlan shares other aspects of her life – she has made deliberate choices that have taken her life out of the mundane. …and helps to enhance her festive life. Variety in my book is stimulating, it means new opportunities, it rules out...