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Late life is a season of opportunities--for us and the church
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Blog — aging
Late life is a season of opportunities--for us and the church
Posted by Tracey Daniels at
Missy BuchananWriter-speaker on issues of faithful aging After my husband died unexpectedly in the Spring of 2023, I was wading knee-deep in grief, trying to maintain my balance while navigating unwanted paperwork and the emotional upheaval caused by the death of a loved one. Sitting between friends at church one Sunday, I caught a glimpse of a slide promoting Vacation Bible School on the big screens. I felt a sudden twinge of guilt. Although I am very active in church life, I had not volunteered for VBS since my own children were little decades ago. Immediately a tug-of-war waged in...