--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging | Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging (9) description: Rev. Beth Long-Higgins is the VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging with United Church Homes. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, musician, amateur birder and fiber artist. Travel with her spouse, Dave, to visit their adult children and beyond brings her great joy. 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Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  March 22, 2020 During this pandemic, United Church Homes and the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging would like to support you in providing care to older members in your.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/pastoral-pandemic-care-with-independent-older-adults) ### Pandemic Disruptions By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  March 20, 2020 Concerts have been cancelled. Sporting events both amateur and professional will not take place for the foreseeable future. Great cultural gathering places, museums and.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/pandemic-disruptions) ### Lenten Series, Week One: Ambiguity By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  February 26, 2020 Living Faithfully in an Ambiguous World During these 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday, our writers have decided to use the writing of Henri Nouwen as the source of.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/lenten-series-week-one-ambiguity) ### Music as a Pastoral Care Tool By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 09, 2020 There is tremendous power in listening to the “old” music that provides the soundtrack to your life. Those “old” pieces can ignite new opportunities for conversation and.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/music-as-a-pastoral-care-tool) ### The Light of the World By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 02, 2020 I am the light of the world! You people come and follow me! If you follow and love, you’ll learn the mystery of what you were meant to do and be. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/the-light-of-the-world) ### The Candles of Christmas By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  December 25, 2019 Merry Christmas! I offer words from Howard Thurman as a gift for you this day. Words written almost half a century ago. Yet they are helpful for us as we live in this.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/the-candles-of-christmas) ### Restoration of Naomi By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  November 14, 2019 This week, we continue the theme of “Mothers and Fathers of Faith." This person is a woman of great vision, strategy and courage. The biblical book is named to honor her.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/11/restoration-of-naomi) ### Technology and Aging By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  September 19, 2019 Technology and aging are not usually things that people think about in the same sentence. And yet, technology is already drastically improving the lives of many older.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/09/technology-and-aging) ### Summertime By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  August 08, 2019 There are signs and markers of summer everywhere these days. For some, school begins just days away. For others, vacation is still ahead. And for many, the routines of.. 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