--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging (30) description: Aging abundantly. What is it? Is it achievable? Are you living it? Find out how to live abundantly through this thought-provoking blog series designed to inspire and come alongside your journey of aging with purpose. (30) --- [![Center for Abundant Aging](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/wp-content/uploads/uch-logo-200x84.png "Center for Abundant Aging")](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center) [Back to United Church Homes](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Educational Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/) - [Overview](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/) - [Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/clinical-pastoral-education-cpe/) - [Quellhorst Endowment Fund](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/quellhorst-scholars/) - [High School Community Service Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/high-school-community-service-opportunities/) - [Internships-Undergraduate and Graduate](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/internships-undergraduate-and-graduate/) - [Research Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/research-opportunities/) - Engagement with Congregations - [Resources for Worship and Reflection](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/resources-for-worship-and-reflection/) - [Age-Friendly Congregations](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/age-friendly-congregations/) - [Church Resources](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/church-resources/) - [About the Center](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/about-the-center/) - [Overview](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/about-the-center/) - [Meet Rev. 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Catherine Lawrence  •  October 14, 2021 Gratitude The last week of September was the warm, sunny crown on a wonderful joy-filled summer. This season was the first time that I was not employed since my teen.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/season-of-change) ### A Change of Season By Rev. Ruth D. Fitzgerald  •  October 07, 2021 I’m tired! Are you? I’m tired of this new paradigm that shapes our lives, this global pandemic. It seems that just about everything has been changed a bit in light of.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/a-change-of-season) ### My New Special Fall Friends By Reverend Bobbie McKay, Ph.D.  •  September 30, 2021 Like so many other people, fall is my favorite season. I love the special warmth of the sun as it penetrates my skin. I marvel at the emerging colors that surround me in.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/my-new-special-fall-friends) ### From Whom All #Blessings Flow By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  September 23, 2021 I recently heard someone celebrating the millions of times people have used the designation of #blessing or #blessed on social media. The conclusion they were making is.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/from-whom-all-blessings-flow) ### The Harvest Room By Reverend Bobbie McKay, Ph.D.  •  September 16, 2021 Every home should have a “Harvest Room”: A sanctuary of lives lived and love shared: a hallowed space where God resides and time flows freely and memories are made of.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/the-harvest-room) ### Making Harvest Blessings By Rev. John Gantt  •  September 09, 2021 My all-time favorite Christmas hymn is “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” and the poem by Phillips Brooks. I stood in awe and delight when I spotted his statue in Copley.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/making-harvest-blessings) ### Reflections on Labor Day By Rev. Dr. Kenneth Daniel  •  September 02, 2021 When I was growing up, my mom always made a fuss over my dad when he came home from work on a pay day. My dad was very proud to be working full time and was vigorous.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/reflections-on-labor-day) ### Count Your Blessings By Rev. Ruth D. Fitzgerald  •  August 26, 2021 Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my grandmother and my mother, sitting at the piano, playing and singing their favorite hymns. For my grandmother it was “How.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/count-your-blessings) ### Harvesting Blessings: Challenges, Faith & Celebration By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  August 19, 2021 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 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