--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging (43) 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. (43) --- [![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  •  August 29, 2019 George Gerschwin’s Summertime invites the listener to appreciate the gentle wonder and fullness of each new day. “Then you'll spread your wings, and you'll take to the.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/08/summertime-then-youll-spread-your-wings) ### Summertime: Rise Up Singing By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  August 22, 2019 Summer and Music Hearing Ella Fitzgerald’s smoky voice croon George Gershwin’s “Summertime” from the opera Porgy and Bess evokes the warmth and joy of summer. “One of.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/08/rise-up-singing) ### Summertime: And the Livin' (Isn't) Easy By Rev. Al Irby  •  August 15, 2019 I was born in West Virginia. As a young boy, I would lie in my bed at night and listen to the towboats blow their whistles as they entered the curve on the Ohio River at.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/08/summertime-and-the-livin-isnt-easy) ### 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.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/08/appreciating-summer) ### Joy in Aging By Rev. Ruth D. Fitzgerald  •  August 01, 2019 If You’re Not Getting Older… I was widowed at a young age. Before his death, my husband was subject to his younger brothers’ teasing about getting older. As soon as he.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/08/joy-in-aging) ### Medication Matters By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  July 25, 2019 Medication Matters Medication is the last blog in this series about What Matters Most for your healthcare. Inspired by an article from NextAvenue, this post rounds out.. 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A 2017 study found that “within just a couple decades, older people are projected to outnumber children for.. 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