Tag: aging

A reflection on spring, a saying from the Gospel of Thomas, aging and the tension between observing life and fully engaging in it.

Spokane Area Jewish Family Services hosts national speaker Nancy Ruffner for a three-part series on solo aging, support and independence.

Exploring aging, memory loss, and the frontier between life and death through the lens of Wallace Stegner, Buddhism, and loving presence in uncertainty.

Aging couple prepares to move homes, reflecting on change, loss, and hope—transplanting flowers and themselves to new soil.

When the author doesn't recognize his aging face in the mirror, he decides to embrace it. He knows aging is a journey of accepting who he is in the moment.

A lifetime of friendship spans 80 years as two nonagenarians share their journey from childhood neighbors to biweekly chats, navigating careers in law, ministry, ecology, and teaching across continents.

Years ago, when I was about to leave graduate school with a Ph.D. in hand but no job in sight, a roommate gave me a book titled, “The Shape of Winter Trees.” When I received it, the book inspired me with hope during an anxious period in my life. And winter trees still encourage me when I take time to contemplate them.