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Missy Buchanan

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Missy Buchanan is the author several books, all relating to aging and faith: Living with Purpose in a Worn-Out Body, Talking with God in Old Age, Don't Write my Obituary Just Yet, and Aging Faithfully (all published by Upper Room Books.) She is also the co-author of My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith along with 87 year-old Lucimarian Roberts and her daughter, Robin Roberts, co-anchor of Good Morning America. Her newest book is Joy Boosters: 120 Ways to Encourage Older Adults. Missy also writes a monthly column, "Aging Well," for The United Methodist Reporter and another for MinistryMatters.com. She writes for many publications, including Mature Living, Mature Years and Presbyterians Today.

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Older adults' emotions amid life transitions

Not long ago, an older friend had to move from her apartment in an independent-living center to go to a skilled nursing facility over an hour away. She is almost 100 years old, and her vision has worsened greatly over the span of the last year. On the day she was scheduled to leave, she told her friends that she would have lunch with them one final time before leaving with her niece. However, when

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Living with Purpose in a Wo...

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Beach Calling: A Devotional...

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Don't Write My Obituary Jus...

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“In many ways, aging well is about learning to let go of earthly things and clinging to God alone”
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