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Till the moon be no more the grit and grace of growing older

"From hip replacement to learning new bird names, from grandparenting to losing your last dog, from retirement to thoughts of one's legacy, from jury duty to forgetfulness, from getting rid of stuff to the mystery of the afterlife, this book takes the reader on the bittersweet journey of aging with...

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Main Author: Schultz, Valerie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : A Sheed & Ward Book, Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]
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Schultz, Valerie.
Aging > Social aspects.
Aging > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christian life.
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Summary:"From hip replacement to learning new bird names, from grandparenting to losing your last dog, from retirement to thoughts of one's legacy, from jury duty to forgetfulness, from getting rid of stuff to the mystery of the afterlife, this book takes the reader on the bittersweet journey of aging with grace and humor"--
Physical Description:163 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781538193372
153819337X
Author Notes:Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, journalist, columnist for The Bakersfield Californian , and a contributing writer to the Jesuit publication America and the daily prayer book Give Us This Day . Her essays and short stories have appeared in The Los Angeles Times , The Washington Post , and the Chicago Tribune , as well as in Catholic publications such as US Catholic , Commonweal , Human Development , and The National Catholic Reporter . Her books include Closer : Musings on Intimacy, Marriage, and God (2008), Overdue: A Dewey Decimal System of Grace (2019) and A Hill of Beans: The Grace of Everyday Troubles (2021).

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