Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture

Susan Hunt and Sharon Betters are such sweet sisters in the Lord. They are transparent and vulnerable as they walk you through the Scriptures and draw from their experience whilst giving you great wisdom on growing old with Grace. They also give practical help at the end of each chapter as they help you to apply what you’ve read. I recommend this to all that are growing old or are in a season of life where you might need some sweet encouragement. I felt like they were discipling me in every chapter.

Just what we needed in our mid-seventies! Gospel comfort made practical and helpful. This is written for women, but my husband and I both we blessed as we read it together.

I purchased this because I want to know how to age with grace. I loved the chapters and questions at the end of each. I took my time working through this because there is so much to learn from this book.

From the first page to the last, “Aging With Grace- Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture” is full of biblical encouragement for any woman seeking to flourish, no matter the season of life. The authors point to the power of the gospel that is “big enough, good enough, and powerful enough to make every season of life significant and glorious”. Using Psalm 92 and Jeremiah 29, the authors explore what it looks like to flourish as we age, despite hard circumstances. Both of the authors have experienced significant trials in their lives, which make their writing so relatable. There are so many gems of wisdom, comfort, and hope in each chapter- it’s like sitting down with a wise and loving grandmother. I cannot recommend this book enough!! If you would like a fresh and biblically based perspective on aging... if you would like to flourish no matter your age or circumstance.... if you would like to be a life-giving woman that glorifies God and positively impacts the generation(s) behind you.... this is the book you need.

This was more like a Bible Study. Good read.

This is a wonderful book to read and gain a new perspective on aging. It places a great value on older people and the wisdom they have and the opportunity they have to share if given the opportunity. It provides a powerful encouragement to getting older

Great information. Stimulated conversation in our small bible study

Aging with Grace by Sharon W. Betters and Susan Hunt was such a timely book for me and I'm so thankful to have started the new year off with this book. With the honest realization that I've got more years on the back end than I do on the front end, this book was such an encouragement in how to view the future as I desire to live my days for Christ. The authors' quote Tim Keller who says, "Our character and daily life are shaped by what we believe about our future." And I would add to that how we think that God can use us as our energetic younger years are starting to fade away. Obviously, there is still a lot going on in our home, but things are shifting as I no longer have babies, or even young elementary students anymore. The first one will graduated high school in about 18 months and I'm closer to an empty nest than a full one. How do I see myself in those years and my relationship with the Lord?And, if 2020 has taught us nothing else, life is hard and it is going to stay that way no matter the date on the calendar. And as years pass, there will be even more sickness, relationship trouble, and dreams that don't pan out like I think they should. In those moments, how will I handle them? Will I be bitter and resent the circumstances of those years or trusting and abiding in the one walking through them with me? "We have all experienced some form of barrenness in our relationships and situations, those times where grief or disappointment cut a devastating swath of death through our lives. Those times are our opportunities to cling in hope to the promise that God can do the impossible and make our patched lives flourish." (p. 125-6) Only the Lord can sustain and even in those aging years. He does not forget his own."When a rope of many strands is used to pull a heavy load, the weight of the load stretches the strings, pulling them tighter together. The harder the job, the more tightly would the strings become. Wait is an action word. Isaiah explains that waiting with hope, a sometimes exhausting journey, means twisting, ourselves around the Lord and binding ourselves to him." (p. 117) Whether I am waiting for situations to resolve, for answered prayer, for renewed health for loved ones, or for Christ to return, I want to be like that rope, tightly wrapped around the Lord in those circumstances.

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I haven't read the whole book yet, but I am thoroughly enjoying reading it. Would highly recommend it to others. I will be buying some more as Christmas gifts for my friends