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Jim Hickman is the author of two books and the owner of more stories than can possibly be told in a single afternoon—though he might try.

When Rev. Steve West began thinking about retirement, he wasn’t sure what the next chapter of his life would hold. After 36 years of serving churches across North Alabama, he admits, “I wasn’t quite ready for retirement..."

For most of our adult lives, responsibility calls the shots—jobs to do, homes to maintain, families to raise, and endless to-do lists that seem to leave little room for much else.