Confessions of a Retired Pastor

Confessions of a Retired Pastor

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A woman most people would have overlooked bought property one building at a time and died a millionaire

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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
Aug 11, 2026
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I recently celebrated my fifth anniversary of retirement. Five years. It has flown by so fast that it does not feel like five years, but it has been. I am grateful for the opportunity to have served in one position for 30 years, 10 months, and 16 hours. And I am grateful for the change in my life that made retirement economically possible.

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