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Faith Focus: What love looks like

If love were a person, what would it look like?  I’ve wondered this often over the last 18 months as I’ve traveled to different Buckner senior living...
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Faith Focus: ‘Give him yours’

“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a...
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Things to do with someone who has Alzheimer’s

Christmas is over and the holiday excitement is winding down. You’ve enjoyed quality family time, but what now? For families of someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia, returning...
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Friday photo: Beaumont seniors (and their pets) celebrate with Santa

Residents at Calder Woods, a Buckner senior living community in Beaumont, know the joy of Christmas isn't just for kids. They celebrated the season by taking photos...
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Coming home to another Buckner Christmas

Billie Selke is preparing to celebrate her first Christmas at Parkway Place, a Buckner senior living community located in the heart of Houston. But this won’t be...
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Three ways to pray for families with loved ones on hospice this Christmas

The holidays are meant to be filled with hope and joy, time spent with family and friends as we celebrate the love we have for one another....
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101 Christmases: How a centenarian still finds joy in every season

Connie Dickinson is preparing to celebrate her 101st Christmas. A resident of Calder Woods in Beaumont, the centenarian still finds joy in each holiday season, and her...
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Why not me?

77-year-old John Ramsey had devoted his entire life to serving the Lord. A former pastor who served 45 years in the ministry—27 overseas with the International Mission...
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Dining staff celebrate National Cookie Day

December 4 is National Cookie Day, and to celebrate chefs at Buckner senior living communities in Texas are doing the unthinkable: sharing their most popular cookie recipes!...
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Around our table: Senior adults answer top Thanksgiving dinner table questions

This Thanksgiving, we asked residents at Buckner senior living communities to answer the top Thanksgiving dinner table questions. Here’s what they had to say.  What Thanksgiving dish...
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