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Ways to volunteer with seniors this holiday season
Looking for a fun, unique way to volunteer this holiday season? Consider your local senior living community. Feeding the hungry, stocking food pantries and other charitable efforts...
Faith Focus: His grace toward us is not in vain
March 23, 1945, changed 19-year-old Donald Morrison’s life—and his eternal life—forever. Just as his commanding officers yelled for their division to get down, the young American soldier...
How to grieve the loss of a loved one
How do you grieve the loss of a loved one? Or really, how do you grieve in general? Part of life and part of growing older is...
“Held by the hand of God”—Parkway Place assistant dining director, foster parent, rebuilds after Harvey
In the last seven years, Parkway Place assistant food service director Duane Davis has served as a foster parent for nearly four dozen children in Houston foster...
Choosing to move on: Flood victim finds new life at Parkway Place
86-year-old Joan Haggard arrived at Parkway Place just days after losing everything to Hurricane Harvey. This is her story. Joan Haggard’s weathered tan journal sits unassumingly atop the...
“If we couldn’t get there, who would?”
Hear Shirley's harrowing tale of survival and commitment to Buckner Parkway Place residents in her own words. Shirley Campbell has served Parkway Place for 33 years. The...
The Parkway Place Way: Senior living community responds to Harvey
Hurricane Harvey brought more than four feet of rain to Houston in just four days. Parkway Place, a Buckner senior living community located in the heart of...
The soapy hands and feet of Jesus
Jesus told his disciples to wash one another’s feet…not one another’s cars. Staff at Buckner Westminster Place, however, have different plans. Each year, leadership at the Longview...
What it means to be a senior adult
August 21 marks National Senior Citizens Day. To celebrate, we asked residents at Buckner senior living communities across the state to answer the question, "What does it...
Quilting for a cause
250 quilts, 500 yards of fabric and 400 man-hours each year. The Parkway Place quilting group is a force to be reckoned with. Every Tuesday, Jane Wulf, ...