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Children’s Mental Health: How safe, healthy adults can help prevent and heal trauma
Globally, one in seven children ages 10-19 experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease within that age group. As conversations surrounding...
The profound EFFECT of fatherhood on families
A quiet transformation is happening in homes across Longview and Beaumont. You won’t see it on the news or hear it shouted from the mountaintops, but fathers are reading bedtime stories. Dads are...
10 years of fostering love
Dee J and Kayla Preston continue to say “yes” to children who need loving homes, even if just for a season. Most recently, the couple, who lives near Amarillo, opened their home to fostering two infants, the 25th and 26th children...
How Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) will impact foster families in Texas
Texas Child-Centered Care, otherwise known as T3C, is a placement system under the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that allows for assessments of children entering...
Memoir recounts life at Buckner Orphans Home
It’s hard to imagine what life was like at the Buckner Orphans Home. But a captivating part of a new memoir “Me, Bobbi Nell,” recounts personal stories...
May the “Foster” be with you
What Star Wars Teaches Us About Foster and Kinship Care It’s May the 4th, and if you know what that means, you’ve held a flashlight like a...
May is Foster Care Awareness Month
Healing Presence As a nurse, I find myself drawn to Bible stories about disease and healing. Not to note best practices, but to note God’s intimate involvement...
Conflict, Sharp Disagreements, and Faith
Conflict is prevalent throughout human history – even the Bible is full of examples of conflict. Our current era of sharp disagreements isn’t new, but it is...
The Importance of Chaplains in Retirement Communities
As individuals age, their needs evolve in ways that extend beyond physical care. Quality of life at every stage is shaped by emotional well-being, spiritual health and...
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
Holy Ground Have you ever felt like you were standing on holy ground? Many of us long for an experience that deepens our awareness of God's presence,...