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Love like a hurricane: Couple shares windy start to their 67-year marriage

Buckner senior living communities are full of couples whose love for one another, and for the Lord, has lasted through the decades. They set examples of love...
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What it’s like to meet the president: Q&A with 91-year-old former Beaumont mayor

Evelyn Lord, 91, is a resident of Calder Woods senior living community in Beaumont, has served four terms as Beaumont mayor (the first female to ever be...
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Friday photo: Sweet Valentine

On Valentine's Day, children in the after-school program at the Buckner Family Hope Center at Wynnewood were surprised when they walked into their room at the Family...
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Couple celebrates 81 years of marriage this Valentine’s Day

This year, Madeline and Walter Luther, residents at Buckner Westminster Place, are celebrating their 81st Valentine's Day as a married couple. The Rhode Island natives met as teenagers...
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Houston couple celebrating more than six decades of love this Valentine’s Day

For Jim and Rosalyn Huddleston, February 14 isn’t just Valentine’s Day. More than six decades ago, it was also their wedding day. They married on February 14,...
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Sanchez seeks to engage Houston

MariaLuisa Sanchez, Buckner’s new ministry engagement coordinator for the Houston area, has an open-mind policy when it comes to engaging volunteers at the Buckner Family Hope Center...
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Friday photo: Albert Reyes attends 66th Annual National Prayer Breakfast

Buckner President and CEO Albert Reyes traveled to Washington D.C. this week to attend the 66th Annual National Prayer Breakfast hosted by the U.S. Congress, with President Donald...
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Friday photo: Ventana by Buckner construction update

Construction at Ventana by Buckner is moving fast! The high-rise luxury senior living community is on track to open in 2019, bringing the distinctive senior lifestyle of...
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60 years and counting

Lewis Laurent still remembers the first time he saw his wife-to-be, Mary Ida. “I was in the second grade,” he said. “Her mother pulled up to the...
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How to love your parents as they age

Aging parents. It’s a life stage we always know will come, but never really know what it will look like or how to prepare. The Bible calls...
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