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Parnell named executive director for Buckner in Midland
Jordan Parnell has been named the new executive director for Buckner Children and Family Services in Midland, charged with leading the organization’s ministries for vulnerable children and...
Top three things I learned through Project Go
When asked to write about the top things I learned through my Project Go experience, I immediately agreed. Why? Because I could write about Project Go for...
8 lessons we learned from our first job
Next Avenue readers share their hard-earned advice By Liza Kaufman Hogan for Next Avenue What was your first job? Serving fast food, delivering newspapers, cleaning hotel...
How To Beat the Winter Blues
Vitamin D and bright lights really do work for seasonal affective disorder By Emily Gurnon for Next Avenue The official beginning of winter that arrived on Sunday,...
An eternal gift
Two summers ago I got to see, touch, hear, smell and feel the beauty of Lima, Peru, in the midst of extreme poverty through Project Go. While...
Adoption: A piece to my puzzle
For as far back as I can remember, I have seen myself as female, African-American, black-haired, brown-eyed and adopted. Being adopted had no more bearing on who...
Houston WWII veteran recalls experiences as nurse for German POWs
With a little more than one million World War II veterans left in the United States, Veteran’s Day celebrations have become more and more significant. Claire Dauphin,...
God’s got a way
By Brenda Hickman “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (KJV) I absolutely love sharing our story...
Counting her blessings: Houston Family Place gives mom space to achieve her dreams
Tara Adesanya is used to hosting visitors. As soon as anyone crosses the threshold of her home, she becomes the ultimate hostess, buzzing around the room. “Would...