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Being rooted in Christ
When I was a kid, I wanted nothing more than to be a professional baseball player. Whether it was watching the Texas Rangers or playing in various...
Aging out of foster care: Amy’s story
Amy Carrier aged out of foster care when she was 18 years old, but she felt she still needed some guidance and assistanced as she transitioned into...
Worth the journey
Takiyah Outerbridge’s early morning alarm goes off, her feet hit the ground, and her first thought is, “Thank you, God, for my job.” She walks her 12-year-old...
Bravely stepping into foster care
Rob and Emily Holloway felt called to adopt. But when they learned about the huge need in foster care they knew they had to do something. They...
A day at the ballpark
It was a fun-filled day at the ballpark on Sunday during Faith and Family Day at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Buckner families and senior adults from...
Are random acts of kindness really random?
The Bible tells the story of Jesus standing in front of crowd of people and choosing one man sitting in a tree to dine with. Another story...
Aging out of foster care: Abigail’s story
Abigail Leal is a Buckner FYi Center client, and she shares her story of aging out of the foster care system, and what it means to help show other...
Trauma and foster care
As the pandemic is (hopefully and prayerfully) coming to an end, we are seeing children with more and more trauma in our schools, extracurricular activities and in...
From empty nest to full house
“I don’t want to get attached.” The phrase is uttered too many times as a reason to not do foster care. But for Daryl and Sandra Wright...
Part of your plan
Do you ever have a season of life where you catch yourself praying for the same thing in a hundred different ways? Recently, I have noticed a...