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Creative ways to celebrate the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is quintessentially the perfect summer holiday, usually spent outdoors grilling hamburgers and hot dogs with neighbors and friends and ending the night with...
Oreos with officers
Have you ever wished you could ask your local police officer all the odd questions that pop in your mind? Kids at the Buckner Family Hope Center™...
Do you have too many tabs open?
Are you familiar with the Austin Tex-Mex restaurant, El Arroyo, that is probably more famous for its witty signs than its food these days? The restaurant signs...
Waking up in victory
Yesterday was Juneteenth. It goes by many names: Juneteenth National Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Black Independence Day. But regardless what you call...
Being a father like Christ
John and Bri Thomas have fostered and adopted children through Buckner International and consider it their calling. John reflects on what it means to be a father...
Beyond the ‘good stuff’
As I get older, I’m learning more about my body and how it’s breaking down (ughhh!). Read Ecclesiastes 12 – God tells us what to expect. WAIT!...
See how you make an impact through Buckner
Do you want to see all the ways you are making a difference in the lives of the children and families served by Buckner? Read the latest...
Are you assured of God’s love for you?
Last Christmas, my son and 3-year-old grandson, Walker, were putting out their Christmas lights and one of the bulbs was broken. My son warned his helper not...
In times of stress or fear, what do you believe in?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “There are no atheists in fox holes”? I cannot remember exactly what movie I heard it in or recall the book...
What can we do after a traumatic event?
Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Numbness. Confusion. Those are just a few of the reactions we have after hearing of another senseless mass shooting. In May 2022, 32 people...