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Quilts of many colors
In the second bedroom of her Buckner Villas home, you’ll find Jean Ferris thoughtfully stitching together quilts on her 1965 Singer sewing machine. It’s the same machine...
Seeds of faith – Rebecca Barker Trent
Rhonda Horton and Rachel Haas grew up listening to their mother tell them about their great-grandmother, Rebecca Barker Trent, who grew up at Buckner Orphans Home. For...
The biblical call to become a foster parent
The most commonly quoted Bible verse regarding foster care and adoption is James 1:27: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to...
Faith Focus: Looking for something more
Tiara was living in a small Texas town and pregnant at 18. Given her situation, she quickly realized her ability to support her daughter would be limited...
Friday photo: Ozi’s forever family
Patty Buie of Rockwall, Texas, is no stranger to the challenges of being a single parent, but she and her son Brady knew they had room in their...
McPherson to lead Buckner Hospice
Buckner Retirement Services is pleased to announce Nicole McPherson as the new administrator of Buckner Hospice. McPherson comes to Buckner from Good Shepherd Hospice in San Antonio...
Give shoes. Send a child to school.
Research has shown time and again that education changes lives. It’s one of the keys for families trying to pull themselves out of poverty. School opens doors...
15 words to improve heart health in senior adults
In honor of American Heart Month, Rachel Ramirez, wellness director at Parkway Place in Houston, and Corey Gaddis, director of nursing at Calder Woods in Beaumont, shared...
Medical missions: Equipping families to health
Last week, a team of medical professionals from North Way Christian Community Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., ministered to Buckner Family Hope Center families in Honduras. In this post,...
Faith Focus: And the Oscar goes to…
Last tonight, much of the world gathered around screens of various sizes to see the fashion of the stars and watch who was crowned the very best...