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National Adoption Month: Meet the Calverts

After experiencing multiple miscarriages, the Calverts knew God still had children on their hearts. Through adoption, the Calvert family was made complete. “It’s a blessing. It's a...
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Adopted sisters stay connected to birth country

Stephanie Merchant, known by many loyal followers as The Nutrition Mom, is passionate about a lot of things: healthy living, nutrition and work-life balance, to name a...
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Faith Focus: A prayer for families

During National Adoption Month, it’s only appropriate to pray for families. Every week through Buckner foster care and adoption, children experience the love of family for the...
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National Adoption Month: Meet the Wingates

“I like to be adopted because she loves me, and it feels like I have a whole new world.”  –Heavenly Joy Wingate, 6 Carissa Wingate knew she...
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IN THE MEDIA: ET Football: Special day in many ways for New Diana’s Palmer

In honor of National Adoption Month, the Longview News-Journal featured a story on Buckner adoptee Toby Palmer, also a senior captain of New Diana's varsity football team....
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Three things I wish I knew about foster care and adoption

Foster care and adoption advocate and author Pam Parish, who is the mother of seven young adult women and has navigated the road to adoption six times,...
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Faith Focus: How will it all turn out?

Let me be transparent: I just don’t know how this is going to turn out. I have two children – a 6-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl....
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Friday photo: Labor of love

For many engaged couples, the days leading up to the wedding are hectic. But for Amberle (Durano) and Hunter Brown, the most important pre-wedding activity was not...
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National Adoption Month: Celebrate with Buckner

November is National Adoption Month, 30 days dedicated to creating awareness about adoption. With more than 6,500 adolescents in Texas legally available for adoption, we pray that...
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‘Just like you’: East Texas teen tells story of adoption

If you ever wonder what it’s like to be an adopted kid, don’t wonder too hard. We aren’t much different than you. We have our extreme highs...
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