Dr. Debbie Lanier

photos by:  JODIE BRIM CREATIVE That sounds presumptuous. But, it’s true.  I don’t claim to be psychic or any of that nonsense. I don’t pretend to know a person’s thoughts

photos by:  JODIE BRIM CREATIVE Is God real? Inquiring minds want to know!  Even those, ESPECIALLY THOSE, who deny God’s existence secretly contemplate this as they reach the end of

photography by JODIE BRIM CREATIVE Those school pictures from back in the day run together, don’t they? I can’t for the life of me decipher which grade each one represents

photography by JODIE BRIM CREATIVE Patience…it’s not my virtue. I’ve worked on it for years, and STILL, my tank runs dry in this department. Given that reality, on this early

photography by JODIE BRIM CREATIVE So, it’s February. How many of those New Year’s Resolutions stuck?  Moving right along…. How many of you already feel that, despite your best efforts,

“Unshakable!” It sounds preposterous in these jarring times, doesn’t it? What would you say if I told you that future events are about to shake the earth in ways that

Love.  It’s a word that’s largely overused and severely underdeveloped.  We love HGTV. We love weekends.  Yet, the ability to genuinely love people often gets lost in the shuffle.  In

by DR. DEBBIE LANIER As long as we live and breathe, conflict, even with those we love, is inescapable. We misinterpret each other’s words, motives, or actions, OR we hear

I’m no wildlife expert, but even I know gazelles lope like lightning! Did you realize a gazelle can sprint up to 60 miles per hour?! That’s twice as fast as

August 6, 2009 . . . the day I landed flat on my face.  I woke up to an amazingly routine morning. (Call me boring but I love routine!)  The