Can You Do it in the Dark?

photos by: JODIE BRIM CREATIVE The craziness around us seems to keep ramping up, doesn’t it? If we’re not facing REALLY hard things, then certainly we’re watching people we love […]
Keeping it Real; I Know What You’re Thinking

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 […]
Keeping it Real – Is God Real?

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 […]
I Remember!

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 […]
Keeping it Real: His Patience With Me

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 […]
What You Think About When You Don’t Know You Think About It

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, […]
Keeping It Real: Unshakable!

“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 […]
Keeping It Real: The Magic of Christmas

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 […]
Covering the Fault Lines

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 […]
Keeping it Real: Transitioning Well

by KAYLYN LANIER XIONG I am writing this article while the summer heat is still in full swing, but when you read it, we will have stepped into fall. (Yes! […]