National Women's History Month

she says. "A patient once asked me if I was the Dr. Pimple Popper of East Texas, and my response was, 'On many days I am!'"

The clinic treats mainly conditions affecting hair, skin, and nails. Typical daily ministrations are for acne, rosacea, and warts, but there are sometimes more serious problems involving conditions like melanoma, eczema, psoriasis, and such autoimmune diseases as lupus. Besides treating their painful ailments, Laura loves her patients and becomes a friend as well as a doctor.

"I love talking to couples in their eighties who have been married for sixty-plus years and ask for their marital advice, or to ask a ninety-five-year-old their secret to a long life," she says. "I also see kids in my practice and love telling them I am the 'nice doctor' because we don't (often) give shots to kids."

She still devotes her career and patients to the Great Healer.

Her faith in Jesus Christ, she realizes, is what makes her work of physical salvation possible, and she gives credit to the Lord God for her vocation and the opportunities it gives her to share the healing gifts even as she concentrates on serving her patients and her family.

"I am thankful for each and every day I get to spend on this Earth with my girls, my husband and am grateful to be able to continue to serve the community of Longview," she says.