by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 18, 2018 | Advent, Christmas, traditions
Sometimes I hear women lament, “Oh, I wish I knew how to create traditions in our family.” What they don’t realize is they have made more traditions than they recognize. Let me tell you why. I’m sure my parents never intended to create a Christmas tradition but they...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 7, 2018 | attitude, attitudes, beauty, book drawing, book review, encouragement, thanksgiving, wisdom
I’m excited to again feature a book for this month’s giveaway. It is Karen O’Connor’s Laughing All the Way: Wit, Wisdom, and Willpower for the Golden Years. Read below about entering the drawing and in the meantime, enjoy this excerpt from...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 29, 2018 | Bible reading, communication, family, Larry, marriage, people pleasing, sexiness, unconditional love
We are continuing seeing how Jesus wants to strengthen our marriages through the wisdom of the Parable of the Soils. This time we learn we need to learn to say no to others and yes to our husband for a beautiful bloom in our marriage. Jesus said, “Other seed...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 24, 2018 | marriage, overwhelmed, overwhelmed feelings, relationships, unconditional love
We are continuing to see how the Parable of the Soils can be applied to marriage when Jesus addresses shallow soil. Matthew 13:5-6, 20-21 “Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 16, 2018 | Advent, Christmas, knowing and understanding God, longing for God
I just couldn’t resist letting you know about this wonderful Christmas book, Pursuing the Christ: Prayers for Christmastime early enough to enjoy it. And make a book drawing available. Everything Jennifer Kennedy Dean writes is fabulous so I know you’ll...