by Kathy Collard Miller | May 21, 2016 | assumptions, family, first love, marriage, relationships, unconditional love
In my last posts, I’ve talked about our early marriage and our first vacation. I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about a man. One of my faulty assumptions was that Larry thought like me and I could interpret his behavior based upon how I would...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 17, 2016 | assumptions, contentment, marriage, position in Christ, risk, unconditional love
In my last post, I described Larry and my first vacation. I had high expectations of lots of attention. Larry had high expectations of driving in complete silence. I was crushed and he had no clue of my thoughts. Looking back, I wish I wouldn’t have assumed...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 14, 2016 | anger, assumptions, marriage, relationships, trials, unconditional love
Why isn’t Larry talking to me? It’s 1970 and we’d only been married a few months. We were finally going on our first vacation since our honeymoon and I was thrilled! I couldn’t wait to be with my beloved for three whole days. I was especially...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 11, 2016 | anger, contempt, marriage, prayer for others, truth, unconditional love
When Larry and I had been married for seven years, we were completely disillusioned with each other. I couldn’t understand why Larry didn’t love me anymore. He certainly was far from being the Prince Charming I’d married. Oh Lord, what’s wrong with him? I moaned. I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 7, 2016 | anger, blame, fear, grandparenting, parenting
Do you desire more godly responses toward your children? Feeling a need to control can foster ungodliness. It’s often the result of having a child who is good at arguing. When my friend Gayle was growing up, she had a strong will and gave her mother a lot of...
