by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 24, 2016 | anger, compliments, contentment, heart change, humility, love, sanctification, stress
Ye old “one-upmanship” can hit at any moment. Have you noticed that? Competitiveness can tempt us into pride and envy at any moment and I can succumb quickly. Any of us can brag about how much more our children accomplish than others. When we hear someone...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 13, 2016 | beliefs, choice, contentment, God's love, love, unconditional love
I heard the neighbors playing and laughing in their pool, and thought, Now that’s what I want on a Father’s Day. A family playing together in a pool.We had the pool, but no one wanted to be in it. My two children who were in elementary school at the time...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 9, 2016 | encouragement, perseverance, quotes, temptations
Keep At ItSo my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.– 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NCV)Although serving God gets...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 7, 2016 | contentment, dependence, glory to God, joy, regrets, Trust
Back in the days before there was voice mail, there was such a thing called an answering machine. That’s about the time my husband, Larry, and I returned from a two-week speaking trip in Venezuela and Trinidad. As we flew home, I felt excited thinking of the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 1, 2016 | anger, anxiety, attitudes, belief, Bible reading, God's heart, God's love, heart change, knowing and understanding God, mercy, perfection, resolutions, stress
Don’t make resolutions! I can’t believe I actually said that. Don’t make resolutions? Isn’t that the American way? Isn’t that the way to change? Don’t make resolutions! I can’t believe I actually said that. (Tweet that!) I may...
