by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 22, 2020 | 100 questions, anger, anger management, Bible reading, blame, fear of man, friendships, people pleasing
Free Yourself of Being Offended In the past I chose to be offended a lot. I didn’t know what motivated me. Over time, I’ve discovered the reasons and grown in being less offended. And let me tell you, being less offended is freedom! Being offended occurs a...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 18, 2017 | anger, anxiety, assumptions, belief, beliefs, blame, compliments, contempt, contentment, fear of man, motives, people pleasing, perfect, perfection, perfectionism
Have you noticed how often we can say something like, “I don’t want to make her feel … sad…angry…left out…upset…” The possibilities are endless. As a result, we become very careful and try to figure out how to avoid...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 22, 2017 | anger, anger management, assumptions, blame, communication, humility, intimacy, marriage, overwhelmed feelings
Sometimes Larry irritates me with his opinions. Don’t remind me that’s what attracted me to him over 50 years ago. Shortly after we married his opinionated self began bothering me. I thought his strong opinions would make me feel secure. But I only judged...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 9, 2016 | atheists, attitude, belief, beliefs, blame, courage, deception, faith, humility, recommended reading, studying Bible
Does that statement, “Everyone is a believer…” get your attention? I hope so because if we can understand that truth, it will help us know how to respond to those who think they don’t believe in anything. You see, everyone believes in...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 1, 2016 | adultery, anger, blame, book review contentment, choice, compassion, contempt, encouragement, faith, faithfulness, family, forgiveness, glory to God, marriage, something difficult
Since Larry and I have irreconcilable differences …. after being married 46 years … we have decided … Oh, wait, I’m first supposed to announce the winner of the book drawing for Cheri Cowell’s fabulous Bible study book, One Story, One...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 23, 2016 | anxiety, beliefs, blame, contempt, demands, heart change, holiness, Lewy Body Dementia, Never Ever Be the Same, perfection, perfectionism, temptations
I have long struggled with criticizing myself because my efforts and time spent feel like I’m never doing enough. I compare myself to other mothers, wives, writers, and speakers. I think, “Look at all they are doing and I’m not.” As a recovering perfectionist, if I...
