by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 13, 2016 | anxiety, assumptions, Christmas, contentment, demands, depression, knowing and understanding God, people pleasing, perfect, perfection, perfectionism, relationships, stress
Do you want to have a perfect Christmas or a stress-less Christmas? Tweet that! Maybe you’re thinking, “When I have a perfect Christmas, that will be stress-less.” Unfortunately, the two don’t go together. Trying to achieve something...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 26, 2016 | Christmas, faith, family, perfect, perfectionism, position in Christ
Company coming? Here are some ideas for cleaning quickly for more peace. (Tweet that!) 1. Lock doors of rooms that are messy. Of course, don’t lock the bathroom door. 2. Have duct tape and masking tape available to make repairs. You’ll be surprised...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 5, 2016 | Bible reading, Christmas, faithfulness, family, grandparenting, gratitude, love
Years ago I created an Advent family activity I called, “Box of Blessings.” It helped our family’s thoughts focus on the true meaning of Christmas. I apologize if you see this information in several places where I’ve posted it. Since the timing...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 25, 2014 | Christmas, God's heart, joy, love, purposes
Merry Christmas! How I pray this special day is meaningful as you celebrate our beloved Savior’s birth. That very fact can become ho-hum; not “ho, ho, ho.” But ho-hum because I’m taking it for granted and it easily becomes about the gifts,...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 24, 2014 | Christmas, faith, love
I’m pleased to give you a gift of a Christmas poem written by my friend and editor, Steph Beth Nickel.Enjoy and have a Blessed Christmas!Christmas GreetingBy Steph Beth Nickel’Twas the day before Christmas and all through the land,The people were traveling, some...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 21, 2014 | beliefs, Christmas, giving
(Here’s a rerun blog post).The first Christmas Larry and I were dating (we were 18), I went over to his house and noticed he had one present under the three. “Oh, you get all your presents on Christmas morning?” I asked.”What do you...
