by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 27, 2013 | abuse, encouragement, joy, peace, perfectionism, relationships
With the coming of the New Year, we are prone to start thinking we must have resolutions. And with resolutions come the temptation toward perfectionism: I must keep my resolutions 100{f65765d44da0bdf0a41fa9961eb42045133d946bf3cc534fe1ab1c919c81bf77} correct and start...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 5, 2013 | courage, dependence, encouragement, God's heart, God's questions, knowing and understanding God
Many people have trouble thinking of talking to God, especially if they feel like they are “questioning” God. When something bad happens, we cringe while wanting to ask, “Why?” We’re afraid God will be displeased with us. That He’ll...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 5, 2013 | courage, encouragement, grace, hope, hopelessness, perseverance
Do you see it? Look really carefully. This is a plant that my son gave to my mom for Christmas last year. It was beautiful and full and lovely. But, we’ve had the worst time trying to keep it alive. I’ve starved it. I’ve given it fertilizer....
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 3, 2012 | adultery, anger, encouragement, endurance, God's heart, obedience, perseverance
What do you think of when you think of God being “jealous”? What motivates the heart of God to be jealous? When I think of God’s jealousy, I sometimes think of Him being angry, like a husband being angry about his wife’s infidelity. And I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 20, 2012 | courage, encouragement, heaven, hope, hopelessness, obedience, temptation, trials
The older I become, the more aware I am of the passage of time. Not just, “Wow, this year is going so fast. It’s already August.” But the perspective of looking at my five-year-old grandson, Raffi, and thinking that some day (if the Lord tarries),...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 12, 2012 | attitude, encouragement, endurance, grace, grief, honorable calling, mother
My mother, Vivian Dauer Collard Daugherty, has been an amazing example of unconditional love in my life. Of all things, when I think of my mom, her love has been expressed as support, encouragement, and interest. When I skyped with her this morning, she wanted to see...
