by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 13, 2018 | abiding, anger, anger management, children, encouragement, family, God's heart, God's love, hope, parenting, patience, perfect, perfectionism, positive parenting, stress
I’m so excited to feature this guest post by Jenna Masters. I’ve shared her blog posts before because they always teach and touch me at a heart level. So enjoy and be encouraged. And visit Jenna at https://markedbylove.blog Bring Your Mess by Jenna Masters...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 6, 2018 | anxiety, Bible reading, encouragement, endurance, faithfulness, family, knowing and understanding God, position in Christ, repentance, salvation, sanctification, studying Bible
In the Roman culture when Paul wrote his Epistle to the Ephesians, a Roman father could disinherit a son born into the family, but not an adopted child. That fact has everything to do with Paul assuring his readers they were secure in their salvation. Here’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 1, 2018 | abuse, anger, anger management, anxiety, child abuse, child abuse prevention, Child Abuse Prevention Month, children, depression, faith, family, knowing and understanding God, No More Anger, No More Anger, Out of Control, parenting
In 1977, I struggled with out-of-control anger to the point I was physically and verbally abusing my toddler daughter. I was a Christian, yet I believed God didn’t love me and had given up on me. I hated my husband, Larry, and had no hope. No More Anger: Hope...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 2, 2018 | adultery, book drawing, book review, communication, contentment, encouragement, faithfulness, family, marriage, mentoring, passion
Book Giveaway time! It’s always a joy to share about great books! This time it’s about Cindi McMenamin’s book, 12 Ways to Experience More with Your Husband. After Cindi shares some wonderful inspiration with us, find out below how to put your name...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 9, 2017 | children, communication, conflict, family, grandparenting, parenting
I remember many years ago when my then-twelve-year-old daughter and I attended a mother-daughter retreat. I forget what prompted our discussion but she confronted me saying, “You don’t listen to me before you make a decision on my requests.” I knew...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 20, 2017 | encouragement, faith, family, grief, heaven, perseverance, surrender, Trust
As I’m on this continuing journey of getting in touch with my grief over the loss of my younger brother, I’d like to share with you what I read at his memorial service. God graciously gave me the joy and strength to talk about my brother to over 600 people...