by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 5, 2016 | contentment, faith, freedom, giving, gratitude, people pleasing, thanks, thanksgiving
Here’s a third post on the topic of identifying the blocks to gratitude as Hebrews 13:5-6 refers to. Here’s verse 6: “I will not fear; what can man do to me?” This part of those verses refers to a third lie blocking our gratitude. God...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 2, 2015 | abuse, attitudes, beliefs, contentment, giving, glory to God, perfection, perfectionism, temptations
We had a great time that weekend but if I’d known there was an unexpected award ribbon at the end, I would have done things differently! The girls’ club that I belonged to as a teenager was lots of fun and our annual weekend in the mountains was...
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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 15, 2014 | Christmas, giving, God's heart, God's love
I remember well how my sister, Karen, wanted a bicycle so much one particular Christmas. And a beautiful bike was waiting near the Christmas tree on that special morning. All of us could see the bike, but for some reason, Karen couldn’t see it. She kept opening...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 8, 2011 | Christmas, giving
The first Christmas Larry and I were dating, 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 mean?” Larry replied in surprise. “I only get...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 7, 2010 | dependence, giving, obedience, Trust
I recently visited a church and the service ended–but they didn’t have an offering. I was dumbfounded. How does this work? Then I looked more closely at the bulletin and noticed a note saying people could give on-line or put their giving into one of the...