by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 13, 2018 | abiding, anxiety, beliefs, faith, God's heart, God's love, holiness, knowing and understanding God, love, Trust, worry
Larry and I were bemoaning the fact we study but can’t remember what we studied. “Kath, it sure is sad we can’t remember what we’ve read in all these books and often even the Bible!” Larry and I were commiserating with each other as we...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 16, 2018 | anger management, fruit of the Spirit, God's heart, God's love, hopelessness, overwhelmed feelings, perfect, perfection, perfectionism
As you know I write a lot about perfectionism. I love finding God’s healing perspectives in the Bible about it. One of the many passages in the Bible that we might miss is Exodus 23:23, 27-30: When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 16, 2018 | God's heart, God's love, knowing and understanding God, love, Pure-Hearted, surrender, Trust, unconditional love
If Jesus had eyes of love for the rich young ruler, then He surely has eyes of love for me and you in our disobedience. When I was a child, I envisioned Jesus and God not with eyes of love but with burning disapproval and judgment. I pictured Him standing up in...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 6, 2018 | book drawing, contentment, encouragement, faith, faithfulness, fear, God's heart, God's love, grief, guidance, hope, hopelessness
I love to host book giveaways. This month I’m featuring a wonderful book called Under a Desert Sky: Redefining Hope, Beauty, and Faith in the Hardest Places by Lynne Hartke. It is a wonderful book about faith and trust in God in the hard times. And don’t...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 13, 2018 | anger, children, God's heart, God's love, love, parenting, patience, Trust, unconditional love
What’s valuable to your child? Is it the same as yours? When my daughter, Darcy, was in elementary school, I happened to be walking by her room and heard her crying behind her closed door. Not just crying, but sobbing. All sorts of horrible situations raced...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 4, 2018 | dependence, depression, encouragement, faithfulness, God's love, knowing and understanding God, love, obedience, people pleasing, relationships, self-protective sinful strategies, unconditional love
When I was in third grade, I was Mrs. Leighton’s “teacher’s pet.” Everyone knew, especially my fellow students, that Mrs. Leighton favored me. The feeling of her favor was like drinking living water for my child’s thirsty soul. Mrs. Leighton, for...