by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 1, 2015 | beliefs, heart change, holiness, motives, Never Ever Be the Same, obedience
Have you ever wondered why resolutions don’t work? I have a theory. It’s because resolutions most often require more “white-knuckling” it instead of changing the desires motivating the behavior we want to change. Our new book...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 30, 2014 | Audrey, dementia, dependence, holiness, hope, hopelessness, Lewy Body Dementia, lies, sin, wisdom
We are continuing to examine the possible symptoms of “Spiritual” Dementia we began in our previous posts. Closely related to the need to be seen correctly, is how Audrey took everything personally. Because of her paranoia, everything that...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 23, 2013 | grandparenting, holiness, parenting, values
Last week, I saw something that bugged me. I was shopping in a lingerie store, and I saw a teenaged boy, maybe 16 years old, take two bras to the door of one of the fitting rooms. The door opened and a woman I have to assume was his mother because of her age, reached...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 19, 2013 | guidance, holiness, position in Christ, temptation
For the first time in a very long time, I was in my home overnight by myself because Larry was at a conference for the weekend. So I decided to lock the door from the laundry room into the garage. We don’t really need to do that because getting into the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 17, 2013 | assumptions, attitude, be made willing, beliefs, deception, holiness, repentance
I’d heard the concept before, but when I heard it again it really hit me forcefully: Judas didn’t repent, he regretted. I began thinking of the difference between the two and was convicted, wondering how often I actually am regretful rather than...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 17, 2013 | anger, assumptions, holiness, overwhelmed feelings, Trust, way of escape
TA-DA! The winners of the copies of Not Quite Healed by Cecil Murphy are Dawn and Joan. Congratulations! I look forward to vacations for many reasons, but one primary one is so that I can read novels. Most often, that’s the only time I read fiction. There are...
