by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 2, 2019 | Christmas, hope, hopelessness
Karen and Chuck waited impatiently at the closed door that led into the living room where they could imagine the sparkling Christmas tree awaiting them. Nine-year-old Karen murmured, “I can’t wait to get my new bicycle. I just know it’s under the tree.” Then it...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 27, 2019 | Bible reading, Bible study, contentment, hope, hopelessness, perfectionism, worry
The “what ifs” controlled me, but then I learned contentment. “If only I didn’t have these problems, I could be the peaceful person God wants me to be.” I really did think that the only way I could be content with life, people, even myself, was to be...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 4, 2019 | book drawing, cancer, depression, faith, faithfulness, family, hope, hopelessness
Happy New Year! All of us will face uncertainties in this next year but for Christians, we have a God who knows exactly what will happen. I’m glad to be able to feature Tracy (T.E.) Bradford who knows the surprise and shock of facing an unknown future after she...
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 | Aug 8, 2018 | anxiety, contentment, depression, doubt, glory to God, hopelessness, patience, perseverance, procrastination, Pure-Hearted
Have you ever been frustrated when God’s plan is at a snail’s pace? I have. I’ll never forget walking up to the podium and greeting the audience as my knees whacked together in my terror. My first ever presentation and I would be telling my story of how...
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...
