by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 1, 2017 | Advent, anxiety, be made willing, Bible reading, book drawing, book review, Christmas, devotional book, encouragement, God's heart, God's love, gratitude, hope, hopelessness, knowing and understanding God, Psalm 27, psalms, quiet times
Happy Holi-DAZE! Wait! Isn’t it supposed to be Happy Holidays? Yes, that’s what it’s supposed to be but as we’re going to read, it’s often more like the Holi-DAZE that my guest author Pam Farrel is going to share with us. I’m so...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 17, 2017 | anger, contentment, demands, depression, encouragement, faithfulness, hopelessness, peace, relationships, Trust
Have you ever thought, “If only I didn’t have these problems, I could be the peaceful person God wants me to be”? Or “If only people would cooperate, I could have contentment and peace”? At times we believe contentment is based upon diminishing,...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 14, 2017 | abuse, belief, beliefs, Child Abuse Prevention Month, God's heart, health, hopelessness, mentoring, temptation, temptations, trials
Even after identifying myself as a sexual abuse survivor and learning about how to heal and help others heal, I was still startled when I met a man who was sexually abused. It hadn’t really hit me forcefully that not just girls and women are abused, but boys and...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 10, 2017 | anger, anxiety, freedom, fruit of the Spirit, grandparenting, hopelessness, overwhelmed feelings, parenting
Did you already put your name into the Give-Away Drawing for Raising a Young Modern-Day Princess by Doreen Hanna and Karen Whiting that was in my previous blog post? Don’t miss it! Now, let’s think about parental anger. One of the very helpful things I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 2, 2016 | blame, communication, compassion, encouragement, guilt, holiness, hopelessness, intimacy, love, loving, marriage, relationships, unconditional love
I’m titling this post “Fifth–and Last–Way to Restore Love” but of course we know there are many others I’m not covering here. But one I do want to include is: don’t major on the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 30, 2015 | courage, faith, grace, hope, hopelessness, quotes, something difficult, temptation, temptations, trials
Protection: Are You Like A Used Teabag?When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze....
