by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 27, 2016 | overwhelmed feelings, perseverance, relationships, temptation, temptations, trials
It’s no fun to be tempted. It’s stressful and the potential for destruction in any number of ways haunts us. Relationships can be destroyed. Businesses can be lost. Addictions can ruin families. There are innumerable ways to be tempted. Succumbing to any temptation is...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 15, 2016 | anger, blame, book review, marriage, recommended reading, relationships, resolutions, temptation
I’m so pleased to recommend and offer a drawing for the new book by Deb and Ron DeArmond called Don’t Go To Bed Angry; Stay Up and Fight. Isn’t that a fascinating title? Here’s an interview with Deb and Ron. And be sure to check at...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 5, 2016 | anger, communication, friendships, marriage, relationships
One final female and male difference. Women want to help; men want to protect. Look at these two verbal exchanges. She: “What time do you want to leave for the church social?” He: “Don’t worry, you have time to cook the casserole.” He:...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 1, 2016 | communication, marriage, relationships
Do you know what men hate? Overlapping. You may ask, “What is overlapping?” It’s how women talk! Think of a group of women talking. What do we do? Women can interrupt another woman’s conversation but we think of it as acceptable...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 21, 2016 | assumptions, family, first love, marriage, relationships, unconditional love
In my last posts, I’ve talked about our early marriage and our first vacation. I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about a man. One of my faulty assumptions was that Larry thought like me and I could interpret his behavior based upon how I would...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 14, 2016 | anger, assumptions, marriage, relationships, trials, unconditional love
Why isn’t Larry talking to me? It’s 1970 and we’d only been married a few months. We were finally going on our first vacation since our honeymoon and I was thrilled! I couldn’t wait to be with my beloved for three whole days. I was especially...
