by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 26, 2017 | anxiety, overwhelmed, stress, thanksgiving, Trust, truth, worry
I headed out on my jog, eyeing the storm clouds that threatened rain above me. Oh, I so want to run, and I can’t run tomorrow. I’ve got to do it right now even if it rains. But by the time I’d run a mile, the drops started and got bigger and bigger. Oh! I’m so...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 20, 2016 | Christmas, contentment, Never Ever Be the Same, people pleasing, perfect, perfectionism, position in Christ, stress
I mentioned in my last post that I’d continue the discussion of perfectionism. So now let’s look at one of the results of perfectionism which is People Pleasing. I confess! I’m a People Pleaser! I’m motivated to please others for a variety of reasons and...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 13, 2016 | anxiety, assumptions, Christmas, contentment, demands, depression, knowing and understanding God, people pleasing, perfect, perfection, perfectionism, relationships, stress
Do you want to have a perfect Christmas or a stress-less Christmas? Tweet that! Maybe you’re thinking, “When I have a perfect Christmas, that will be stress-less.” Unfortunately, the two don’t go together. Trying to achieve something...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 29, 2016 | anger, communication, compassion, contempt, contentment, God's love, love, marriage, stress, unconditional love
We’re reviewing several ways that we can restore the love in our marriages and this fourth solution is understanding differences. I went into marriage thinking Larry valued everything I did and if he loved me he would be motivated to...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 23, 2016 | anxiety, belief, beliefs, demands, encouragement, peace, sanctification, stress, surrender, temptation, Trust
Congratulations to Susan P for winning the copy of Don’t Go to Bed Angry! Thank you, Susan, for putting in your name. Please email me your mailing address to KathyCollardMiller AT gmail DOT com and I’ll pass it along to Deb DeArmond. You might...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 1, 2016 | strategy, strength, stress, studying Bible, tough love, trials, Trust, truth
I love words! And I love finding out the meaning of seemingly obscure words in the Bible. For instance, what in the world does the word “nail” or “tent peg” in Zechariah 10:4 mean: “From him shall come the cornerstone, from him...
