by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 28, 2013 | faith, gratitude, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS, thanks, thanksgiving, Trust
Have you come across the definition that wikipedia.com gives for “Faith in Christianity”? Here it is: “In the understanding of Jesus it [faith] was an act of trust and of self-abandonment by which people no longer rely on their own strength and...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 8, 2012 | grace, something difficult, thanksgiving, trials
Today was a very normal day.Today was a very un-unusal day.Today was a very blessed day.My four-year-old grandson, Raphael, doesn’t have a brain tumor, brain damage, or any kind of “unusual.” Today could have been a totally different kind of day if...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 26, 2011 | grace, thanksgiving, trials
Out and about on errands, I suddenly craved a diet soda. I spied a hamburger fast-food restaurant and headed for it–when I also spied a homeless man sitting on a block wall holding a hand-printed sign. I couldn’t read the sign but immediately felt the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 9, 2011 | Raphael, thanksgiving
I’m sorry that I won’t be posting as much but we’re staying with four-year-old grandson, Raphael “Raffi” (and his parents) for a month. Funny thing, but it’s hard to concentrate on much else when a darling little boy is begging,...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 7, 2008 | thanksgiving
I’ll never forget speaking with a woman at a conference and when she told me her husband was in the military, I said, “Thank you so much for serving our country.” She began to cry and whispered, “My husband is in a high position in the military...
