by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
To forgive 70×7 times means to forgive every time the remembrance of another’s offense comes to mind…. In other words, as many times as it takes until you are wholly free of it. It does not mean to keep putting yourself in front of the unrepentant and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
I read posts regularly chastising and warning others about not making judgments. Micah 6:8 proclaims to us: “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” How...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
August 2025 Activities 2 boxes of Titus 2 kitchenware, bag of towels, and wicker lingerie chest given to single adult woman setting up housekeeping. Bag of greeting cards and assorted sewing notions donated and delivered to senior disabled woman for craft making for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Keep in mind, we are not aiming at a 50-50 mix of the two. This isn’t about living in the so-called “tension” or trying to find a “middle way” between them. It is 100%-100%—Word and Spirit bonded in an inseparable, indivisible nuptial union.” jdwalt Me, pondering….....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 23, 2025 | redemption, sanctification, scripture, self-awareness, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
“God will allow the layers you depended on to fall away, so that all that is left is pure trust; no props, no pretense. Whatever is a distraction He will remove. Connections that jeopardize your integrity, He will remove. He will cause a “divine stripping” to clear...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 18, 2025 | music, Uncategorized
Psalter words are printed below. Tune is St. Columba listen here: https://psalms.seedbed.com/psalm-62/?mc_cid=85c1d145cf#1497969192248-06426ebf-e1ed 1 My soul finds rest in God alone; salvation comes from Him.My soul in silence waits for God; I only...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 14, 2025 | attributes of Christ, miracles, mysticism, time, timing
Just as Dottie Wilson’s text devotional today (below) hints, I do believe God reveals Himself to us as timeless, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent occasionally. There have been brief moments when I and others with whom I have talked have experienced “jumps” or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Well, one thing hasn’t changed since my 40’s. That was the point at which I became aware of my sensitivity to caffeine and had to begin limiting caffeine intake to one cup in the morning or deal with overstimulation and potential sleeplessness. I’ve gained greater...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2025 | dreams, memories, pets
CBB 8/6/2021 This was our little Daisy beagle. She was adopted by our daughter’s family in 2014 and was about 3 years old, having been rescued in Mississippi by a beagle rescue organization. They brought her to live with us shortly after when they realized she was too...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2025 | counseling, forgiveness, Grace, grief, peace
Excellent thoughts for those counseling individuals grieving a loved one without confidence of the deceased’s eternal condition- From Biblical Counseling Coalition: “Wise Words for Vulnerable Times………I’ve been reading the rich, pastoral letters of John Newton. I...
