by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 15, 2026 | CBByrd Testimony, change, doors, life change, Ministry
I attended a Pastors Retreat at Black Mountain’s Ridgecrest Retreat in February 2026. The leader of Seedbed’s pastoral care team, Dan Wilt, sent out a notice to those of us who attended and offered a 1:1 time to review where we are post-retreat, to counsel...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 3, 2026 | growth, knowing, life change, Uncategorized
Jesus tells a story about a fig tree, using it as a way of telling what season it is. We read this story in the Bible in the gospel of Matthew. It says: “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2026 | change, decisions, experiences, life change, Ministry, recovery, Titus 2 Partnership
2/15/2024. CBB “The cross you died on positionally must be the cross you live on personally every day. The truest test of whether you are surrendered to the Lord comes in times of personal defeat. Our pride says, ” Rise up and fight! ” But the Spirit...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 17, 2025 | Gifts, life change, loneliness, memories
Ten years ago I was posting about loneliness at holiday season and organizing “Neighbors’ Cookie Swap event in Lynn Haven. It seems to be a perpetual and pervasive experience in our culture today. A mere five years later I was widowed. The next year our daughter...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 8, 2024 | change, Comfort, God's will, growth, home, journaling, Lent, life change, marriage, questions, seasons, spiritual journey, Trust
When have you felt God direct you to make a change in your life? Did you struggle with any doubt or were you confident in the change? In August 1992, my husband, Bill, had a job opportunity and was ready for a change of venue . After praying about the situation, he...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 25, 2023 | action, authority, boundaries, change, correction, Cultural Issues, Holy Spirit, life change, mercy, sanctification, self examination, spiritual journey
Many have assumed that since the Dobbs case challenge and decision to return regulation of abortion to states that the issue is resolved. It is not. There are efforts to “enshrine the right to abortion”, with no limitations, into the US legal code through...
