by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 10, 2026 | grief, Prayer
A prayer that is so on-point. Copied from the page of Cathy Boyd Byrd, written by Sarah Westfall. 5/30/22 “Grief is a wild creature, and right now, all our emotions and questions and frustrations are seeping out of the cracks of our brokenness. Some of it is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 28, 2025 | change, home, spiritual journey, status
I’m here, in Panama City Beach, Florida, finding my way as I come to a place where “family” may be found again, having returned from the far country of exile that was Hurricane Michael and COVID-19, where my husband died, like a modern day Naomi. I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 28, 2025 | grief, healing
Here are seven helpful tips to process grief: 1. It’s important to acknowledge and honor your feelings, even if you can’t fully feel them. Avoiding or suppressing emotions can cause more harm than good. 2. Move your body and get outside. Shift your focus from...
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...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 22, 2025 | grief, healing
) June 22, 2022) friend who lost her mother recently and I, now 22 months into widowhood, were just talking about this very aspect of grief last night. The experience of and lesson of such “emotional ambushes,” as I have called them, is very true. It does...
