by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 11, 2026 | Trust
Good word for today from a new friend, Dottie Wilson…. as I head to hospital in Bham for a biopsy of my thyroid, I’m comfortable and at peace. I know God’s goodness, sovereignty, presence, and personal affection for me. It’s a worthy prayer for any...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 19, 2026 | acceptance, action, self examination, self-awareness, self-discovery
A beautiful thought that seems to speak to the experience several women have had recently in completing their 4th and 5th Steps of their 12 Step Program….. “Healing is possible when we allow ourselves the gift of wandering in the spaces of our hearts, taking in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 10, 2026 | Disciples, Faith, family, spiritual life, Trust
Dottie Wilson’s description here is like the faith of my husband, Bill. He was an only child of parents who loved and provided for him. He was also the only grandchild of his maternal grandparents and had an aunt and uncle close by who had no children and who spent...
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 19, 2025 | self care, spiritual growth, Trust
WORDS OF WISDOM”The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”ERNEST HEMINGWAY I was very much one whose default mode was to trust others for many years. What made me a skeptic about trusting people for a few years was having some...
