by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
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 | Nov 19, 2025 | Christmas, family, generations, tradition, worship
Speaking of crèches and Christmas traditions, one person told me that instead of “Elf On A Shelf” her family would hide the Jesus figure from their creche’ daily until Christmas morning when He would be found in the manger on the mantel! What a great Christian...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 19, 2025 | Ministry, story, timing, Titus 2 Partnership, Trust
I watched a video recap of the 2025 Summit by CCPL (Center for Christianity and Public Life) where our middle granddaughter is now employed, having transitioned from 9 years of working as a reporter and editor with several news organizations in D.C. covering the U.S....
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 | Nov 17, 2025 | Beatitudes, Teaching
God spoke words of comfort and hope to me over 20 years ago through the Beatitudes of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In them He revealed a rich and beautiful path for moving from my brokenness (“poverty of spirit” Matt. 5:3) and reliance on things of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 14, 2025 | affirmation, Aging, crafts, family, Gifts, grandmother, Granny Boyd, Gratitude
When I was a teenager, my paternal grandmother crafted a quilt for each of her grandchildren, with the help of her sister, Aunt Omi. She hung a large quilting frame from the ceiling in her cozy den area adjacent to her spacious kitchen. I fondly remember seeing them...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | experiences, significance, Worldview
Seems to me we should aspire to be post-resurrection Peters regarding faith in Christ but Doubting Thomases regarding faith in man’s institutions—which means poking fingers in the sides of both liberals and conservatives. ……Be salt, not sugar. Report sensational facts...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | acceptance, Friendship, loneliness
A young woman I know wrote this poem. It was so poignant. I felt that pain in my 20s and 30s.I felt this great loneliness for many years then realized God was sending several people for whom I WAS to be that person. Problem was I didn’t WANT to be that person for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | Prayer, witness
“The priority of Jesus was not ministry to men….” Myles Munroe, in speaking of Jesus’ robust prayer life. His read on the story of the apostles attempting to cast out demons is very interesting. Why couldn’t they do it? Not by shouting, not by...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | brokenness, consolation, home
11/12/21: 8 years ago we had a difficult Holiday season My Dad had just died in August. My Mom was beside herself with grief. Our home remodeling had been underway since June and was taking far longer than projected. My locked chest with important belongings and my...
