by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
From a friend. 2/21/12… YO! Biirthday girl. You look great for 39+. I know your secret. You eat lots of Italian food. Let me leave you with this pearl of wisdom. Satchel Page, was a picher for the former Negro League. He was called “EMINENT PHILOSOPHER”,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
I am neither a “glass-half-empty” nor a “glass-half-full” kind of gal. I am a “the glass-can-always-be-refilled” kind of gal. That is an optimism that arises from confidence in the Source and Content, not confidence in the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
I had a great time preparing and delivering the message “The Name of God“, about God’s nature and our understanding of him. for today at Carillon Beach Chapel. I have preached and taught on this topic before but today seemed more powerful than before and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
What does being in “covenant” with someone mean to you? Answering one another’s calls or emails? Being available to assist or provide guidance in times of need? Offering concerns about one another’s conduct promptly? Being willing to help seek...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over Simple Supper last evening at church Bible study some of us were comparing progress in storm recovery and celebrating small victories for various families. We were also observing that, now four and a half months into this process, many are feeling very tired. The...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over Simple Supper last evening at church Bible study some of us were comparing progress in storm recovery and celebrating small victories for various families. We were also observing that, now four and a half months into this process, many are feeling very tired. The...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dr. Curt Thompson on Lent: “As I have been reflecting on and anticipating this season in the church calendar, it occurred to me how beautifully and mysteriously our observance of Lent maps on to our day to day experiences, as well as the whole of our lives. Not...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Today’s (2/21/23) Wake Up Call from seedbed.com is an important word for us in our faith journey or pilgrimage. And one particular paragraph JD shares really speaks to me. I think it bears repeating. “Mountain top experiences cannot be contained. They must be received...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
From 2/22/2016: CBB “LOL! I just realized the reason I haven’t been motivated to write an annual “Christmas letter” to send out to family and friends in Christmas cards the last couple of years, as I had been accustomed to doing for quite a few...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2026 | change, heart of God, scripture, seasons, Uncategorized, writing
Thank you Mary Nicholson Rue, for sharing this meme below. I was just enjoying the early bloomers yesterday and thinking this very thing!! “I love being a February Girl! February…..On the cusp of a new season,Revealing glimpses of something new,Restoring hope……...
