by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 8, 2016 | Aging, memories, Ministry
Zebras and Harness Racers….. In late summer of 2014 and for much of the next year I experienced a multitude of frustrations and confusion in attempting to connect with some individuals in ministry beyond my local community and church, I experienced a number of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 26, 2010 | Aging
At 56 years old, I’m living my life and making plans as if I have plenty of time to realize the goals I’m setting. Just a few days ago I was talking to my husband about something in our home that we’d had a while…..25 years to be exact. As soon...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 20, 2009 | Aging, Psalm 118:24
Today has been a wonderful day…..my 55th birthday! Before 7:00a.m. I had already received 5 phone calls with birthday wishes. There were a half dozen cards, numerous posts on my Facebook wall, and several impromptu renditions of “Happy Birthday to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2008 | Aging
This past week my husband and I each completed questionnaires on our attitudes toward money as a part of a church class on stewardship that he is co-facilitating. When we’d finished we compared our answers and found that of the 15 questions we’d answered...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 4, 2007 | Aging
In a class on adult ministry that I am taking we are in the unit on senior adults. There is a self-awareness inventory that asks us to indicate on a scale of 1-5 the number that best expresses our feelings between two extremes about the statement, “When I think...
