by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 11, 2023 | change
“Care for the widows…..”. Oh, my. I had not registered that word and status in my brain yet until a neighbor brought lunch and texted this message…. “We will be bringing cooked food regularly … we will not forget. We are commanded by God to be your...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 7, 2023 | change, culture
This speaker, Rosaria Butterfield, refers to her gradual dissolution into the LGBTQ culture ( after being raised in a Catholic tradition) through female social friendships (where she felt safe, connected, shared common justice interests, and felt understood) before...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 2, 2023 | Aging, change, Grace, growth
A beautiful reflection by Sarah Westfall……. worth the read. I remember the year I was 29 was much like this, full of uncertainty. I wish turning 30 had resolved it, but I spent much of my 30’s like the dandelion seeds, blowing in the wind. It would...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 21, 2023 | change, Purpose, Quadrilateral, questions, reading
John 4- Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well in Sychar…. 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 19, 2023 | change, Ministry
From 2/19/2022: I am in one of those weird spots in which I know God is doing something…. I can feel it in my bones…(Yes, I’ve gotten old enough to feel things in my bones!) There are definitely some things stirring. Can’t put my finger on it,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 1, 2023 | change
Modifying William Bridges Diagram of Transitions to relate it to the process our women experience has given them a visual way to think about where they are……. at the beginning of the end of their chaotic life of the past or at the end of the beginning of their...
