by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 29, 2026 | Comfort, family, heart of God
51 years ago today I prepared my bag to head to the hospital for the delivery of our second child, Charlotte Ann. It had been an anxious pregnancy. I remember her birth as clearly as if it were just last week……the doctor, the nurses, the coldness of the room, their...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Comfort, love, marriage, memories, writing
1/2/2015….(a memory recalled 1/2/23) “We had a pull chain come out of the light fixture on a ceiling fan. Bill took it apart, figured out what to do, ordered a replacement part for less than $5.00, had it in two days, and installed it this afternoon. Call me...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | Aging, Comfort, pets, Uncategorized, writing
My little Bitsy Shih Tzu is so smart…she makes me laugh! I decided she and I would share a diced apple for breakfast, one of our usual travel treats. And I thought, “I’ll just start with the apple bits here at the kitchen table to give her the two syringes of cardio...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 11, 2025 | Comfort, Prayer, Teaching
In a daily devotional online recently we covered a passage from Luke 22 regarding Christ’s prayer in the Mount of Olives before His arrest. Days later I’m still gleaning in the Luke 22 account of Jesus praying in agony with the knowledge of God’s will yet struggling...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2025 | CBByrd Testimony, Comfort, dreams, love, Prayer
Deep peace of the running wave to you.Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the gentle night to you. Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.Deep peace of Christ, the light of the world, to you. Gaelic...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 13, 2025 | attributes of Christ, Comfort, Teaching
“God is speaking to the prophet Jeremiah and through him, to all people when He says, “Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know,” Jeremiah 33:3. The struggles that lead you closer to God are worth more than any...
