by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | family, memories
3/10/2013 Middle grand girl, Haley has a volleyball tournament at Bay High today. With her parents out of town, I took her down at 7:00 a.m. We turned into the parking lot and I hear, “Uh oh. I forgot my shoes…” Me: “Shall we go back and get...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 4, 2022 | family
“The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.” – Frank Clark – Our German daughter, who spent time in our home as an exchange student, sent this quote several years ago. She is stating...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 28, 2022 | family
Sinful conduct separates us from fellowship with Holy God but never from the steadfast love of God. It may also separate us from fellowship with other people even though their love for us continues, as well. I’ve seen this over and over in life recovery counseling...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 25, 2022 | family
I had a sweet dream last night and I think I know where it came from….Harper Lee died last Friday, on my birthday. I had purchased her second novel ,”Go Set a Watchman”, a sequel to her Pulitzer Prize winning novel “To Kill a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 20, 2022 | family
The graveside service for my Aunt Betty Bryant in Tallahassee today was well attended by family and friends. from Alabama, Georgia, and the North Florida area. The skies were blue and the sun was warm, with a gentle breeze. A canopy of old oaks hung over the site of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 10, 2022 | family
If his mother didn’t teach him respect for ALL women, you may eventually have to do it or live a life of subjugation or diminution. Some mothers teach sons to respect, honor and trust only her and that all other women are suspect. This is the heart of a woman whose...