by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2026 | Friendship, Gratitude, joy
There are some few rare friends who, even though you may go months without seeing one another, when you make the time to be truly present to one another it’s instantly the same closeness. You can be one another’s encourager, admonisher, confidante,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 31, 2025 | Friendship, Prayer, time, tradition, writing
12/31/25. CBB My grandson -in-law asked me yesterday if I was making any New Year’s resolutions. I told him, “No. I don’t do resolutions. A friend and I do prayer requests. She and I shared prayer requests last year for what we hoped God would do in the year ahead....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | acceptance, Friendship, loneliness
A young woman I know wrote this poem. It was so poignant. I felt that pain in my 20s and 30s.I felt this great loneliness for many years then realized God was sending several people for whom I WAS to be that person. Problem was I didn’t WANT to be that person for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 21, 2025 | Cultural Issues, Faith, Friendship, Uncategorized
Unless you’re going to read to the end, skip this post. The following is a surprising post I saw 7/20/25: 7/20/25 CBB Immigration law and activities continue to stay in every news report. You can’t seem to avoid the controversy. Wow! Just today I saw this post above....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 8, 2025 | community, Friendship
Monday, Jan. 6, 2024- Conversation with a friend: I texted my prayer partner and friend: “Hope you slept well. Bitsy and I had a disruption. I accidentally pushed her off the bed at 3 am while dreaming. I didn’t hear a peep! Thought I’d killed her. My bed’s high. I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 1, 2024 | Friendship, Grace, grief, witness, work, writing
Hi, Friends. I want to share something with you I discovered recently in my own grief journey…. But first, I’m going to share a poem I read today. (See photo.) Two weeks ago on one day I had two people who brought my grief full face before me. One was an...
