by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | desires, emotions, grief, Prayer
3/10/2017 A young man with whom Bill and I had some personal experience in our work with the Rescue Mission 4-5 years ago and who later continued his efforts in substance abuse recovery through another men’s program was sentenced to 30 years in prison yesterday...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 25, 2022 | grief
My daughter in law shared this from Stasi Eldredge about grief. Like many others, I know the feeling of slogging through “knee deep mud” in the middle of grief. Some images are so vivid. I can remember a day when I was about 6 or 7. I headed to my...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 25, 2022 | grief
Recovery is “a process of change through which people improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.” (US government, as defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.” In...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 19, 2022 | grief
Ten of us were at the Women’s Grief Gathering at Lynn Haven UMC today. This was our 4th monthly meeting. We explored ways in which we think about the presence of our grief with us through the lens of metaphors….. similar to the ways in which the Bible...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 9, 2022 | grief
How else would one welcome guests to Grand Falls Lane but with a waterfall! The waterfall may not be all that grand, but the fact that its abode is all ours, free and clear is pretty grand, thanks to the love and wisdom of my partner of 48 years! I know he’s got his...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 9, 2022 | grief, growth
Walking through our mostly empty home on Deerpoint Lake, getting it ready to turn over to a new family, and trying to adapt to new quarters with anxious pets have left me feeling very vulnerable and sad today. It’s like the closing of one more door on something...
