by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 18, 2015 | life change, Truth, used by God
“It is what it is” is a phrase I have been known to use from time to time. It reflects an acceptance of reality and recognition that some things cannot be changed. Recently, I observed a new student in our program saying this, too, on several...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2010 | life change, Trust
The last time I posted I was just beginning the second semester of seminary classes in my candidacy for deacon. Reading for the class, which has 5 required texts, has occupied much of my free time. Now I find myself at mid-term, having turned in my mid-term exam and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 19, 2008 | life change
Interestingly, in the same week that I finished graduate school, my husband wasretired” from his job by a company change of ownership. We’d anticipated this possibility for about nine months, so thankfully it was not a surprise. And, also thankfully, we...