by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 20, 2025 | lifestyles, seasons, writing
What an utterly beautiful winter solstice weekend in the Heart of Dixie! I bought a new Burford Holly and planted it. (Not prickly!). And I planted a Peggy Martin Rose I’d bought around Thanksgiving and wove it into the garden arch. I refilled bird feeders and got a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 19, 2025 | community, generosity, Gratitude, lifestyles, Uncategorized
From 12/19/21. CBB A friend of mine died recently. Many knew him and those who knew him well knew him as a generous and kind person. Many people had stories of him coming to the aid of someone by providing for or making contact on someone’s behalf to provide for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 8, 2025 | lifestyles, Methodism, peace
Kingdomtide is a liturgical season observed in the autumn by some Anglican and Protestant denominations of Christianity. The season of Kingdomtide was initially promoted in America in the late 1930, particularly when in 1937 the US...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 13, 2024 | holiness, judging, lifestyles, mercy
Shaming evangelicals……. How recently can one repent and be forgiven by Christ and be accepted in Christian community, given the opportunity to begin living into a more righteous way of life? A minute? A day? A month? A year? 10 years? What measure of time, of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 6, 2022 | lifestyles, listening, Mental Health, Ministry
12/6/2014 I have been surprised by the behavior of some people who made a pretty good show of attempting to intimidate and bully me. Those who know me could have saved these individuals some embarrassment and wasted time by telling them that threats or coercion...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 22, 2022 | lifestyles
What’s the difference between telling someone to “have a good day” and “have a blessed day”? Hmmmm…… A good day suggests a desire for another to experience a day with favorable circumstances and a positive outcome. A blessed day desires for another the...
