by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 8, 2023 | memories, pets
May 8,3021: Poor little Winston is on high alert this morning. He was sitting by my chair as I was reading an individual’s lengthy minute by minute account of experiencing the prep process for a colonoscopy. I was laughing so hard I was snorting and tears were...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 15, 2023 | home, memories
Today we had our monthly Women’s Grief Group at Lynn Haven Methodist Church. We welcomed a couple of new guests who have experienced more recent losses….. It was a poignant reminder for others of us, taking us right back to those early months of fresh...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | Friendship, memories
12/22/2013 Friday evening students, staff, and guests at Bethel Village were privileged to see a dramatic monologue by Proverbs 31 volunteer, Bernie Shotts (Hiland Park Baptist Church). Entitled “I Am Mary” we heard Mary tell her story and we gained a new...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 10, 2022 | discipleship training, family, growth, memories
Discipleship mentoring of middle class, educated women who are religious, but who are genuinely seeking a deeper spiritual journey with Christ is wonderfully stimulating and humbling at the same time. The privilege of being invited into their lives, hearing their...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | family, memories
Enjoyed an early Thanksgiving meal with parents and daughter’s family. Today we have just chilled and eaten leftovers.Grandkids, ages almost 7 and 5, made Rice Kispie treat “houses”, decorated with candies, like gingerbread houses. The 7 year old and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | memories
Nov 36,2014…, “In the category “I Never Knew That”: Bill was watching a TV interview with a Catholic sister the other morning. (order and location unknown). I wasn’t paying attention to the TV at the time. Afterward he asked if I knew the...