by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 8, 2018 | memories
At Christmas, I shared some memories of our Daddy with my siblings as a present to them. My younger brother, Dan Boyd, said he had some memories he cherished and had been thinking about. I encouraged him to write them down. This morning I found 5 emails from him, each...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 13, 2017 | memories
Question from my 42 year old daughter: I’m wondering if you can help me with in the next couple of days. I’m working on the essay I started a couple of years ago about the quilt Granny Boyd made that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 12, 2017 | memories
When I was about 7, it was my birthday, I believe. This would have been February 1961. Several friends were over. (I didn’t get a record player until Christmas of that year.) We were on the back patio of our home listening to WBAM radio….Joe Rumore’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 8, 2016 | Aging, memories, Ministry
Zebras and Harness Racers….. In late summer of 2014 and for much of the next year I experienced a multitude of frustrations and confusion in attempting to connect with some individuals in ministry beyond my local community and church, I experienced a number of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2016 | acceptance, affirmation, memories
Forgotten Good When I was a young adult, my Mother noted that listening to me one would think I had a really sad childhood. Many of the memories I voiced were about hurts and sadness, not about joys and fun. One thing I have observed is that life recovery students...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 20, 2016 | memories, music
This time of year I wind up doing repairs to some ornaments and decorations that have suffered in storage…… glue, tape, new string or wire, In January 2016 I wrote the story below about a “rescued” Willow Tree Angel of Song who had lost her...