by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 15, 2015 | recovery, responsibility, work
Over the years, working with women and families in conditions of poverty has been enlightening. I hesitate to say “dire poverty”, because “poverty” is a relative term……Consider the poverty of people in Third World communities who lack clean drinking water or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 6, 2015 | recovery
The philosophy presented in the link below, it has been reported, represents the basis on which some recovery programs deny any use of psychiatric medications, often coupled with a religious view that dismisses God’s participation in medical science’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 6, 2015 | Lifestyle Choices, recovery
Titus 2 students and I attended the Amy Grant concert at the Panama City Marina Civic Center last evening thanks to the generosity of donors who provided free tickets. The concert was a delightful evening for Titus 2. There were moments when each of us was singing...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 6, 2015 | recovery
When women first come into Titus 2, they are generally emotional, conflicted, broken, fuzzy-headed, and anxious. It takes time to feel “safe” in the midst of a new environment and new people. It takes time for the mind to begin to work again as it...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 4, 2015 | recovery
Cathy Byrd reports on a woman’s testimony: This is a personal text received this afternoon, June 3, 2015. It is from a woman who was a discipleship student in substance abuse recovery in Fall 2009- Summer 2010 under my care. “I am so amazed how God...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 23, 2015 | recovery, spiritual formation
Midwife to “new birth” or palliative care/hospice nurse for one intent on giving up…..sometimes I do not know which role I am being given. As a pastor one can point to hope, testify to hope, give the reason for one’s own hope, share stories of...
