by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 10, 2022 | Suffering
I have been part of several conversations recently about the purpose of suffering, teasing out the aspects of one’s theology of suffering. Those most attuned to God seem to understand, there is a purpose in suffering. From Love Worth Finding: Follow Someone...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 10, 2022 | Suffering, Wisdom, witness
From Dec 10,2020 A friend introduced me recently to another widow friend of hers. We had a good time getting acquainted and sharing something of our experiences with one another. My friend who introduced us keeps telling me we need to start a group for the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 15, 2022 | culture, Suffering
CAUGHT!!! (From 11/15/2013) The individual responsible for the theft of our property was arrested today by criminal investigators from Bay County Sheriff’s Department at our house while still on the job……with his minor son standing there watching....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 10, 2022 | story, Suffering, worship
On Designer Dogs and Rescue Pets JD Walt’s reflection today in our morning Wake Up Call st seedbed.com on rescue pets led me to remembering the many rescue pets of our family over nearly seven decades of my life ….. and especially those that were part of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2022 | story, Suffering, woundedness
There was a time in my life, a day, a specific moment when I felt the rejecting and dismissive spirit from some who presumed to judge me without even knowing me. It was truly an experience that felt like an emotional ambush and in my mind I asked God, “What is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2022 | Faith, family, Suffering, Trust, Wisdom
This past week one of our topics in the parenting/re-parenting class for women at Titus 2 was the instruction to teach our children to “suffer well” if we want them to live effectively in a defective world, they must learn this skill and adopt this...
