by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 11, 2026 | Trust
Good word for today from a new friend, Dottie Wilson…. as I head to hospital in Bham for a biopsy of my thyroid, I’m comfortable and at peace. I know God’s goodness, sovereignty, presence, and personal affection for me. It’s a worthy prayer for any...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 10, 2026 | Jeremiah 29:11, promises, Trust
Humble House Mother’s Day Retreat 5/8-10/2026. Friday night devotional. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). This verse provides the theme...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 5, 2026 | God's will, Trust, Words and Writing
The issue of calling one to “decree and declare” assumes authority God has not given us. God, our Almighty LORD and Master over All Things has already decreed all things according to His plan, purpose, and will. He has written it in His Word, manifests it through His...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2026 | spiritual life, Suffering, Teaching, Trust
I get weary of the notion that suffering is preparation for some grand purpose, i.e., as in using Joseph’s story of betrayal, being sold into slavery, victimized by deceitfulness, and left forgotten in prison to becoming #2 leader in Egypt and saving the world from...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 19, 2026 | God's will, Grace, Trust, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Again and again tells us to simply “stand.” He will act on our behalf. He will fight for us. He will provide refuge for us. Help me to simply stand and wait for truth. CBB 1/19/26Brent’ Brown. 1/19/19 “But so often we run and avoid stillness and standing because we...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 10, 2026 | Disciples, Faith, family, spiritual life, Trust
Dottie Wilson’s description here is like the faith of my husband, Bill. He was an only child of parents who loved and provided for him. He was also the only grandchild of his maternal grandparents and had an aunt and uncle close by who had no children and who spent...
