by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2010 | life change, Trust
The last time I posted I was just beginning the second semester of seminary classes in my candidacy for deacon. Reading for the class, which has 5 required texts, has occupied much of my free time. Now I find myself at mid-term, having turned in my mid-term exam and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 23, 2010 | promises, Psalm 37:3-5, Trust
This scripture has become my “life scripture”, of sorts. I find myself referring to it often. God has used it to teach me many lessons.”Trust in the Lord and do good and you will live securely in the land;Delight in the Lord and He will give you the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 30, 2009 | recovery, service, spiritual formation, Trust
When I chose to get state certified as a substance abuse recovery support specialist, I was essentially making two commitments – to develop and maintain a degree of professional competence through continuing education in addiction issues and to be available to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2008 | Trust
The holidays are a blurry memory already. A new school term has begun. The 2008 calendar is already showing signs of wear as appointments have been entered throughout nearly every month’s page. The next several seasons’ goods are stacked on...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 16, 2007 | Facing fears, Psalm 37:3-5, Trust
Did you ever have a moment when you felt yourself standing on a prominence with a clear view of two vastly different possibilities for your life without the slightest inclination of which one will be yours? That is the kind of day I had today.Just this week I’d...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 8, 2006 | Deuteronomy 5:33, Psalm 119:105, Trust
You must follow exactly the path that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you are to possess. Deuteronomy 5:33.Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my...
