by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I was growing up there was a large tea olive tree that grew on the north side of our porch. Its fragrant flowers became a soothing balm for my adolescent emotions. In August I toured a garden home that I would soon purchase and to which I have now moved, When I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
The need for emotional literacy- to recognize, identify, experience, communicate and respond to feelings in a way that facilitates connectedness is a human need….. connectedness to self, others, and God. Humans have also been given an extraordinary accompanying,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
If someone is disappointed in me, they were looking to the wrong source for their happiness or security to start with…. Look to God in Christ. If you see Christ’s fruit in me, go and let him do the same in you! Then we can celebrate our shared life in Christ! Affirm...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Salvation begins with our first wish to know and please God. It is Prevenient Grace that protects us and draws us there, to God himself. John 1:4John 6:44John 8:12Romans 1:20Romans 2:14-15 “God worketh in you, therefore you can work. Otherwise it would be impossible.”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
…”He is the Creator of our imaginations, our delights, and our interests. Positionally, before God and before the world, we are God’s child by covenant and union. But also embrace that you are God’s child personally and experientially. Seek to live a life full...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
What’s the difference between telling someone to “have a good day” and “have a blessed day”? Hmmmm…… A good day desires for another a day with favorable circumstances and a positive outcome. A blessed day desires for another the presence and protection of God upon...