by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have been puzzling, struggling, and picking away at a problem for a couple of months. But life was so busy throughout Advent, I didn’t have the energy or the time to work through it. I did seem to find snatched moments to stew about it. ...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
I reveiwed the archives of my blogging on this site, which has gone on since 2005. I realized that my blogging was fairly consistent for several years- several entries most every month of the year. Then in 2011, the number of blogs dropped precipitously and this year...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Living on a lake has many advantages, the peacefulness of the view being the primary one. We are privileged to enjoy beautiful sunsets most evenings right out our back window. When we moved here seven years ago, we purchased a 3-seater personal watercraft. It has been...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week was educational for me. It has been clearly demonstrated to me that addiction is not only, even not primarily, a matter of substance-use; it is a matter of people-use. To paraphase a trite old popular song, “People. People who use people… are the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
3/20/12- My Conversations with GodFifteen years ago this week I began a new journey. I heard the voice of God. It was jolting, though an exciting and invigorating experience, too. He spoke to me in a moment of worship, an odd moment early in the morning as I drove up...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve been pecking away now for over three years at requirements for ordination as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. I have finally gotten within sight of the “light at the end of the tunnel” . It is a great feeling to know that it’s...
