by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
In my experience, it is the first line of books that sets the tone and makes a book memorable. Here are some specific examples from memorable books of my life: – “It’s not about you.” (The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren) – “It was the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I was about ten years (1964) old I got my first watch for Christmas from my parents. It was a nice little gold toned Timex with a black band. I wore it for years, changing bands several times. In 1976, when I graduated from college, my...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
The day that my Father was moved from the neurology wing of the hospital to the hospice unit, he was being taken for a scan first. When they rolled him out of the room, I threw myself across his bed and wailed out loud. I had been so busy being strong and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17...
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. ...
