by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am a busy person. I like being busy. And I enjoy the satisfaction of getting things checked off my to do list. But more and more I realize that I may just be giving off vibes that I am too busy for the people who actually are the more important part of my daily...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just returned to this blog site after a brief (?) break and realized it’s been 10 days since my last visit. Wasn’t yesterday New Year’s Day? Each week seems to fly by. A new job must have something to do with that. Every day is so full. I have to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s interesting that, this time of year, you can take almost any group of people with a Judeo-Christian background and put them together, add some Christmas traditions, and have a party. The case managers at the Homeless Day Resource Center pooled their talents...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
This year, instead of giving gifts to one another, my parents and siblings and I each chose a charitable enterprise to which to give. One brother and my parents chose food banks to support. Another brother and his wife bought Christmas gifts for a family whose...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Working in a homeless center has provided me a view of human dignity that I might not otherwise have had……A troubled soul, one who is often difficult and incoherent, who takes the initiative to clean the coffee center, just because it needs...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
After over a year, I am finally done with the master’s program in counseling and psychology. It seems strange today to have nothing pending…..no necessary reading, no paper to write, nothing to study. But it’s a good strange. Now, if I can just feel...
