by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 7, 2026 | desires, emotions, heart of God, worship
JD, in our seedbed.com Wake Up Call devotional, challenged us to identify from God’s Word, the verse(s) that would guide us this year, not merely a single focus word. JD has told the story of a Ms. Betty, a senior storekeeper who would always greet him with this...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | desiring God, women in ministry, worship
“Can you serve the Lord in ministry and be content simply with whatever praise comes from Him? There is a woman, a prophetess of God who did. God chose not to reveal her personal name. She was known only as, wife of Isaiah, Isaiah 8:3. Her...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Wisdom, worship
I love this! CBB 1/2/24
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 27, 2025 | family, tradition, Words and Writing, worship
The family Christmas Eve activity at our daughter’s house last night after a top-notch dinner of her homemade gumbo, spinach salad, and French bread was each person sharing a poem around the table. Tim shared a short AI generated Christmas poem. Brady shared a fun...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 19, 2025 | Christmas, family, generations, tradition, worship
Speaking of crèches and Christmas traditions, one person told me that instead of “Elf On A Shelf” her family would hide the Jesus figure from their creche’ daily until Christmas morning when He would be found in the manger on the mantel! What a great Christian...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 11, 2025 | home, marriage, Memorials, memories, stones, symbols, Thanks, worship, writing
In the hymn sung today in the Seedbed.com Wake Up Call devotional, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” JD Walt noted in it a reference to raising one’s Eben Ezer, a stone of remembrance as a testimony to God’s work on our behalf. Bill and I have had an Eben Ezer that...
