by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | names, trees
3/10/2019 In addition to a huge pine tree ( to which I say good riddance!), the numerous oaks and the palm tree we lost in Hurricane Michael, I lost a nice sized English dogwood, 2 cedars, several sago palms and azaleas, a crepe myrtle, several bridal wreath shrubs, a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | appearances, lake, life change, nature
Three years ago, March 10, 2019, I noted these first blooms on the flowering almond shrub at Deerpoint Lake. Last year on the same date I stopped by the our then vacant house to check on this shrub and enjoy the signs of spring…….. An old fashioned shrub...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | boundaries, brokenness, Christian Attributes, transparency
Long-term and continuing topic of discussion…. Quotes of note: “Christian authenticity is likewise other-focused. We live transparently, not to unload our own burdens and thus walk more lightly alone, but to intentionally share the burdens of others and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | Assurance of faith
I wrote this in response to some back and forth about whether or not God exists: Some will see and not believe; others will believe though they do not see. Each has a measure in his own heart that must be met. For some, they have observed, experienced, and heard more...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | heart of God
Apple of His Eye: A phrase used by many to imply favor and delight in another. Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings (The Psalmist beseeching God) Pr 7:2 Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | desiring God
Eye of God or Sight of God- Some thoughts for Lent Luke 16:15: He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight. 2.Acts 4:19: But Peter and John replied,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | counterfeits, woundedness
The Wounded Healer- more Lenten thoughts stirred by Henri Nouwen from 3/9/2014 by CBB I read this some years ago at the recommendation of a friend, The Wounded Healer, by Henri Nouwen, was required reading again in the last year. This is a book that has been part of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | communication, David, God's call, heart of God
One After God’s Own Heart ….. Recently I was teaching a class from 1 Samuel 22-23. This is the point at which Saul has allowed his jealousy and paranoia to overcome him and he has begun his persecution, indeed his murderous rage against David, and David is on...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | evangelism
Random thoughts, time in study, a teacher’s calling from God, belief that any where we can spread the uplifting and sometimes thought-provoking word of God is a good thing…..some of the reasons I post on facebook. “Small bites are pinched out of the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | poetry
Found by a friend on her mother’s Bible: A great thought……worth sharing. The Greatest Test Help me to walk so close to Thee That those who know me best can see I live as godly as I pray And Christ is real from day to day. I see some once a day, or...
