by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | Suffering
Jesus Christ was a man of sorrows, yet the bearer of joy to a weary world. Being in ministry reveals a small insight into the depth of His sorrow, not just on the cross but looking daily into the eyes and hearts of dead souls that don’t even know they are...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | heart of God
An interesting reflection today, considering conversations this week about the cold, the rain, the chageability of it all, etc…… It reminds me, too, of scripture that also says, “The rain falls on the just and the unjust.” (Posted 2/4/2016)...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | pets
2/4/2017….. Pet Memories “We have been medicating our little one-eyed kitty’s “good” eye for about 3 weeks and have almost 2 more weeks of treatment. She then goes back to the veterinary ophthalmology office in Tallahassee. It seems to be...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | Bible Study
I have expressed a preference to see more groups take on direct Bible study instead of purchasing commercial lesson package plans with DVDs, books, and study guides one after another. We are training people to eat scriptural baby food instead of training them to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | spiritual life
Ann Voskamp in a video presentation 2/4/2017: “You are what your heart loves. …..Draw a cross on your wrist and ask, “What do you want?” And “Do you want what Christ wants?” Cross-shaped thinking, cross-shaped...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | cooking
From 2/4/2018 Sweet Memory of Life With Bill I am so blessed to have a husband who is so easy to please with food. He will pretty much eat whatever I cook. He recently purchased an extra large T-fal skillet…really nice….to try his hand at cooking. I had...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | Teaching, True Religion
Colossians 2:18- “Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.” In a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 4, 2022 | counseling, Ministry
There was a time I visited a large couples Sunday School class years ago at a church. Their prayer request time took up most of the session and the burdens were significant for some. It became so oppressive and overwhelming to me I had to leave the class. Later on a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 3, 2022 | grief, marriage, Ministry
I have lived in exile from the world many years but it didn’t seem so strange when Bill was here with me. I’m still adapting to this reality. But Christ is closer than ever all the same… the presence of the seedbed.com online community helps...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 2, 2022 | heart, heart of God
It takes hands to build a house but only hearts can build a home. Anon.