I am apparently a safe and quick reference resource for some people who need a ready answer to something they remember from Scripture but may not have a Bible close at hand or may not be adept at use of Bible search applications or concordances. I am happy to fill...
I enjoy eagle stories…(imagine that…a Byrd who graduated from Auburn University!) and this blog is a keeper! Are you an eagle raised in a barnyard? By Patricia Holbrook Atlanta Journal Constitution 10-28-17 A farmer was walking by a field one...
“Progressive” – favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters; characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement; going forward or onward; passing...
I began journaling in earnest in 1990. In 2005, I was introduced to the world of internet weblogging. As I look back at my entries, I can observe how God has brought me through from “old life” and purpose to “new life” and purpose one step at...
Psalm 5: 1-3 Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. Seeing the...
(This post was originally written in July 2005, well over a year and a half before I left my pharma sales career and began graduate school to become a Christian counselor.) Our Wednesday morning group is studying the book of Esther. If you recall, Ahasuerus...
This week in our church’s Renewal sessions, Rev. Mark Nysewander talked about life in the Holy Spirit. He said that life following God’s will is not so much a structured rigid “blueprint”, as it is leaping into a river and going with...
I have heard different people try to describe this mystery of the Trinitarian nature of God through various metaphors. How do we attempt to describe and understand it? Metaphors- – Egg shell, white, yolk- not best choice….3 different and distinct and even...
Recently I changed the description of myself on my Facebook page from a group of noun descriptors (Christian. Wife. Mother. Grandmother. Daughter. Friend. Counselor. Teacher) to “Just plain ‘ol Cathy”……this is a phrase I got to repeat...
At Christmas, I shared some memories of our Daddy with my siblings as a present to them. My younger brother, Dan Boyd, said he had some memories he cherished and had been thinking about. I encouraged him to write them down. This morning I found 5 emails from him, each...
