by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2016 | Ministry
This morning I got a call from a person I’ve been assisting for 3 weeks through parish community outreach and case management who had come to Panama City with a referral for a new job. The couple raised 4 children in a Methodist Church out of state. After the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2016 | pets, Uncategorized
We’ve had a sweet little female feral cat for 13-14 years, Patti. She was a runt that got abandoned on the roof of WMBB and when the operations crew went up to run her off, she jumped off into the shrubbery. She was pulled out of the shrubbery and dropped into a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 9, 2016 | discipline, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Teaching, Truth
I am part of a 365 Bible Challenge study group. We were finishing up the Job section recently. Among the group’s members there was a conversation by one who had felt persecuted by some individuals in her workplace. She was asked in the group why she felt that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 9, 2016 | sanctification
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and satan also came among them. ……… Job 1:6 Job was sifted by satan in an attempt to make him curse God. Job cursed the day of his birth, and he argued with his...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 8, 2016 | Aging, memories, Ministry
Zebras and Harness Racers….. In late summer of 2014 and for much of the next year I experienced a multitude of frustrations and confusion in attempting to connect with some individuals in ministry beyond my local community and church, I experienced a number of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I was a young adult, my Mother noted that listening to me one would think I had a really sad childhood. Many of the memories I voiced were about hurts and sadness, not about joys and fun. One thing I have observed is that life recovery students often express the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 5, 2016 | Truth, Uncategorized
My friend and sister in Christ, Karen White, is a John Maxwell-trained life coach. Her blog on “fact versus Truth” this week has me thinking….....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2016 | counseling, Hur, Spiritual Warfare
When I was a pre-schooler and in primary grades during the late 50’s and early 60’s my best friend, Beth Palmer, and I would roller skate together. Her home was in a busy downtown area and had no sidewalk readily available. My family lived on a quiet street that,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2016 | Comfort
When my Father had a critical brain bleed in his early 70’s requiring surgery, as he was recuperating one of the things my sister, Carol, and I did was sing to him. He told me his favorite song was “Precious Memories.” I contacted my choir director...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2016 | acceptance, affirmation, memories
Forgotten Good When I was a young adult, my Mother noted that listening to me one would think I had a really sad childhood. Many of the memories I voiced were about hurts and sadness, not about joys and fun. One thing I have observed is that life recovery students...
