by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 3, 2026 | culture
from 1/3/2025….. Remembering President Jimmy Carter Present Jimmy Carter, of Plains, Ga., near where I grew up was described today this way: “summation of the man: “disciplined, funny, enormously intelligent, and deeply spiritual.” Not a bad...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 3, 2026 | judging, scripture, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, writing
“If any one tells you that such a person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: “He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”— Epictetus. (Thank you, Nicola Gibson. This quote lines up with...
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 | Christmas, memories, tradition
1/2/17 CBB When dismantling all the “Christmas” around our house, I generally wind up forgetting one or more small things tucked away here or there. Tonight I realized I had three little glass trees in the hutch in the kitchen. I was picking them up when...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Emotional Literacy, emotions, Teaching
Why we include emotional literacy, values education, sharing our lives as well as our testimony, and the importance of interdependent living at Titus 2: CBB 1/2/20 The Most Private is Often What Resonates the Strongest The pyschologist Carl Rogers, a person who would...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | heart of God, knowing, theology
As we seek God, at the border of the Holy we are invited to commune with our Creator, glimpsing His realm, where we are received with joy and loving-kindness that is beyond anything that can be known in this realm! 12/31/21 CBB Screenshot
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
CBB. 1/2/23 A year ago, after the Webb Space Telescope launch, I wrote this based on multiple news reports….. “NASA has hired a team of theologians, led by Reverend Dr. Andrew Davison, to guide humankind through potential worldview-shattering information that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | blessing, Prayer
Daily Blessing….. Susie Larson. 1/2/23 “May you learn how to walk in the authority Christ has entrusted to you. May you speak PEACE to your soul and PERFECT LOVE to your fears. May you refuse discouragement simply because courage fits you better. May you walk...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Comfort, love, marriage, memories, writing
1/2/2015….(a memory recalled 1/2/23) “We had a pull chain come out of the light fixture on a ceiling fan. Bill took it apart, figured out what to do, ordered a replacement part for less than $5.00, had it in two days, and installed it this afternoon. Call me...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | understand, Wisdom, Words and Writing, writing
Reflection from a 1/2/2022…. still true. There are some who are imprisoned behind bars. Others are imprisoned behind masks. Still others are imprisoned by their own choices. Christ came to set the prisoner free. It doesn’t matter what chains are holding...
