by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 18, 2014 | Addictions, healing, Twelve Steps, Wellness
Coming to the End of Oneself Recently I participated in a webinar on collaborating with other programs and agencies in a multidisciplinary approach to recovery from substance use and addiction. It was a well done professional webinar on building a care team. It...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 6, 2014 | God's attributes, Quotes
Today I was cleaning out some old files in my garage. Several notebooks needed to be gone through before being thrown out. One was a Children’s Ministry notebook. In 2008, I was completing a series of certification classes for Christian Education. One...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | singing
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | grief, Stasi Eldredge
My daughter in law shared this from Stasi Eldredge about grief. Like many others, I know the feeling of slogging through “knee deep mud” in the middle of grief.Some images are so vivid. I can remember a day when I was about 6 or 7. I headed to my...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | forgiveness, Four Promises, Ken Sande
In Steps 8 & 9 of the Twelve Step process, individuals are challenged to both forgive and receive forgiveness. Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker, has some practical ways to make that process easier to accomplish:”Forgiveness may be described as a decision...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | boundaries, Dear Amy, physical abuse
There are several issues in this “Dear Amy” letter that I find myself speaking to over and over again in the context of teaching “Boundaries” class to women in addiction recovery. When addiction (including co-dependent behavior) interrupts the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | Lent, Psalm 51:8, woundedness
Rejoice, even when you limp! A Lenten meditation: Psalm 51:8, “Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.” I heard someone refer to this scripture in the context of talk about our spiritual journeying, specifically in it possibly...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | timing, women in ministry
God’s timing is always perfect. Ours, on the other hand, is often marred by the desire to make sense out of circumstances and the earnest hope that, given a little more time things can be worked out for the benefit of all involved. It seems fitting on Holy Week...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | James 3:1, Teaching, Titus 2:7
Years ago, at a time when I was seeking God’s will about His purpose for my life, He made it clear to me that He did not need more clever wordsmiths, just faithful teachers. And so, I am not a particularly entertaining teacher, or even the most...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | Bethel Village, Career
(from Facebook- April 19, 2014) An open letter to students and volunteers: A number of questions have arisen from people who are puzzled by my decision to leave Bethel Village, and expressing their concern that I have let down the ladies whom I have loved and served....
