by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 14, 2008 | Gratitude
September 1st I started with “minimum full time” (32 hours a week) at the church. My hours at the homeless shelter dropped to 15 a week. It’s been challenging to manage my schedule for best use of my time, but I’m feeling better about it after...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 14, 2008 | Andrew, Disciples, John 1:41, John 6:5-9, spiritual gifts
This weekend I was challenged to think about gifts-based service and servants in the Bible, besides Jesus. As I reflected on various individuals, I was considering the various gifts of each person. One gift that I focused on was the gift of helping. Many people with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Working in a homeless center has provided me a view of human dignity that I might not otherwise have had……A troubled soul, one who is often difficult and incoherent, who takes the initiative to clean the coffee center, just because it needs...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 3, 2008 | Calling, Career, Isaiah 61, Luke 4:18, Ministry
In his Nazareth sermon (Luke 4:18) Jesus says, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me . . .to bring good news to the poor. . .to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind. . .to let the oppressed go free.”As I studied for certification as a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 19, 2008 | life change
Interestingly, in the same week that I finished graduate school, my husband wasretired” from his job by a company change of ownership. We’d anticipated this possibility for about nine months, so thankfully it was not a surprise. And, also thankfully, we...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
After over a year, I am finally done with the master’s program in counseling and psychology. It seems strange today to have nothing pending…..no necessary reading, no paper to write, nothing to study. But it’s a good strange. Now, if I can just feel...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 8, 2008 | contentment, peace
Recently, an adult Sunday school class of which I am a part has been contemplating “contentment”. Whenever the topic of contentment comes up, most people seem to automatically preface it with “peace and…..”, as if the two are so closely...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
When my husband scheduled a trip to visit our grandchildren, who happen to live in Indianapolis, the weekend of the Indy 50o, it was obvious what his intended goal was. As a happy serendipity, however, he arrived in time to accompany our six year old grandson (and 30...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 26, 2008 | Friendship, Heroes, Movies
Recently, I saw a sampler that said, “Friendship isn’t a big thing; it’s a million little things.” I thought to myself, “yep, so true” and wondered how many friends have fallen by the wayside or been kicked to the curb not for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 26, 2008 | The Church
Whenever I need a good laugh, I read one of Doug Giles’ columns at Townhall.com. Giles is an in-your-face evangelical pastor who writes from a different point of view, one much younger than my own. While I may question his use of some culturally obnoxious...
