by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 29, 2006 | John 14:16-17, John 17:1-3, John 18:37, Prayer, Truth
In June of 1997 our first grandchild was due. We had waited eagerly for this big event. When our son and daughter in law had called to tell us they were expecting, I had begun praying for our first grandchild to be for pleasant and strong physical attributes, for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 9, 2006 | Matthew 13:31, mustard seeds, The Church
On January 19, 2005, I had written about mustard seeds in a post entitled “How very good God is…” I cited a devotional by Alison Thomas entitled “Tiny Beginnings”. In it she quoted Matthew 13:31 ” The kingdom of heaven is like a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 9, 2006 | Recreation
On Wednesday evening I talked to my Mother by phone. She said she was thinking of having a yard sale Saturday and why didn’t I come for the day. I cleared the plans with Bill, then Thursday and Friday set about clearing out some drawers and closets, filling...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 9, 2006 | Teaching
This morning as I awoke I had a clear impression of an outline of a lesson for Sunday School. The thing is, I was already prepared to teach the first in a new video series so I thought, “Nice, but not today.” Then I went to church, arriving by 7:00am, as...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 10, 2006 | Career
A nearly nine year career as a pharmaceutical sales representative has come to an end. It was one I enjoyed and had sought for a number of years before finally getting a job in it. God allowed me to work at it for these years to “get it out of my system”,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 28, 2006 | Luke 18:17, Mark 10:15, Teaching
I’ve outlined and am teaching a class on spiritual temperaments- how we love and experience God- based on Gary Thomas’ book, Sacred Pathways. As an introduction to the class we talked about some of the many personality typology systems that are used to map...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 14, 2006 | 2 Corinthians 4:7, Salt
The retreat this weekend had as its theme “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. ” (2 Corinthians 4:7) There was much said about the redemptive work of God in using even cracked and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
Once again a month has passed since I’ve posted here. But this time, I haven’t wanted to post. I’ve had some things going on in my life which have had me preoccupied and……I’ll just say it, angry. I’ve been working out the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 10, 2006 | Uncategorized
I can hardly believe it’s been a month since I posted here. There’s been so much going on, I couldn’t find the time necessary to organize my thoughts for writing. I’m not sure I have them organized even now, but at least I do have a little...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2006 | Uncategorized
I was listening to a book on tape recently by Cloud and Townsend. In it John Townsend talks about the difference between wishing and hoping. Wishing originates in one’s own desires and is purely a result of one’s own wants or needs. It has no objective...
