by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 21, 2005 | Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 23, Romans 8:28
I am a Romans 8:28 Christian. “For we know that ALL things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.” I have, it appears, tested this throughout all my adult life and have come to know it is, indeed, true....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
It’s been said, and I mostly agree, that the pain of childbirth is forgotten in the joy of the new arrival. My experience with childbirth and other physical pains is that one can remember that the experience hurt, but the memory of the pain itself is not acute...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
My husband and I have been in a ‘new to us’ home for about six months. I had made a resolution to try and be more attentive to the plants at this home, which has a lovely yard. I had even begun to nurture some very nice potted plants in the lanai on a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 9, 2005 | Uncategorized
Our son’s family had been here for a week. Yesterday was departure day. Bill made two trips to the airport- once at 4:30am for our son’s flight, again at 10:30am for that of the daughter in law and the 3 children. When I arrived home from work at 4:30pm,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2005 | Enjoying home
In February we moved into a 32 year old house on an area lake. It is considerably smaller than our previous home, but the view is spectacular. We’ve been doing a number of “updates”- new lighting, cabinetry, flooring, etc. This week we have our son,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
If buying a personal watercraft had any potential for being an idol for me, yesterday’s delivery of it and the next two hours presented a challenge to that risk and helped me put it in proper perspective. The dealer delivered it to a boat landing about a quarter...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 1, 2005 | Deuteronomy 33:24-25, Ephesians 6:10-17, Exodus 12:8-11, John 14:27
Ephesians 6:10-17 tells us to put on the “whole armor of God”- girdle (belt) of truth, breastplate of rightousness, shoes of the gospel of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, sword of the word. I have been taught to think of this in the context of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 1, 2005 | Isaiah2:4, Micah 4:3, Proverbs 27:17
Today I overheard a snippet of conversation between two gentlemen involved in our small group ministry. They were referring to that scripture from Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (NIV) I had been approaching them to ask...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 30, 2005 | Galatians 5:22, Nehemiah 8:10, Romans 15:13-17, Romans 8:28
Have you noticed how often in Scripture the two words “joy” and “peace” are located side by side? Paul, in particular, is prone to place them adjacent to one another as an invocation or benediction in his epistles. As I was awaking this morning...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 29, 2005 | Esther
As I’ve thought more about Queen Vashti’s refusal to come before King Ahasuerus, I’ve wondered if maybe she was just having a ‘bad hair day’. Yesterday was one of those for me. I had needed to wash and set my hair night before last but...
