by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2023 | Facing fears
From my journal on this day 2014… Most of the time the things one fears the most fail to materialize. And the ways in which one anticipates obstacles simply fail to appear. Thank God that He runs before us more than we can ever realize and clears the path for us...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 19, 2023 | counseling
Have you considered that family and friends are “first responders” in relational abuse and violence generally? Healthcare providers and clergy are often the next line of contact to detect, educate, counsel or refer the abuser and the victim. By the time...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2023 | religious movements, scripture, trees, Uncategorized
I heard a sermon this week on the parable of the unfruitful fig tree. But for all my effort I cannot remember where or from whom I heard it. The message focused on the gardener’s appeal to the master who had told the gardener to cut it down for having borne...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | nature
From 1/15/2012: “A brief down day…truly Sabbath rest….no papers due, no books to be read, no tasks that must be done before Monday morning. (Although I really should be working in our yard! It’s been so long since I did yard work, it’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | Aging
From 1/15/2015 “Because any day could be the last……. “But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.” 1 Peter 4:7 G. Campbell Morgan: “I never lay my head on the pillow without thinking that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | spiritual life, theology, Tullian Tchividjian
From 1/15/2020 I have called our current circumstances “living among the death throes of the enemy who thrashes about like a snake whose head has been separated from the body…..” He’s dead…. just hasn’t realized it yet. ...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | acceptance
I came across this prior post today and, as God would have it, as I was preparing for our monthly women’s grief support gathering, I had come across a BBC podcast on why we need sadness. It covered 3 philosopher’s view of the significance of sadness, one...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | family
Also two years ago, from our oldest granddaughter… posted1/15/2021: Announcement from our oldest granddaughter, Catie Byrd Kelley who will soon be graduating from Mercer Law School. Woohoo! Shout out to you, Catie! So proud of you and all our grand girls! “I am...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | family, Gratitude, growth
Two years ago, Jan 15,2021, I shared a reflection by our daughter, Charlotte, about our youngest granddaughter, Riley….To see where Riley is now, another two years along, is remarkable! “I just had my last meeting with Homewood High School admin and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2023 | Ministry
The post below this observation today is from last year-1/15/2022. I find that this week, too, has been equally difficult…… a Titus lady’s challenging medical diagnosis, another fighting the grip of depression for several months, a need for help...
