I had received a call from a respected leader asking if I was available to serve on a planning team. I replied I’d be happy to and was told that my name was to be put in nomination for the team. I told the individual that I harbor no illusions about...
On Designer Dogs and Rescue Pets JD Walt’s reflection today in our morning Wake Up Call st seedbed.com on rescue pets led me to remembering the many rescue pets of our family over nearly seven decades of my life ….. and especially those that were part of...
From November 6, 2015…. “Today on my way home from a trip with a student, we made a detour through my family’s hometown, Clayton, AL. I stopped at the cemetery next door to the United Methodist Church there to visit my Daddy’s grave. The...
There was a time in my life, a day, a specific moment when I felt the rejecting and dismissive spirit from some who presumed to judge me without even knowing me. It was truly an experience that felt like an emotional ambush and in my mind I asked God, “What is...
This past week one of our topics in the parenting/re-parenting class for women at Titus 2 was the instruction to teach our children to “suffer well” if we want them to live effectively in a defective world, they must learn this skill and adopt this...
What occurred to me as I reflected on the Holy Spirit story (link below) in The Wake Up Call of Bear and Caryl Mills’ witness today was the words of 1 Corinthians 13:13. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.👍 But the greatest of these is...
There is a difference between perseverance and faithfulness. Perseverance implies the presence of resistance and the need for focus and determination of will that can overcome obstacles and resistance. Perseverance is what I would call an “instrumental...
A few years ago as a Titus 2 lady moved out into her own place, I had something in mind that I wanted to get for her and her toddler daughter. She had expressed a desire for this particular thing. And while it was not particularly expensive or an unreasonable request...
11/1/2014 Proverbs 2:9-15 So now you can pick out what’s true and fair, find all the good trails! Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, Insight will keep an eye out for you....
10/20/2016 Titus 2 program director Cathy Byrd received a call today from a representative in Governor Rick Scott’s office advising us that Titus 2 has been nominated for a Florida Champions of Hope Award. The awards are presented to outstanding faith-based...
