by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 2, 2022 | growth, nature
CAUTION! Open this link only if you are ready to take a few minutes and think about the way you wish to live today…….Breathe. Listen....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 2, 2022 | Childhood excitement, Holiday Themed Posts, Imagination
Genesis 8:21 ……..every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Ouch! At Christmas time we long to be like children again……and, too often we are exactly that…..selfish, bratty, demanding, not realizing the many blessings we have already...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 2, 2022 | witness
From my journal 12/2/2018…. “With each opportunity to tell others about the wonders of Christ’s love as he has worked in our lives comes a greater degree of confidence that God has been bringing one through experiences which, when consecrated to Him and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 2, 2022 | spiritual life
“The Christian world view is revelational, Trinitarian and redemptive. It is within this world view and theology of faith, hope and love that Christian priests and lay people minister.” “From the Church’s perspective, the crisis, the prompt and the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 28, 2022 | contentment, Trust
Some, looking at their circumstances with natural eyes, see the glass half empty. They hoard and negatively grumble about how little they have. Others see the glass half full and are grateful for what they have, measuring it out and striving to be good stewards of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 28, 2022 | spiritual life
A wonderful thought for today……. “After every heartbeat comes a moment of rest. In that split second, the heart is silent. In our heart’s rhythm of beating and rest is a lesson; there is a time to be active and a time to rest. “There is the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | Teaching, Temptation, timing, witness
Pondering today….. Deuteronomy 8:2 “Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.” Psalm 26:2 Examine me,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | family, memories
Enjoyed an early Thanksgiving meal with parents and daughter’s family. Today we have just chilled and eaten leftovers.Grandkids, ages almost 7 and 5, made Rice Kispie treat “houses”, decorated with candies, like gingerbread houses. The 7 year old and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | memories
Nov 36,2014…, “In the category “I Never Knew That”: Bill was watching a TV interview with a Catholic sister the other morning. (order and location unknown). I wasn’t paying attention to the TV at the time. Afterward he asked if I knew the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 26, 2022 | memories
“Divine inspiration? So….I went to Winn Dixie looking for canned sweet potato to use in a casserole. (I know, lazy.) Could only find the yams in syrup. Frowning to myself, I headed to the produce section to buy fresh sweet potatoes, dreading having to peel...
