by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | desires, emotions, grief, Prayer
3/10/2017 A young man with whom Bill and I had some personal experience in our work with the Rescue Mission 4-5 years ago and who later continued his efforts in substance abuse recovery through another men’s program was sentenced to 30 years in prison yesterday...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2022 | names, trees
3/10/2019 In addition to a huge pine tree ( to which I say good riddance!), the numerous oaks and the palm tree we lost in Hurricane Michael, I lost a nice sized English dogwood, 2 cedars, several sago palms and azaleas, a crepe myrtle, several bridal wreath shrubs, a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 25, 2022 | grief
My daughter in law shared this from Stasi Eldredge about grief. Like many others, I know the feeling of slogging through “knee deep mud” in the middle of grief. Some images are so vivid. I can remember a day when I was about 6 or 7. I headed to my...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 25, 2022 | grief
Recovery is “a process of change through which people improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.” (US government, as defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.” In...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 19, 2022 | grief
Ten of us were at the Women’s Grief Gathering at Lynn Haven UMC today. This was our 4th monthly meeting. We explored ways in which we think about the presence of our grief with us through the lens of metaphors….. similar to the ways in which the Bible...
