by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 26, 2022 | Pain
When one can’t tolerate uncomfortable emotions, it can effectively put the person in a cage. The more she tries to avoid thoughts, people, and experiences that stir up uncomfortable emotions, the smaller and more isolated her life becomes…… even sometimes...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 26, 2022 | healing
I was talking to a friend about some things she had shared with me and others about a family situation. I observed that there seemed to be a number of family “secrets” and adults trying to protect one another. All of this appears to be granting power and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 26, 2022 | brokenness
“A single day in a brothel and red light district can open your eyes to the frightening reality these women encounter. When you look into the eyes of a trafficking victim who has been robbed of her sense of self and self-respect, she will often tell you that you...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 7, 2022 | healing
I had written about a message by Charles Stanley two years ago on this day, Tonight as I was reminded of it I realized I had almost the exact conversation with a discipleship student this afternoon! What do we do when faced with the consequences of a faith failure?...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 5, 2022 | healing, Suffering
The matter of suffering and our desire to somehow avoid it in life has been very present lately as my awareness has been heightened by my own and others’ experiences…. One person told me she’d had a dream in which her abuser, no longer in her life,...
