by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 31, 2026 | Faith, family, God's will, Uncategorized
Psalm 68″May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;may his foes flee before him.2 May you blow them away like smoke—as wax melts before the fire,may the wicked perish before God.3 But may the righteous be gladand rejoice before God;may they be happy and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 17, 2025 | Gifts, life change, loneliness, memories
Ten years ago I was posting about loneliness at holiday season and organizing “Neighbors’ Cookie Swap event in Lynn Haven. It seems to be a perpetual and pervasive experience in our culture today. A mere five years later I was widowed. The next year our daughter...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2025 | acceptance, Friendship, loneliness
A young woman I know wrote this poem. It was so poignant. I felt that pain in my 20s and 30s.I felt this great loneliness for many years then realized God was sending several people for whom I WAS to be that person. Problem was I didn’t WANT to be that person for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2022 | Friendship, heart, loneliness
A much younger friend wrote this about 6-7 years ago ….I ached to think of her loneliness. I had felt this loneliness for many years when i was a young adult. Then, in my early middle years, I realized God was sending several people for whom I was to BE...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 15, 2022 | childhood memories
Recently one of my morning devotional from Seedbed Daily Text was about God sending Elijah into the Kerith ravine for safety. He drank from the brook and ravens fed him day and night until The brook dried up in the drought and God sent him to the widow of Zarepheth....
