Cathy Britton

Letters from the past…..

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Cathy Britton

“Love to your wife and the boys and accept the same for yourself. Your affectionate father – Alfred Dorrell” This is how the correspondence ends for each of the 9 letters I have from Alfred Dorrell (1813-1894) London, England…

COLORING

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Cathy Britton

I love to color. Apparently, a lot of adults do – just look at the marketing of adult coloring books! One of the best things to get as a gift is a brand new box of colors! It used to…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 3

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Cathy Britton

I struggle with roller coasters. No… that is not true – I HATE roller coasters. I don’t mind spinning ‘round and ‘round – I just can’t do roller coasters. I don’t do hilly roads either. I want to – I…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 2

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Cathy Britton

This young man that I fell in love with was clear with me from the beginning that he would be a Pastor. He was confident that I would make a great Pastor’s Wife. He also loved Fried Chicken – and…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE?

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Cathy Britton

34 years….. Pastor’s wife… That’s me… Someone asked me a few days ago, if I liked being a Pastor’s wife. That is not the first time I have been asked that question. It is, however, the first time I really…

525,600 MINUTES

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Cathy Britton

How do you measure a year? 525,600 minutes have passed since I have written a blog post. How do I measure that time? How do I evaluate all that has transpired during those 525,600 minutes? There have been joys, struggles,…

DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Cathy Britton

After 9 months of unemployment, I joyfully accepted a position with a small, liberal arts school as their registrar. This new position is located approximately 80 miles from the city in which I live – but the commute is mostly…

I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Cathy Britton

A scripture that has repeatedly “shown up” in my daily study during this “unemployment journey” is Jeremiah 29:11. I have spoken of it before – I have quoted it – I have responded to it both in this place and…

INTO THE BUSHES

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Cathy Britton

Let’s just make it a Funny Friday Renault Alliance Trilogy! We had that car FOREVER! It became the “junk car” that dad drove around town so as to not tie up the family van. It was also the car…

WHAT IS SCREAMING YOUR NAME?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Cathy Britton

There are things in our lives that “scream” our name. For instance: if you get a meal from me when someone is sick or has had a baby, you most likely will get beans yum yum or pasta in cream…