Callie Boyd, Author at Prepare International

Missons, Perspective, PI Blog

The Language of Play

I love kids!!! They are my tutors of how to live life in the Kingdom of God. In Matthew 18:4, Jesus says, “Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like…

Family, PI Blog

Randy, Boone, Bethany, Hannah, Josiah, Brandi and me – FAMILY!

My family!! From the minute Randy and I married I prayed that God would use our family as a battle ax in His Kingdom against the gates of hell….

Discipleship, Family, Kindgom, Kingdom Kids, PI Blog

Boundaries Bring Freedom

Banks of a River When God gives you three children that not only have three distinct personalities but actually three distinctly different cultures within themselves, the cookie cutter parenting…

Discipleship, Family, Kindgom, Kingdom Kids, Missons, Parenting, Perspective, PI Blog

Play: An Image of the Kingdom

Kids Long to Play Kids all over the world, in every situation of life, have a longing to PLAY! In an earlier blog that is posted in the navigation of…

Discipleship, Kindgom, Perspective, PI Blog

50 years with God

50 Years With God This month 50 years ago, as a six year old, tagged as shy, I gave my life to Jesus. I asked Him to clean my…

Family, Parenting, Perspective, PI Blog, Transitioning

All Grown Up: Gathering Stones

All Grown Up This May marked the year that our youngest, our baby girl, graduated from the university. She graduated from Dallas Baptist University, Suma Cum Laude in a…

Family, Kindgom, Perspective, PI Blog

A Little Stone

The Little Stone How can God use something straight from the pit of hell? Alzheimer’s or Dementia affects people in various ways. Some revert to a child and gentle,…

Family, Kindgom, Perspective, PI Blog, Transitioning

My Mom: Gathering the 1st Stone

My Mom Died The early part of this past May, my mom died, went to be in the arms of Jesus, after a bout of Alzheimers! The 1st stone…

Perspective, PI Blog, Transitioning

Presence of God: Gathering Stones

Carrying the Presence of God So as I was asking God about how to ‘survive’ all the transitioning in my life right now. I felt like He took me…

Family, Kingdom Kids, Missons, Parenting, PI Blog

Mission Trip – Little Seeds Grow Bigger Than Life

Where it Started Randy and I just arrived in the Czech Republic (Czechia). This is the place where missions was planted in the heart of our whole family. This…

Discipleship, Family, Kingdom Kids, Missons, Parenting, Perspective, PI Blog

Tag You’re It – No Touch Backs

Tag You’re It Kids playing tag in the yard just makes me smile. Often you hear a voice rise above the laughter, “Tag your it! No touch backs.” That…