by Marilou Lyons | Sep 11, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford Odd how reading a passage of Scripture can bring back old memories. This week, I came to Ecclesiastes 10:10 in my daily Bible reading: “Cutting logs with a dull ax makes you work harder. A wise man will sharpen his ax....
by Marilou Lyons | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a friend who was so committed to your friendship he used his substantial wealth to help you out of a tight spot without your even knowing he knew about it? . . . A friend who cared...
by Marilou Lyons | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford A supervisor burst into my husband’s office one morning, almost hysterical. “You’ve got to make those girls respect me!” she cried. “They don’t have any respect for me!” Walt was the CEO of my father’s publishing...
by Marilou Lyons | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford You remember those tedious lists of names scattered through the Bible, don’t you? Somebody “begat” somebody, or somebody belonged to some tribe or other. One day recently, the two chapters I was to read in my Bible...
by Marilou Lyons | Aug 17, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford One morning my child said to me, “Mother, please be tender with me today.” Unusual request. What was behind it, I wondered. “I will be tender, I promise,” I answered. “Do you want to talk about it?” “No.” That day I...
