But Joy Will Come in the Morning

A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “Joy to the world!” we sing so gladly on Christmas Day, “the Lord is come!  Let earth receive her King!” But there are 123 million refugees in the world to whom that song is a mockery.  Joy?  Peace?  Driven out of...

How My Half-Empty Glass Got Full     

A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford A friend of mine likes to analyze her friends, like a therapist, to decide their “temperament.”  Through the years, I’ve taken lots of those tests, all based on the psychology of the moment.  I remember a test by...

A Quiet Defense of Christopher Columbus

A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford We celebrated Columbus Day last week, on the date he first spied new land from his flagship, the Santa Maria.  You may have heard derogatory statements made about him and the statues of him that were destroyed.  I’d like...