by Marilou Lyons | Jun 9, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I lost a hearing aid the other day. I was sitting on my bed and dropped it as I was putting it in my ear. Scrambling around—it had to be close by!—I was sitting right there when I dropped it. I panicked. “Here...
by Marilou Lyons | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford He looked trustworthy. We thought he was a good man. On television he dressed well; he looked rugged and dependable. He answered questions about the Bible with spontaneity and intelligence and clarity. He was...
by Marilou Lyons | May 13, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford A woman, a dear friend of mine, had longed for a new little Shih Tsu. A breeder she’d worked with before had just the one she wanted. Her husband had some reservations: if you have a dog you always have to make...
by Marilou Lyons | Apr 29, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Son John had a brand new moped, and this middle-aged mother thought I’d take it for a spin around the church parking lot behind our home. I had a wonderful time, for a while, pretending like I was a teenager again,...
by Marilou Lyons | Apr 22, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford When I was a child, I had a dream so vivid and so frightening that in the middle of the night I ran to my parents’ bedroom and woke Daddy up. It really was a bad dream; I can still describe it to you in...
