by Marilou Lyons | Oct 24, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “Irrefutable,” the handwritten note said. My debate partner and I had just won a debate in a collegiate tournament. The judge’s rating sheet of my performance said we’d earned a superior rating, the best you could...
by Marilou Lyons | Oct 18, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford My long-haired dachshund Schatzi and I have an odd synergistic relationship that works to our mutual advantage and makes us both happy. In my old age, I regret to confess, food sometimes falls off my fork on its way...
by Marilou Lyons | Oct 10, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford It was grandson Joey’s birthday and just the three of us, Grandpa, Joey, and I, were going to celebrate in a restaurant of Joey’s choice. No tiresome grown-ups or noisy cousins were invited, just us three. “So,...
by Marilou Lyons | Oct 5, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford It was frightening to see the devastation Hurricane Ian wreaked in Cuba. Now it was clawing its slow path toward the lovely, vulnerable heart of Florida, almost a Category 5 storm. My son John and his wife were...
by Marilou Lyons | Sep 27, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford After watching the burial services for Queen Elizabeth II, my 90-year-old younger sister Joanna said wistfully, “I wish I had a crown to lay at Jesus’ feet.” Joanna had read a poignant statement by Queen Elizabeth:...
