by Marilou Lyons | Feb 5, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Why doesn’t my child pick up his toys when I tell him to? Why does my boss seem to be dissatisfied with my work, but never tells me why? Why does the city council keep making such contrary decisions? Why does our...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 31, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford She’s an old woman now, very old, and cantankerous. She’s a Christian, but unreasonable in her demands. Querulous. Complaining. Ungrateful. Destructive. Causes conflict between family members. Her adult children...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 23, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “Daddy, I think God must get very tired of my having to say ‘I’m sorry’ to Him so often,” I said impulsively one summer day when our family was vacationing with my parents. You understand, I was already middle-aged,...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 17, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford When Albert Einstein was five years old and sick, his father gave him a magnetic compass to play with. He was fascinated. As he watched that needle swing inevitably to the same place no matter where he pointed it,...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 9, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford In the hysteria of protest marches like “Me first” and “I’m fighting for my rights,” have we lost sight of one law, a principle, given to us by God, that would so wonderfully ease human relationships? That “law” is...
