by Marilou Lyons | Nov 14, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Last week, I found myself thinking, “When it rains, it pours.” I was beset by all kinds of problems. I needed a new house cleaner. A pipe broke in my bathroom; another in my sprinkler system. The roof over the guest...
by Marilou Lyons | Nov 7, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford The child was bullied at school. When he protested to the teacher, she labeled him a troublemaker, and disciplined him instead of the bully. A co-worker made a costly mistake, but blamed her innocent office-mate....
by Marilou Lyons | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford You may feel you have good reason not to vote in this election. (I write not as a Democrat or Republican or Independent, but as a simple Christian burdened for our country.) “My one vote won’t make any difference,”...
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,...
