by Marilou Lyons | Jun 11, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement with Elizabeth Rice Handford Schatzi: Chicago? A beautiful day? And rain? When I let Schatzi out the other morning, I said, “Schatzi, it’s a beautiful day in Chicago.” My long-haired dachshund looked up in surprise. This was the Carolinas, not...
by Marilou Lyons | Jun 5, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford In the current political campaigns, I’ve heard words that if I’d had the temerity to use at home, my mother would have washed my mouth out with a big bar of lye soap. Of course the candidates of both parties...
by Marilou Lyons | May 28, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford The newspaper columnist “Dear Abby” recently published a letter from a man complaining of the stresses in his life and asking, “Don’t I have a right to a stress-free life?” He craved the approval of his family about...
by Marilou Lyons | May 21, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “The clerks in that store are so rude,” a woman said to me. “Everybody in the whole world is rude—the bank, the post office, the social security office. Everywhere I go people are ugly.” I didn’t answer her, because...
by Marilou Lyons | May 16, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford My sweet little granddaughter Tiffani sat beside me in her car seat, as we were coming home from a doctor’s appointment. She was fascinated watching the busy traffic on 291. Suddenly she squealed, “There’s ’Donalds!...
by Marilou Lyons | Apr 29, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I’m a firm believer in making lists of things I need to do. I’m so good at it that often my lists cover a whole page. And, occasionally, just to make me feel good about checking items off the list, I add the things...
