by Marilou Lyons | Oct 20, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford We celebrated Columbus Day last week, on the date he first spied new land from his flagship, the Santa Maria. You may have heard derogatory statements made about him and the statues of him that were destroyed. I’d like...
by Marilou Lyons | Oct 14, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “Grammy!” an agonized voice said over the phone. “This is your oldest grandson. I need your help. My car wouldn’t start this morning, and I got a ride with a friend, and the police stopped him, and I didn’t know...
by Marilou Lyons | Sep 23, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Nobody likes to be called into the school principal’s office. So I was accustomed to talking to uneasy children. But one morning, years ago, the parents of twin girls in our school came into my office seeming to be...
by Marilou Lyons | Sep 23, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Recently I invited my seven children and their spouses for supper. “Bring big empty boxes and newspapers. I want you to take home everything you want of my stuff from the house. I’m not going to be needing any...
by Marilou Lyons | Sep 23, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford Years ago Walt and I had a sweet Beagle named Ranger. She was AKC registered and had just delivered her first litter of puppies. It was so much fun to watch her turn from a care-free puppy herself to a careful and...
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 30, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford This has been a difficult week. Three funerals in eight days. Three godly men. Dear friends. Two of them in the prime of life. All three companions in ministry with my dear husband Walt at one time or...
