by leedannelly | Jul 12, 2021 | 2021
I Shoulda, Coulda. Woulda A Word of Comfort from Elizabeth Rice Handford My baby girl announced, after being in first grade for one week, “I’m not going to bother to learn to read. It’s too hard.” My first thought was. “Oh, dear!...
by leedannelly | Jun 28, 2021 | 2021
Can I Help How I Feel? A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “I feel like I’ve been through a terrible storm,” a woman said to me. A year ago she found out her husband had had an affair. He was truly repentant, and his actions through...
by leedannelly | Jun 21, 2021 | 2021
Have You Heard God Loves You? A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford He was old, and tired, and bent with an affliction he’d suffered all his life, and he was a friend of mine. (I’ll call him Joe to protect his identity.) He’d had a...
by leedannelly | Jun 14, 2021 | 2021
If I Would Lead, I Must Serve A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Years ago, the company I worked for hired a new office manager. Our CEO was aging; he hoped this new man would eventually take his place. Our CEO planned a beautiful day’s retreat...
by leedannelly | Jun 7, 2021 | 2021
Why Is the World So Blurred? A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Sitting in the dentist’s chair, years ago, I heard my dentist say, “Libby, you have three new cavities.” I wailed, “Why? I haven’t had a cavity in years!...
by leedannelly | May 31, 2021 | 2021
Do What You Trained to Do A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford The words I heard the Birmingham approach controller use were ominous. “Sigmet,” I heard him say. (“Sigmet” means there’s really bad news about the weather.)...
