by Marilou Lyons | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Ebenezer? Ebenezer who? If it were Christmas, you’d understand my talking about Ebenezer Scrooge. He’s the stingy boss in Dickens’ story, “A Christmas Carol.” He’s that scowling misfit who mutters “Humbug!” until...
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...
