by Marilou Lyons | Jan 24, 2022 | Devotionals
The weatherman predicted we’d have 2-5 inches of snow last Saturday night, and the snow arrived right on schedule. My children helped prepare me for the siege, a pantry full of food, extra bread and milk in the fridge, and Dog Chow for little Schatzi. I thought the...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 17, 2022 | Devotionals
This morning they called to tell me my youngest grandchild Bailee had died. She was only 25 years old. She came into the world with a genetic flaw that hampered her mentally and physically. You might have thought her birth a tragedy, but you’d have been wrong. Three...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 11, 2022 | Devotionals
My Daddy was so smart, I just knew he could fix anything that needed fixing. “Daddy, my dolly just fell apart!” I cried. I’d just gotten it for Christmas, and already the rubber band that held it together had broken. No problem. My smart Daddy could fix it. “Daddy, I...
by Marilou Lyons | Jan 4, 2022 | Devotionals
Elizabeth Rice Handford Reminds Us God Will Be Faithful in 2022 In the comics this week Blondie asked Dagwood, “Did you make any New Year’s resolutions, dear?” O.K., I admit it. I still read the comics. We called them the fnnny papers when I was a child, and I felt...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 27, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room Finding New Joy in the Carols with Elizabeth Rice Handford The Christmas carol Joy to the World begins so sweetly: Joy to the World! The Lord has come! Let earth receive her King! Except that’s not what happened when Jesus came. The...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 20, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay Close by me for ever, And love me, I pray. Finding New Joy in Christmas Carols with Elizabeth Rice Handford Son John, four years old, came running into the kitchen, shouting eagerly, “Mother! Mother, you were wrong! There is...
