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...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 12, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
And in despair I bowed my head: “There is no peace on earth,” I said. Finding New Joy in Christmas Carols with Elizabeth Rice Handford My daughters Margi and Ruth and I had a delightful time the other day, singing and playing Christmas carols with a wonderful group of...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 6, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
“The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight” Finding New Joy in Christmas Carols with Elizabeth Rice Handford Was Bethlehem really so quiet that first Christmas night as described in “O Little Town of Bethlehem”? If you visited it today, you might...
by Marilou Lyons | Nov 30, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Each week, as I prepare a devotional for you, I ask God to please help me know what your spiritual needs are on this day. I grew up in a godly home, was given wonderful Bible teaching, and more important, I had godly examples. These were marvelous gifts I didn’t earn...
by Marilou Lyons | Nov 22, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Thanksgiving was not just a November holiday in the Rice home when I was a child. Daddy and Mother found reasons to praise the Lord every day, all day. Even when they encountered major setbacks, when the church they had sacrificed so much for burned to the ground,...
by Marilou Lyons | Nov 15, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Every day we are assaulted by voices—colleagues, radio, television, newspapers, educators, famous people, even friends. What we listen to and whom we listen to can shape our beliefs, our actions, even our destiny. Sobering thought. A friend of mine believes the earth...
