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.)...
by leedannelly | May 24, 2021 | 2021
When Your Body Is All Worn Out A Gentle Reminder from Elizabeth Rice Handford I have a dear friend who earns her living by cleaning houses and businesses. We don’t see each other very often because of her work schedule. She’s alone in the world and depends...
