Devotionals
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Self-Validation—But at Someone Else’s Expense?
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “I need self-validation*,” a woman said to her friend. “I’m going to confront my mother today.” “What in the world is self-validation?” the friend asked naively. Incredulous, the woman said, “You haven’t heard about...
Look Down That Lonesome Road Before You Travel On
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “Look down, look down that lonesome road before you travel on, Look up, look up and seek your Maker before Gabriel blows his horn.” ---Gene Austin © 1928 Gene Austin’s plaintive song was...
Texans Want to Die with Their Boots On
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford In 1936 Texas marked the 100th year of their independence with celebrations the whole year long. I was 9 years old. All of us little Texas girls got to wear cowboy boots to school that year. (You do...
Here I Am Again, Lord, Asking for Help Again
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I lost a hearing aid the other day. I was sitting on my bed and dropped it as I was putting it in my ear. Scrambling around—it had to be close by!—I was sitting right there when I dropped it. I panicked. “Here...
A Shih Tzu, a Prayer, and God’s Mercy
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford A woman, a dear friend of mine, had longed for a new little Shih Tsu. A breeder she’d worked with before had just the one she wanted. Her husband had some reservations: if you have a dog you always have to make...
