by Joy Dunlap | May 27, 2021 | Growth, Purpose, Serve, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Memorial Day is meant to be MORE. More than barbecues and backyard gatherings. More than baseball and burgers. More than discounts or a day off. Memorial Day is MORE… much MORE. When we really contemplate its meaning, we see...
by Joy Dunlap | May 19, 2021 | Growth, Joy, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Damaged doesn’t have to mean defunct. The once lively and flourishing leaves of the hydrangeas now hung brown and brittle. Just days before, I had been rejoicing in the healthy, lush leaves and the multitude of tiny buds all...
by Joy Dunlap | May 12, 2021 | Joy, Lessons along Life's Journey, Love
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Over the past year, my husband surprised and delighted me with more than 25 flower bouquets. As I think back over that time, many of the actions he took reminded me of how God demonstrates His love for us and His presence with us....
by Joy Dunlap | May 6, 2021 | Encouragement, Growth, Lessons along Life's Journey, Love, Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Wherever I looked it seemed as if people had a mother with them. Young children giggled as they held hands with their moms; college-aged daughters and their middle-aged moms talked and shopped together; elderly women shuffled slowly...
