by Joy Dunlap | Nov 10, 2024 | Courage, Encouragement, Learning and Living, Serve, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Veterans Day is different in so many ways. Many holidays honor people from the past, celebrate historical happenings, or promote clever marketing concepts. Veterans Day is a day designed to to say “Thank You” as we honor men and...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 30, 2024 | Hope, Rescue, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Like scary characters popping out in a haunted house, negative thoughts can burst into our minds stimulating fear, anxiety, or guilt. Mind invaders dangle into the passageways of our minds like strands of spider webs touching us,...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 2, 2024 | Forgiveness, Growth, Peace, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The workman in our backyard held up a feather and pointed to it. “It’s a hawk feather,” I said through the glass in our sunroom. His eyes widened, and he pointed to the trees further back in our yard. I nodded. He looked up to the...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 7, 2024 | Learning and Living, Peace, Power, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. What looked like a white marble lion sculpture atop our neighbor’s semi-circle firepit was actually their new half and half – Anatolian Shepherd and Pyrenees dog. On the highest surface in the...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 29, 2024 | Courage, Hope, Peace, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com “It would take a miracle,” the ER doctor said. Earlier, when I arrived at my brother’s apartment, flashing lights from a firetruck, EMT vans, and a police car added to the surrealness and the shock. “They’ve been working on him for...
