by Joy Dunlap | Dec 2, 2021 | Joy, Peace, Thankful, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The number of things to do for the holidays can stack up higher than the boxes under the tree and stretch longer than a shopping list. Even when progress is made, so many things STILL need to be done. Presents to buy. Places to go....
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 21, 2021 | Encouragement, Friendship, Lessons along Life's Journey, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com They were conversations long forgotten. Words spoken that left my mouth and mind many years ago. By God’s grace and through His power, the words had implanted in others in such a way that impacted them for good. I gathered that fall...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 11, 2021 | Hope, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose, Serve
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As far as I know, I’d never heard his name before, or maybe I’d forgotten it. That’s not so unusual. The stories of many of the nation’s veterans who served to protect and defend our freedoms aren’t remembered except to those...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 3, 2021 | Fulfillment, Growth
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com If you plan on baking or eating a pumpkin pie this fall, you might be interested to know the original is thought to be far different from today’s recipes. The pie was in the pumpkin! It’s believed the Pilgrims did bake “pumpkin pie”...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 26, 2021 | Fulfillment, Growth, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I thought 787 pounds was huge. As it turns out, the world record-holder as of October 2021 weighs 2,702.8 pounds. Grown by Stefano Cutrupi in the Italian region of Tuscany, that award-winning gourd (and squash) secured that title...