by Joy Dunlap | Oct 17, 2021 | Growth, Purpose, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The view was much different from up high. Recently, a good friend asked my husband and me to join her and her husband in their football suite. While we do have season tickets, ours are closer to the field in the regular stands....
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 8, 2021 | Encouragement, Hope
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The sky darkened and hail began to rain down on our home, clattering against the roof and deck. The unexpected storm caused pebbles of ice to puncture the perfectly formed heart-shaped leaves in my garden. I was shocked to see the...
by Joy Dunlap | Sep 26, 2021 | Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com When the storms of life slam into us like lightning, and the roar in our minds takes on thunderous levels, it can be difficult to find strength. My first experience in a wave pool was something I’d looked forward to for weeks, then I...
by Joy Dunlap | Sep 19, 2021 | Encouragement, Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I tilted to the left and then to the right, unsteady as the wobbly rope ladder bridge beneath me shifted. My arm stretched forward and upward for the next rung as I tried to stay balanced. The wood and rope ladder my dad created...
by Joy Dunlap | Sep 7, 2021 | Encouragement, Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In reaction to God’s call, a challenge or circumstance in our lives, we often react with a but… I am not. Jeremiah’s self-confidence (or lack of it, I should say), showed in how he answered God’s call to be a prophet. “Alas,...
