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...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 30, 2021 | Encouragement, Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I trusted they would be there. The ocean blue as far as I could see. The white-capped waves breaking on the beach. The sun rising above the water as it signaled a new day. It had been well over a year since I had seen the ocean,...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 20, 2021 | Encouragement, Joy, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The unexpected – when bad – can deliver a punch that hits hard, bruising our lives. A 2 a.m. call awakens the mom and dad of a college-aged daughter to inform them of a serious accident. The sole provider for four young...
