by Joy Dunlap | Jan 16, 2019 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comInstead of relaxing on a beach in the Caribbean, I was in a cave. Others were splashing in the ocean, standing tall and upright on paddleboards, or pedaling furiously on water bicycles, and I was descending down into a cavern of...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 9, 2019 | Purpose, Thankful, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comA new year is a bundle of gifts waiting to be unwrapped and enjoyed.As we build up to midnight and the arrival of the New Year, we celebrate (or watch people party on TV). We talk about what the new year may hold as if we are shaking...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 21, 2018 | Thankful, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Is it that we don’t say “Thank You” enough or has “Thanks” become so routine that it sometimes lacks sincerity? As we encounter people during the day, odds are we say “Thanks” numerous times – when we get food, when we check out at a...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 9, 2018 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As a child, the massive redwood trees in California captivated me when my family visited there. That same summer, “It’s a Small World” and the Lighted Parade at Disneyland made a lasting impression. How fortunate my brother and I...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 15, 2018 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In the Old Testament, people were encouraged not to harvest the edges of the field but instead to leave that for the poor and the foreigner or traveler.* Our lives, and the harvest in them, can be of higher quality when we follow...
