by Joy Dunlap | Feb 13, 2023 | Love
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Words of love and friendship in card art soar for Valentine’s Day! Greeting cards are the second most popular item given, accounting for about 40% of the gifts for the heart-hugging holiday. Candy leads the way at 57%, with flowers...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 9, 2023 | Encouragement, Hope, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Beep.Beep.Beep.Beep. The sound seemed to be coming from me, but I checked my phone and that wasn’t it. Beep.Beep.Beep.Beep. People in the hospital waiting room turned to look at me. Beep.Beep.Beep.Beep. What was that? Could that...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 1, 2023 | Joy, Love
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I giggled with delight when a giant heart popped around the doorway quickly followed by my husband. Charlie surprised me last year with the biggest Valentine’s Day heart I’d ever received – large enough to cover my head – and...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 26, 2023 | Growth, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com My hometown church wasn’t the biggest, the fanciest or the wealthiest in town. But a lot of love was there. Love for God and love for each other. The simple cross and stained-glass windows clearly identified it as a house of...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 18, 2023 | Friendship, Hope, Joy
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com What pops in your mind when you think of Winnie the Pooh? A childhood book? An animated film? A Disney ride? For almost a century, Winnie the Pooh has been climbing into the hearts and minds of children (and adults) spreading...