by Joy Dunlap | Jun 16, 2022 | Encouragement, Joy, Peace, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com “This is My Father’s World” plays in my mind especially around Father’s Day. As a youth, I remember joining my voice with others in our church congregation as the organist and pianist played the familiar tune found in our hymnals. To...
by Joy Dunlap | May 19, 2022 | Encouragement, Peace, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com May is a time bright with promise when flowers bloom, graduates cheer and couples marry. According to a survey by The Knot®, May ties for third with September at 11 percent each of this year’s planned weddings. Interestingly, May 21...
by Joy Dunlap | May 11, 2022 | Encouragement, Hope, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I didn’t think anything would come from that plant and never really expected it to bloom. But, underneath, hope was there. In front of the rock, right outside our sunporch, more than 25 magnificent fuchsia tulips had blossomed. ...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 13, 2022 | Encouragement, Love, Serve
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com No matter what our Valentine’s Day looks like, we can serve love every day through our words. On Valentine’s Day and the days around it, many will serve a scrumptious meal for their soulmate, share a Galentine’s event with...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 19, 2022 | Encouragement, Hope, Joy, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Has the music died in our lives? Or is it that we’re listening to the wrong soundtrack or station? Remember the song “American Pie?” Perhaps right now some of the lyrics are starting to swirl in your brain. On January 15,...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 7, 2022 | Encouragement, Hope, Rescue, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Change is often unexpected; other times we know it’s coming and even anticipate it. Last weekend we had unseasonably high temperatures in the mid-70s. Outdoor water aerobics, flip flops and summer shorts climate. By Monday it was...
