by Joy Dunlap | Jan 30, 2022 | Fulfillment, Growth, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com While searching for a heart-shaped dish to use for Valentine’s Day, I discovered another lovely, glass candy dish filled with chocolate truffles and candies tucked away from who knows how long ago. I’m thinking maybe six...
by Joy Dunlap | Dec 30, 2021 | Encouragement, Fulfillment, Peace, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Now’s the time of year when Top 10 lists, 2021 Recaps, and the Year’s Favorites show up! And, this Speaking Joyfully is also sharing what readers were seeking – and finding – in 2021. Speaking Joyfully is a journey of...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 3, 2021 | Fulfillment, Growth
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com If you plan on baking or eating a pumpkin pie this fall, you might be interested to know the original is thought to be far different from today’s recipes. The pie was in the pumpkin! It’s believed the Pilgrims did bake “pumpkin pie”...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 26, 2021 | Fulfillment, Growth, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I thought 787 pounds was huge. As it turns out, the world record-holder as of October 2021 weighs 2,702.8 pounds. Grown by Stefano Cutrupi in the Italian region of Tuscany, that award-winning gourd (and squash) secured that title...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 16, 2021 | Fulfillment, Growth, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In case you missed it, this past week was World Salt Awareness Week. When we think of salt, flavor and preservative usually come to mind. Yet thousands of practical uses exist for salt in our daily lives, and sodium is vital to our...
by Joy Dunlap | Dec 26, 2020 | Fulfillment, Hope, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com “Great things come to those who believe.” Yes, they do! But not in the way the world would have us see “great things” such as fame or fortune; finding the “perfect” job, spouse or house; or enjoying the ultimate vacation or holiday....