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....
by Joy Dunlap | Dec 5, 2020 | Fulfillment, Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As I pulled out the carved nativity set found last Christmas Eve in a sidewalk shop in Cartagena, Colombia, I recalled the woman who sold it to me and the hug of understanding we shared. Whimsical wooden, hand-painted ornaments on...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 11, 2020 | Fulfillment, Hope, Joy, Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Could that really be a single white flower growing amidst the trees in our backyard? Sitting on our small back deck a few days ago, I wondered if what I saw was real. My husband, Charlie, went out to check. “Come see,” he shouted,...
