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,...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 16, 2020 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Nurture renewed what was nearly dead, bringing it back to thriving, growing and blossoming. A year ago, in January after the holidays, our once beautiful poinsettia had turned into barren spires jutting out of the dirt like spindly...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 2, 2019 | Fulfillment, Joy-Full, Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comWe’ve all been there. Deflated. The promotion we expected doesn’t come.The pregnancy we hoped for doesn’t happen.The raise we worked for isn’t given. Our team doesn’t make it to the playoffs.Our son or daughter gets rejected by a...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 13, 2019 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comG.I. Joe action figures launched in February 1964 with a soldier, sailor, pilot and marine. The developer, Hasbro, wisely copyrighted a scar on the right cheek and imprinted a trademark on the right buttock of the figures. Those...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 4, 2019 | Fulfillment, Purpose, Thankful, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comWhat if we sacrifice time for Lent? We say we never have enough time or enough hours in the day. “I’m just so busy,” are words we often hear and sometimes voice. We rush from place to place, activity to activity, event to event,...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 26, 2019 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comWonder which life-enhancing arrivals in February affected your life? Although February is best known for Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day and Black History Month, it also boasts several notable debuts throughout the years in the...