by Joy Dunlap | Apr 7, 2023 | Growth, Hope, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com My heart sank. I’d been expecting it because of the signs I had seen, but nothing prepared me for what I saw. Hundreds of tall trees had been chopped down a few blocks from me. What will rise up is difficult to envision, and it’s...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 8, 2023 | Courage, Fulfillment, Growth, Learning and Living, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The words and lives of many women throughout time have pointed others to the love of God, and the peace and joy found by trusting and walking with Him. Like water flowing in a forest stream shaping the banks and the rocks, feeding...
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 11, 2023 | Growth, Learning and Living
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Under the surface of our beautiful water feature, debris can pile up causing decay. In order to keep it running optimally, an annual cleanout is needed. During the fall, countless leaves find their way in. They discolor the water,...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 5, 2023 | Fulfillment, Growth, Learning and Living
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The new year stirs the desire to set goals, to release things from the past, and to declare intentions. One activity that has become more widespread in place of those rarely completed resolutions is picking an overarching word for...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 8, 2022 | Growth, Learning and Living, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Fall reminds us of the value of release – of letting go. As the leaves turn colors, change is taking place and prompting action. Leaves falling show us the need to release that which once brought oohs and aahs in order to make room...