by Joy Dunlap | Apr 14, 2022 | Joy, Joy-Full
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The crashing noise caused me to rush out of the laundry room into the breakfast nook. My husband had already picked up the pieces and put them on the table. The heart-shaped, pottery “Joy” ornament lay broken into shards with a tiny...
by Joy Dunlap | Aug 24, 2021 | Joy, Joy-Full
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com “Your mom wanted to name you Joy, and she was right.” My dad voiced that sentiment many times in the years after my mom had traveled to her heavenly home. As I recently celebrated another birthday, I thought about mom’s desire and...
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 | May 16, 2018 | Friendship, Joy-Full, Lessons along Life's Journey, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com My friend has cancer. The esophageal and gastric kind. One no one really talks about. She’s going through life as a non-smoking empty-nester, still working, cooking meals, eating healthy, exercising, then she starts having trouble...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 21, 2018 | Fulfillment, Joy-Full, Tips for Living a Full Life
@Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Everyone’s talking about happiness – how to find it, how to achieve it, and how to keep it. The United Nations even named March 20 as the International Day of Happiness. Can “Happy” days fill our year? Try out some of my “L” Steps for...
