Parade of Delight

©Joy Dunlap  https://joydunlap.com A parade shows up at our place each spring.  Like marching musicians playing a variety of woodwind instruments, birds swoop from tree to tree singing their various songs.  The cacophony of their varied calls somehow transforms from...

The Stone with Power

©Joy Dunlap  https://joydunlap.com Yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone. Not because I believed that stone would do anything (which I don’t) and not because I believed it has any special power (which it doesn’t) but because I wanted to experience it for myself. To see this...

Hometown Church Heart-Coming

©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...

Decorating the Tree

©Joy Dunlap  https://joydunlap.com Strewn about on the floor near the brightly lit tree lay a variety of Christmas ornaments. Each one carrying the memory of a place, a person, or experience. The bird in the tree painted as a childhood project with my mom. The...

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