by Joy Dunlap | Jul 27, 2018 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Working 65+hour weeks had taken its toll. I needed a break from my demanding work schedule and I knew just what I wanted. An exotic island getaway with my husband. Plus, I thought it would be good for him too. Not sure he could...
by Joy Dunlap | Jul 17, 2018 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com While cruising the fjords of Norway this summer, I was awestruck by the grandeur of the surrounding mountains. Peaks jutting up from the long, narrow inlets dominate the landscape and beckon eyes to behold them. Each mountain...
by Joy Dunlap | Jun 12, 2018 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com At 3 a.m. the morning of my departure, my fingers were stuck to the Super Glue package. After moving into our house only days before, I was still packing for the 10-day trip that would take a small group from my church to Gibraltar,...
by Joy Dunlap | May 27, 2018 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose, Strength, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com We choose to remember so we do not forget. The young man in uniform placed the flag in my hands after he and another military man folded it with precision. Light mist surrounded us as we gathered under the tent that provided covering...
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 | May 12, 2018 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Love, Purpose, Uncategorized
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As we celebrate the moms and mother figures in our lives this Mother’s Day, we think back to what we discovered through their influence. What we can learn from the life of the mother of Jesus is relevant for us all. She had emotions...
