by Joy Dunlap | May 11, 2022 | Encouragement, Hope, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I didn’t think anything would come from that plant and never really expected it to bloom. But, underneath, hope was there. In front of the rock, right outside our sunporch, more than 25 magnificent fuchsia tulips had blossomed. ...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 21, 2022 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The rainstorm caught us by surprise. My friend and I were strolling along in the expansive tourist gardens enjoying our visit together when the rain started with sprinkles and rapidly moved into a downpour. We seemed to be at the...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 7, 2022 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As a craft-challenged person who doesn’t sew, entering a fabric store is like visiting a foreign country where you don’t know the language everyone is speaking. But the helpful cashier who greeted me gave me clear directions to find...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 13, 2022 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com When Alabama and Georgia faced off for the national football championship this year, several things happened that allowed the Bulldogs to win that title and trophy for the first time in more than 40 years. But one action stood out...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 21, 2021 | Encouragement, Friendship, Lessons along Life's Journey, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com They were conversations long forgotten. Words spoken that left my mouth and mind many years ago. By God’s grace and through His power, the words had implanted in others in such a way that impacted them for good. I gathered that fall...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 11, 2021 | Hope, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose, Serve
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As far as I know, I’d never heard his name before, or maybe I’d forgotten it. That’s not so unusual. The stories of many of the nation’s veterans who served to protect and defend our freedoms aren’t remembered except to those...
