by Joy Dunlap | Jun 4, 2020 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com While walking on a peaceful trail this week, I came close to stepping on a snake. A poisonous one. That unexpected sighting brought me to a full stop! Only a few steps further…and I would have inadvertently put my foot right on its...
by Joy Dunlap | May 8, 2020 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Blasted by Poison The blast hit me right in the face. My head jerked back. The mixture of water and fertilizer chemicals spewed all over my face and hair. Stunned, it took me a few seconds to realize what had happened. Somehow the...
by Joy Dunlap | May 1, 2020 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The question is not if we can move beyond the walls to pursue worthwhile endeavors at this time, the question is will we? Hidden in rooms behind a bookcase – for two years – Anne Frank wrote the renowned diary that has impacted...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 24, 2020 | Lessons along Life's Journey
How Dry Skin Impacts True Beauty ©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Staying too long in “hot water” can cause us to get “dry skin” – not only physically, but also spiritually. As a water aerobics enthusiast, I enjoy year-round workouts in the pool. Although I...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 26, 2020 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com People have been taking a “step back” from the original royal family since Adam and Eve did so in the garden. All the world’s abuzz with chatter about Meghan and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who, as you surely know,...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 16, 2020 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Nurture renewed what was nearly dead, bringing it back to thriving, growing and blossoming. A year ago, in January after the holidays, our once beautiful poinsettia had turned into barren spires jutting out of the dirt like spindly...