by Joy Dunlap | Feb 8, 2021 | Joy, Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Boost your heart-happy quotient! Stimulate the senses or serve others to make the heart happy! God designed our sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing not only for necessity, but also for delight! And, He knows the value in...
by Joy Dunlap | Dec 5, 2020 | Fulfillment, Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As I pulled out the carved nativity set found last Christmas Eve in a sidewalk shop in Cartagena, Colombia, I recalled the woman who sold it to me and the hug of understanding we shared. Whimsical wooden, hand-painted ornaments on...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 11, 2020 | Fulfillment, Hope, Joy, Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Could that really be a single white flower growing amidst the trees in our backyard? Sitting on our small back deck a few days ago, I wondered if what I saw was real. My husband, Charlie, went out to check. “Come see,” he shouted,...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 11, 2020 | Love
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In first grade, I drew a Valentine for a soldier in Vietnam in connection with a newspaper contest. I don’t remember the details other than I was one of the winners and that my handcrafted Valentine had a plane on it. Hey, a lot of...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 11, 2019 | Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comHeart shapes are everywhere – both on shelves and online! Doughnut shops hawk crème-filled hearts. While traditional boxes of chocolates are plentiful, heart-shaped bagels, brownies, cheesecakes, cookies and lollipops are also...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 5, 2019 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Love
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comLove locks dangle from bridges and sculptures in many cities around the world. Couples pledge their love to each other forever, fasten the padlock and throw away the key. Thousands of locks stand as a symbol of the commitment of...
