by Joy Dunlap | Oct 1, 2018 | Joy, Lessons along Life's Journey, Love, Purpose, Uncategorized
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The memory of picking blackberries with my mom and dad is as fresh and sweet in my mind as that plump, juicy fruit was in my mouth. I grew up in a time when we actually carved faces into pumpkins and stuck a lit candle in them to...
by Joy Dunlap | Jun 25, 2018 | Friendship, Love, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The Bible not only encourages us to take specific actions in our relationship with God, but also in our interactions with others. If you haven’t had a chance yet to read Part 1: Let Us – Calls to Action with God, I hope you’ll take...
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...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 28, 2018 | Fulfillment, Love, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, my Russian guide and I got into a conversation about faith. In front of the famous painting portraying Abraham and his son Isaac, she questioned how a loving God could ask Abraham to...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 5, 2018 | Love, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The shell’s beauty and design captured my attention – a work of art laying on the sandy white beach. Almost as big as my hand, the perfectly-shaped scallop with ridges of orange and white was a real find. As I drew closer, I...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 11, 2018 | Fulfillment, Love
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Remember when we were young and used to exchange Valentines with our classmates? Sometimes we even shared those little boxes of heart-shaped sweetness that carried stamped messages on them. Today, around 8 billion, multi-colored candy...
