by Joy Dunlap | Jan 17, 2026 | Encouragement, Fulfillment, Hope, Joy, Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The water wasn’t flowing. The waterfalls in our yard feature were silent, unmoving. No longer were they providing the refreshment and the delight previously found in them, enjoyed by us and others. We had kept filling it up with...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 30, 2025 | Courage, Hope, Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Alone in the house, I jolted awake from a deep sleep. Had I heard something? Someone? Sleeping on my side, my eyes opened to look straight into the ensuite bathroom. Two round eyes stared back at me. I gasped and froze. Startled by...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 2, 2024 | Forgiveness, Growth, Peace, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The workman in our backyard held up a feather and pointed to it. “It’s a hawk feather,” I said through the glass in our sunroom. His eyes widened, and he pointed to the trees further back in our yard. I nodded. He looked up to the...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 7, 2024 | Learning and Living, Peace, Power, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. What looked like a white marble lion sculpture atop our neighbor’s semi-circle firepit was actually their new half and half – Anatolian Shepherd and Pyrenees dog. On the highest surface in the...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 29, 2024 | Courage, Hope, Peace, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com “It would take a miracle,” the ER doctor said. Earlier that evening, when I arrived at my brother’s apartment, flashing lights from a firetruck, EMT vans, and a police car added to the surrealness and the shock. “They’ve been working...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 23, 2024 | Encouragement, Hope, Peace, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com What do you expect this year to bring? What can you count on? We may set goals, establish resolutions, pick words of the year, and dive into new activities to try to make life better. Expectations may be that if we do X, Y might...
