by Joy Dunlap | Dec 31, 2020 | Encouragement, Peace, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As 2020 with all its challenges and changes comes to a close, a new year is ready to unfold with its own trials and triumphs. Hopefully in the midst of this past year, you’ve been able to draw strength and hope from God’s presence...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 11, 2020 | Hope, Lessons along Life's Journey, Peace, Thankful
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Veterans Day sends a message not only of gratitude, but also of the value of service before self. Our veterans didn’t sign up for military service to get rich or gain recognition. Why then did they serve? To make a difference. To...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 23, 2020 | Peace, Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Trick or Treat isn’t just a holiday happening. It’s a heart happening and a mindset choice year-round. Many tricks we deal with in life come from unexpected episodes in health, relationships, career and home maintenance. A natural...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 11, 2020 | Encouragement, Lessons along Life's Journey, Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The family of four who arrived for dinner first came into my vision at a distance. Two were relative newborns, wobbly legs and trusting faces. Mom and dad were wary – more cautious and hardened by the realities of the world. I let...
by Joy Dunlap | May 28, 2020 | Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Peace. We search for it in our lives. We want it in our families and friendships. We hope for it in our country and in our world. But what exactly is abiding peace in our own lives and how can we have it even in the midst of...
by Joy Dunlap | May 20, 2020 | Peace
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Where do we find peace? In a place? A passion? A purpose? Think back to a time when the sense of peace seemed strong. What comes to mind? Hiking in the woods surrounded by soaring trees as light peeks through? Walking in a garden...
