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 | Feb 11, 2024 | Growth, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com People know what they’re here for – and they’re excited about it. Clapping. Cheering. Chanting. Trumpets and other instruments blast out songs that spark energy and uplift the spirit. In the student section, chants and hand motions...
by Joy Dunlap | Jun 8, 2023 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com “No, that doesn’t look good.” “Move this way.” “It’s better when you’re facing the light.” Friends – longtime and new – kept shifting and moving trying to secure good photos with each other in a conference facility better lit...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 7, 2023 | Growth, Hope, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com My heart sank. I’d been expecting it because of the signs I had seen, but nothing prepared me for what I saw. Hundreds of tall trees had been chopped down a few blocks from me. What will rise up is difficult to envision, and it’s...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 22, 2023 | Learning and Living, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Every day comes with wonder, but some dates such as 3-23-23 arrive with a twist – as palindromes. When a date is the same whether we read it backward or forward, it’s known as a palindrome. March 2023 boasts 11 palindromic...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 8, 2023 | Courage, Fulfillment, Growth, Learning and Living, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The words and lives of many women throughout time have pointed others to the love of God, and the peace and joy found by trusting and walking with Him. Like water flowing in a forest stream shaping the banks and the rocks, feeding...
