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...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 8, 2022 | Growth, Learning and Living, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Fall reminds us of the value of release – of letting go. As the leaves turn colors, change is taking place and prompting action. Leaves falling show us the need to release that which once brought oohs and aahs in order to make room...
by Joy Dunlap | Jul 7, 2022 | Courage, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The Superior view was in front of me, but unconsciously I found myself looking instead at the manmade tile and walls boxing me in. When I discovered what they called a tepidarium at the ship’s stern while on our Great Lakes cruise,...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 9, 2022 | Growth, Hope, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I found Malibu Barbie when going through boxes after my mom died. Wearing an aqua swimsuit and big bold sunglasses, Barbie’s missing a small section of her long blonde hair that at some point I must have decided to trim. I...
