by Joy Dunlap | Feb 14, 2026 | Encouragement, Love, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Everyone loves a love song. Love Lifted Me is one that speaks to the heart of the matter. Like any love song, this has some struggles and heartache in the beginning. Declarations of heartfelt devotion come after we witness the...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 30, 2024 | Hope, Rescue, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Like scary characters popping out in a haunted house, negative thoughts can burst into our minds stimulating fear, anxiety, or guilt. Mind invaders dangle into the passageways of our minds like strands of spider webs touching us,...
by Joy Dunlap | Jul 11, 2023 | Fulfillment, Hope, Peace, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The pain jabbing in my leg muscle and hip kept waking me up at night. When I walked, the pain radiated. Trying not to limp proved difficult in my own strength, despite my best efforts to try to focus one foot in front of the other....
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 16, 2023 | Courage, Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone. Not because I believed that stone would do anything (which I don’t) and not because I believed it has any special power (which it doesn’t) but because I wanted to experience it for myself. To see this...
by Joy Dunlap | Feb 9, 2023 | Encouragement, Hope, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Beep.Beep.Beep.Beep. The sound seemed to be coming from me, but I checked my phone and that wasn’t it. Beep.Beep.Beep.Beep. People in the hospital waiting room turned to look at me. Beep.Beep.Beep.Beep. What was that? Could that...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 21, 2022 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The rainstorm caught us by surprise. My friend and I were strolling along in the expansive tourist gardens enjoying our visit together when the rain started with sprinkles and rapidly moved into a downpour. We seemed to be at the...
