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, 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 on him for...
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...
by Joy Dunlap | May 3, 2023 | Power, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The world’s abuzz with the upcoming Coronation of the King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth areas. Who will attend? Who won’t attend? Where will certain people stand? What if there was this much press attention and...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 13, 2022 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com When Alabama and Georgia faced off for the national football championship this year, several things happened that allowed the Bulldogs to win that title and trophy for the first time in more than 40 years. But one action stood out...
by Joy Dunlap | Sep 26, 2021 | Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com When the storms of life slam into us like lightning, and the roar in our minds takes on thunderous levels, it can be difficult to find strength. My first experience in a wave pool was something I’d looked forward to for weeks, then I...
by Joy Dunlap | Sep 19, 2021 | Encouragement, Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I tilted to the left and then to the right, unsteady as the wobbly rope ladder bridge beneath me shifted. My arm stretched forward and upward for the next rung as I tried to stay balanced. The wood and rope ladder my dad created...
