by Joy Dunlap | Aug 7, 2019 | Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com When we’re in the midst of discouragement, what helps us summon the courage within us? In our minds and in the world, the clamor of chaos, worry and concern roar. Headlines blare. Conversations flare. Terrorist threats. Suicide...
by Joy Dunlap | May 8, 2019 | Joy, Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comIce meltsHearts softenI am here, says God.Tulips bloom Friendship startsI am here, says God.Roses bloom Souls uniteI am here, says God.Water flowsThirst quenchedI am here, says God.Fear findsDoubt disruptsI am here, says God.Storms...
by Joy Dunlap | Apr 2, 2019 | Fulfillment, Joy-Full, Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comWe’ve all been there. Deflated. The promotion we expected doesn’t come.The pregnancy we hoped for doesn’t happen.The raise we worked for isn’t given. Our team doesn’t make it to the playoffs.Our son or daughter gets rejected by a...
by Joy Dunlap | Mar 19, 2019 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Rescue, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.comBright and sunny was the day and so was my attitude. Feeling good about an errand I’d run, I was heading home and looking forward to a relaxing evening. Driving about 65 mph on the highway in the left lane, I spotted two cars pulled...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 9, 2018 | Lessons along Life's Journey, Strength
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As a child, the massive redwood trees in California captivated me when my family visited there. That same summer, “It’s a Small World” and the Lighted Parade at Disneyland made a lasting impression. How fortunate my brother and I...
by Joy Dunlap | Sep 16, 2018 | Fulfillment, Strength, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Long lines formed at gas stations and grocery stores as people tried to fill up their gas tanks and pantries before Hurricane Florence hit. Car after car pulled up to the pumps, many with nearly empty gas tanks, and cart after cart,...
