SPEAKING JOYFULLY
What Grateful Looks Like
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Is it that we don’t say “Thank You†enough or has “Thanks†become so routine that it sometimes lacks sincerity? As we...
Trees Talk – What Story Do Redwoods Tell?
©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...
Harvest Well – Leave Margins
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In the Old Testament, people were encouraged not to harvest the edges of the field but instead to leave that for the poor and the foreigner or traveler.* Our lives, and the harvest in them, can be of higher...
Seeds for Harvest of Happiness
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The memory of picking blackberries with my mom and dad is as fresh and sweet in my mind as that plump, juicy fruit was in my mouth. I grew up in a time when we actually carved faces into pumpkins and stuck a...
Spiritual Fill-Up for Friends, Family and Us
©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...
Got Your “School of Life” Supplies?
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Whether it’s paper, pencils, crayons or calculators, school supplies are hot items in stores in late summer as students and parents seek the right equipment for a smooth and productive year....
Train Journey with Heart Views
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Scene after scene of discovery and beauty flashed in front of the train’s sizable windows as we traveled from Bergen to Oslo, Norway. Each glimpse revealed a sight I’d...
I Want to be a Wonder Woman
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com I want to be a Wonder Woman. Here’s what I know though…I could never fit into the “Wonder Woman†attire. It’s way too...
What We Want Most
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Working 65+hour weeks had taken its toll. I needed a break from my demanding work schedule and I knew just what I wanted. An exotic island getaway with my husband. Plus, I thought it would be good for him too. Not sure he...
Faces Carved by Time and Trials
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com While cruising the fjords of Norway this summer, I was awestruck by the grandeur of the surrounding mountains. Peaks jutting up from the long, narrow inlets dominate the landscape and beckon eyes to behold...