SPEAKING JOYFULLY
A Map to Purpose
With the windows down, the music up, and our long hair flowing back, my college roommate and I raced down the highway with our sights set on the beach and fun. Pre-GPS, my friend was navigating, flipping the state map (that wide, unwieldy paper with...
4 Ways to Find Friends
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Is your life today FRIEND-full? Or has life impacted your friendships in such a way that you feel a void? Changes related to career, relocation, health, finances, marital status, aging parents, or children...
Trapped by Fear
I couldn’t get out of my car. The heat index was 102 and climbing. In my garage, it felt even hotter. Sweat gathered on my face and ran down my chest. As I opened the door to step out of my old, but still functional, 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, I...
New Beginnings
New beginnings. A blank screen on a computer. The crisp lined pages of a notebook. The day you welcome a newborn with trusting eyes fixed on you. The first day of school. The first day you say “See you this afternoon” to your children heading to school. The first day...