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Tag: DoveStories Author Joann Claypoole

The Chaplain and the Ring ~ The Mystery of Finding Deeper Faith in a Sea of Waves

June 12, 2026 Joann Claypoole Home, Inspiration

You are not alone in all these mysteries … When all is lost. Have you ever had one of those days when you felt the life drain out of you and you were totally done?

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Springtime’s Mysterious Way

March 13, 2026 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Home, Inspiration
Robin on a branch

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson The way of birds, flowers, and hope Birds, unlike you and me, listen to each whisper on the wind. Every morning throughout the seasons, they

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The Mystery of Living in the Heart of Love

February 13, 2026 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Home, Inspiration

. . . Can it be all we need is love? What if living love really can change the world? Debated by theologians, scholars, songwriters, and eternal dreamers like me, the enormity of this question

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A Place Where Peace and Sorrow Meet

August 8, 2025 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Home, Inspiration

May we grow and learn even in a place where peace and sorrow meet

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Mother’s Day in a Daughter’s Garden

May 9, 2025 Joann Claypoole Home, Inspiration

To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.   ~ Maya Angelou The inheritance I inherited my mother’s love of nature

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How Understanding the Mysteries of the Last Supper Might Feed a Starving World

April 11, 2025 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Home
Jesus last supper

I believe the son of the one Father of all that ever was, is, or will be is alive and well. He sits at the right hand of His Father. All Authority on earth is

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Love Letters Written in Red

February 14, 2025 Joann Claypoole Home, Inspiration

“I love you, and that’s the beginning and end of everything” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, for Zelda Some classic famous author quotes are better than others This one reminds me of a few verses another

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Seeking Truth in the Mystery of Next Tomorrow

April 14, 2023 Joann Claypoole Home, Inspiration

While walking with my girlie dogs this morning, my thoughts settled on another peculiar topic. Seeking Truth in the Mystery of Next Tomorrow— What can I say? Sometimes there’s nothing one can do but sleuth

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How Understanding the True Meaning of Leadership Might Help Us Reach Our Goals

September 9, 2022 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Home

Have you ever wondered how understanding the true meaning of leadership might help us reach our goals? As a former salon and spa owner, I know a little about what to do and what not

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How to Find Peace Where the Sparrows Live

August 12, 2022 Joann Claypoole Home, Inspiration

I’ve often wondered how to find peace where the sparrows live and how the answer to that quirky thought compared to my life-long desire to discover and abide in God’s presence. Those who know me,

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