Joyce Faylene Beard
Joyce Faylene Beard has been a storyteller most of her life – in school, in letters, to friends, and to her children and grandchildren.
But lost in her widowhood after 35 years of marriage, the words stopped coming. She abandoned her writing, leaving unfinished pages of her books, including her stress-free home cleaning book, in folders on her table and her computer. On a mission trip to a village in Ghana, Africa, she realized a story needed to be told about the children, and her life changed. She adopted a declaration upon returning:
“Today, I stop running, and I start writing. I will fulfill my destiny, whatever the cost.”
Joyce Faylene married Roland Beard in 2017 and joined him in his missionary work in the Philippines. His family of friends at the Institute for Foundational Learning compound (IFL) became her family, too. She fell in love with the children, just as she had with those in Ghana. As she helped to edit her husband’s writings, her own stories about the adventurous orphans, the long-abandoned cleaning book, and her ideas for future books re-emerged. Roland’s love had brought her creativity back to life.
“The Man and His Lovely” enjoy walking the paths on the property they call “Gateway” in Bear Creek, North Carolina. Their nested hearts enjoy Joyce Faylene’s children, grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (so far). They have a large family on both sides of the globe!
“"Writing with love and purpose.”
Joyce Faylene Beard
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