Joyce has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles, including “Ten Ways to Cope with Breast Cancer” published in Mature Living by LifeWay, and an article about Redcliffe Plantation in Beech Island, S.C., published in Augusta Magazine. She had also had four Bible studies published in Refresh Bible Study Magazine.
She was a semi-finalist for the 2016 ACFW Genesis award. At the 2020 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference she was awarded second place for a devotion entitled “Waiting for a Diagnosis” and third place for an essay entitled “The Bread of Life”. In 2021 she was awarded second place in the Enrich Conference contest for the Bible study “Running Away from God”. This study is to be published in a future compilation by Lighthouse Bible Studies.
Her Bible study “God’s Love Letter” has been published in a compilation “For Love’s Sake” in Spring 2022.
Joyce has attended numerous conferences including the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, the Romance writers of America (RWA), Hub City Writing in Place workshops, the ACFW conference, the Weekend with the Writers, and the Enrich Bible Study Conference.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and journalism and 18 hours graduate credit in journalism.
She’s been married 54 years and has a son. Her hobbies include reading and watching NASCAR races. She is a member of Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez, Georgia.