Barbara Johnson on littles
Barbara Johnson61 quotes“We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.”
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God’s grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Your face is a billboard advertising your philosophy of life!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson No one likes change… but babies in diapers.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Life can be wonderful. Do your best not to miss it!” Enjoy what it is before it isn’t anymore. Dare to slip on a pair of bunny slippers once in a while! Surprise yourself! Enjoy the little things because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Smile…it kills time between disasters.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Have we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Being codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson How will you use the years God gives you? Will you be remembered for being a fault-finder? Or will you be known for your quick smile, the laugh lines around your eyes, and the twinkle deep within? After all, God gives you your face, but you provide the expression!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Always remember that better days are ahead – if not in this life, in the next.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson
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