We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.
BARBARA JOHNSONWe are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.
BARBARA JOHNSONEverybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
BARBARA JOHNSONI don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.
BARBARA JOHNSONLive for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God’s love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself.
BARBARA JOHNSONIf we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s Loving Kindness.
BARBARA JOHNSONLife is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
BARBARA JOHNSONPain is inevitable. Misery is optional
BARBARA JOHNSONThe secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
BARBARA JOHNSONWhen we have hope, we are showing that we trust God to work out the situation. Trust is the only way we’re going to make it through and be a part of God’s marvelous plan for His child.
BARBARA JOHNSONThe joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
BARBARA JOHNSONHave we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
BARBARA JOHNSONA lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
BARBARA JOHNSONPatience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
BARBARA JOHNSONA balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
BARBARA JOHNSONWe are destined for joy no matter how difficult our daily life. Something in us responds to the happiness other people experience, because we glimpse life as God intended it to be.
BARBARA JOHNSONAttitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
BARBARA JOHNSON