Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
BARBARA JOHNSONGod will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn’t know were there.
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My karma just ran over my dogma.
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
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I’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.
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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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We can never untangle all the woes in other people’s lives. We can’t produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart.
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Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we’re down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.
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I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
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Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.
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Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
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Change is a process not an event.
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We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.
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When 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.
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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!
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As you’re rushing through life, take time to stop a moment, look into people’s eyes, say something kind, and try to make them laugh!
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Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.
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Violets are God’s apology for February.
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True love doesn’t have a happy ending, because true love never ends. Letting go is one way of saying I love you.
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Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
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Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
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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
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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.
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The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.
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