The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
BARBARA JOHNSONBeing codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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Always remember that better days are ahead – if not in this life, in the next.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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If 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.
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
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The most important things in your home are people.
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. … I know what regret feels like; I’ve earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.
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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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A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
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We cannot protect ourselves from trouble, but we can dance through the puddles of life with a rainbow smile, twirling the only umbrella we need — the umbrella of God’s love.
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Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
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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.
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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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All we can take with us to heaven is what we leave behind in the lives we touch.
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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.
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