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Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional

Barbara 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 JOHNSON

Disappointment Flower Loneliness
I’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Answers Causes Encouragement
Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Arrangement Dies Humor
Humor is the chocolate chips in the ice cream of life.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Chips Chocolate Ice Cream
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Dessert First Food Loss Weight
Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!
BARBARA JOHNSON

Answers Inspirational Winning
Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Easy Labor Motherhood
Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Faith Prayer Rain
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.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Needs Puddles Rainbow
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 JOHNSON

Day Looks Missing One
We 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 JOHNSON

Glimpse Joy People
No one likes change… but babies in diapers.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Baby Diapers Likes
The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Attitude Kindness Sneakers
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!
BARBARA JOHNSON

Eye People Rushing
I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Age Businessman Businesswoman Hundred Live Thinking
We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Easter Friday People

Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional

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