Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we’re down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.
BARBARA JOHNSONGrowing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we’re down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.
BARBARA JOHNSONLife 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 JOHNSONChoices not chance determine your destiny.
BARBARA JOHNSONWe 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 JOHNSONKids can be a pain in the neck when they’re not a lump in your throat.
BARBARA JOHNSONAlways remember that better days are ahead – if not in this life, in the next.
BARBARA JOHNSONGod will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.
BARBARA JOHNSONIt never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
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 JOHNSONViolets are God’s apology for February.
BARBARA JOHNSONThe secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
BARBARA JOHNSONBeing codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
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 JOHNSONHave we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
BARBARA JOHNSONAs 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 JOHNSONDon’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.
BARBARA JOHNSON