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 JOHNSONI’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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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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We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.
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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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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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Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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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.
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Have we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
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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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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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Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
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Stop what you are doing long enough to enjoy the sunset, listen to a special song that lifts you up, or pick up the phone and share some special thought with a caring friend.
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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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Smile…it kills time between disasters.
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