A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
BARBARA JOHNSONThe joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Have we forgotten that we’re all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!
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Your face is a billboard advertising your philosophy of life!
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I’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.
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It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
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Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.
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Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God’s love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself.
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Humor is the chocolate chips in the ice cream of life.
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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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We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.
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Teaching literature is teaching how to read. How to notice things in a text that a speed-reading culture is trained to disregard, overcome, edit out, or explain away; how to read what the language is doing, not guess what the author was thinking; how to take evidence from a page, not seek a reality to substitute for it.
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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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My karma just ran over my dogma.
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God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.
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