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The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed

Barbara Johnson

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.
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Lasts Speed Today
Smile…it kills time between disasters.
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Disaster Smile Time
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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Giving Kindness Peanut Butter
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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Caring Song Sunset
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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Heart Laughter Lonely
Being codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
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Codependent Eye Mean
We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.
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Dream Life Littles
Kids can be a pain in the neck when they’re not a lump in your throat.
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Kids Necks Pain
Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.
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Bored Dull Life Too Short
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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Anniversary Love Valentine's Day
No one likes change… but babies in diapers.
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Baby Diapers Likes
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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Gears Optimism Patience
Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Faith Prayer Rain
Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
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Encouragement Eye Heart
The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed
BARBARA JOHNSON

Children Joy Mother
Choices not chance determine your destiny.
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Chance Choices Destiny
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!
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Eye People Rushing
A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
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Kneeling Prayer Standing
Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush; it can color any situation.
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Attitude Color Mind
How will you use the years God gives you? Will you be remembered for being a fault-finder? Or will you be known for your quick smile, the laugh lines around your eyes, and the twinkle deep within? After all, God gives you your face, but you provide the expression!
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Attitude Expression Eye
My karma just ran over my dogma.
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Dogma Karma Ran
I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
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Age Businessman Businesswoman Hundred Live Thinking
Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.
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Arrangement Dies Humor
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
I don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Commitment Details Worry
I’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Answers Causes Encouragement
You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn’t know were there.
BARBARA JOHNSON

Joy Light Looks

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