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 More Quotes by Barbara Johnson More Quotes From Barbara Johnson Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends. Barbara Johnson happy-valentines-dayanniversarylove-is The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed Barbara Johnson motherjoychildren Humor is the chocolate chips in the ice cream of life. Barbara Johnson chipsice-creamchocolate A thin line separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Our lives constantly walk that line. When we slip off on one side or the other, we're taken by surprise. But who said there wouldn't be surprises? Knowing God just means that all the rules will be fair; at the end of our life drama, we'll see that. We never know how things will turn out, but if we know with certainty they will make sense regardless of how they turn out, we're on to something. Barbara Johnson laughterhurtlife No one likes change... but babies in diapers. Barbara Johnson diaperslikesbaby Are our ways of teaching students to ask some questions always correlative with our ways of teaching them not to ask - indeed, to be unconscious of - others? Does the educational system exist in order to promulgate knowledge, or is its main function rather to universalize a society’s tacit agreement about what it has decided it does not and cannot know? Barbara Johnson educationalagreementteaching The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable. Barbara Johnson sneakerskindnessattitude Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. Barbara Johnson ticketshateprinciples 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. Barbara Johnson prayerfaithdream Kids can be a pain in the neck when they're not a lump in your throat. Barbara Johnson neckspainkids 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. Barbara Johnson peanut-butterkindnessgiving Once a reporter stood in front of a fire as it consumed a house and then he turned to see the homeowners and their little son watching it burn. The reporter, fishing for a human interest angle, said to the boy, "Son, it looks like you don't have a home anymore." The little boy promptly answered, "Oh, yes, we have a home. We just don't have a house to put it in." Barbara Johnson homeboysson My karma just ran over my dogma. Barbara Johnson randogmakarma The most important things in your home are people. Barbara Johnson importanthomepeople Time mellows people as it mellows wine, as long as the grapes are good. You may set out to be a businesswoman or businessman but in the course of time end up caring for a dying parent, orphaned niece, or disabled brother. You may encounter illness yourself and end up being a writer, touching the heartstrings, not the purse strings of other people. That's why it's best to always be true to yourself and God and to be flexible within His will. He will use you. Barbara Johnson niecebrothertime 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 glimpsejoypeople Violets are God's apology for February. Barbara Johnson februaryapologyviolet I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better. Barbara Johnson agewould-bethinking 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. Barbara Johnson work-outhopechildren Being codependent means that when you die, someone else's life passes before your eyes. Barbara Johnson codependenteyemean
