Best 64 quotes of Barbara Johnson on MyQuotes

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

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.

A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.

Always remember that better days are ahead - if not in this life, in the next.

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!

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.

Attitude is the mind's paintbrush; it can color any situation.

Being codependent means that when you die, someone else's life passes before your eyes.

Choices not chance determine your destiny.

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.

Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.

Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.

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.

God never gives up on us no matter how hard we try to get ourselves loose. God does not let go. That doesn't mean he controls everything we do. It doesn't mean he puts a bridle on us and leads us by the nose. He gives each one of us free will and common sense and a spirit that can communicate with his. When we go through afflictions, he allows us to choose our response. But no matter what our response may be, he sticks around to the bitter end.

God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.

Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we're down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.

Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.

Have we forgotten that we're all born the same way: naked, wet, and hungry? Then things get worse!

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!

Humor is the chocolate chips in the ice cream of life.

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.

If things are tough, remember that every flower that ever bloomed had to go through a whole lot of dirt to get there. The almighty Father will use life's reverses to move you forward. So do not keep grieving about a bitter experience. The present is slipping by while you are regretting the past and worrying about the future. Regret will not prevent tomorrow's sorrows; it will only rob today of its strength.

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.

If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.

I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.

It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.

Kids can be a pain in the neck when they're not a lump in your throat.

Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother

Life 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!

Life is a refining process. Our response to it determines whether we'll be ground down or polished up. On a piano, one person sits down and plays sonatas, while another merely bangs away at "Chopsticks." The piano is not responsible. It's how you touch the keys that makes the difference. It's how you play what life gives you that determines your joy and shine.

Life is too short to spend it being angry, bored, or dull.

Live every day to fulfill your personal mission. God has a reason for whatever season you are living through right now. A season of loss or blessing? A season of activity or hibernation? A season of growth or incubation? You may think you're on a detour, but God knows the best way for you to reach your destination.

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.

Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.

Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.

My karma just ran over my dogma.

No one likes change... but babies in diapers.

Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.

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.

Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.

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.

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.

The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.

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

The most important things in your home are people.

The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.

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.