Barbara Johnson

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Barbara Johnson was a writer and speaker known for her poignant insights on grief and resilience, particularly in her book 'Stick a Geranium in Your Hat.'

Born
January 1, 1960
Quotes
72
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#4523

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

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"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.""

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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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"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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"Smile...it kills time between disasters."

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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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"We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day."

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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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