Quotes from Barbara Johnson

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

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

I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions.

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.

Violets are God's apology for February.

We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.

Old florists never die. They just make other arrangements.

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

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

Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!

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

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.

To be in your children's memories tomorrow, You have to be in their lives today.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.