Today is Monday, December 19th, 2011; Karen's Korner #2216
One of the best-selling Christian authors of all time is Barbara Johnson. Her learned-ability to find joy and humor in life's most tragic situations was classic. She was one of the original set of speakers for Women of Faith, ending her travels when she began to battle cancer in 2001, which took her life in 2007.
Below are some of her collections of classic sayings, taken from a perpetual flip-calendar titled "I Don't Suffer From Insanity.......I enjoy every minute of it!":
Do you know the difference between joy and happiness?
Happiness depends on what is happening around you.
But true joy bubbles up from inside
and is constant regardless of our circumstances.
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Thinking will get us to the foot of the mountain.
Faith will get us to the top.
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At our age, forget the natural ingredients.
We need all the preservatives we can get!
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When we're thinking of ways we can follow Jesus' example
and show servant's heart to those in need,
there's no better gift we can give them
than the hope of heaven!
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The church is supposed to be a hospital for sinners,
not a hotel for saints.
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Middle age is when you want to see how long your car will last....
instead of how fast it will go!
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When we pray in His name,
God has promised to listen
All we have to do is...
do it!
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When grief is intensified during the holidays,
you may feel yourself dissolving into a whirlpool of helplessness.
But remember:
While pain is inevitable in this life,
misery is optional.
You still have the choice about how you respond
to the pain that turns your world upside down.
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