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An Open Letter to my Son: What Kind of Girl Should You Date?

March 29, 2019 By Tara Johnson 2 Comments

I know. This isn’t your world right now, buddy. You’re into Mariokart and Legos. Captain America and sharks. But while your mind is busy soaking up the wonders of learning letters, numbers and who put their mouth on the water fountain at school, I’m praying for your future…more specifically, I’m praying for you and your future spouse.  It’s important. The people you choose to surround yourself with now determines the person you’ll become ten years down the road. The books you read, the music you Read More

Filed Under: Family Life, Walking with God Tagged With: character, christian dating, christian dating for guys, gossip, immodesty, letter to my son, picking a christian girl, Pursuing God

Mouths and Hearts

August 27, 2017 By Tara Johnson Leave a Comment

Want to know what a person is like? I mean, what their real, true character is inside? Pay attention to what they say. More specifically, how they talk about others.  My oldest daughter recently became friends with two girls in her new school. Right from the beginning, they seemed to hit it off and became inseparable. I was soon peppered with stories like, “We had so much fun in volleyball…”, or “You’ll never guess how hard we laughed at lunch.” When I asked my daughter Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Walking with God Tagged With: abundance of the heart, building each other up, character, complaining, criticism, encouraging one another, God, heart, heart change, Jesus, mouth, power of the tongue, tongue

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Tara JohnsonTara Johnson is a writer, singer, speaker and passionate lover of stories. Tara uses fiction, nonfiction, song and laughter to share her testimony of how God led her into freedom after spending years living shackled to the expectations of others. She lives in central Arkansas with her husband and children.

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