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When My Heart Finds Home: A Christmas Story

December 16, 2019 By Tara Johnson 4 Comments

“I’m dreaming of a White Christmas, just like the ones I used to—” Eli punched the scan button of the car radio dial with a little more force than necessary before curling his fingers back around the steering wheel. Static mingled with the broken sounds of passing Christmas tunes, news radio, and twangy country ballads. From the backseat, Joshua sighed. Eli glanced at him through the rearview mirror. “What’re you thinking about, buddy?” “Mom.” Joshua’s eyes listlessly roved over the passing scenery. “She loved Christmas Read More

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas, homeless, homeless camp, loss, Love, love God, Love People

Rods and Staffs

March 12, 2017 By Tara Johnson Leave a Comment

God’s presence. How I long for it. There are days when I feel nearly desperate for it. For Him. In some ways, it’s an odd longing. Didn’t Jesus already promise He’s with me until the end of the age? (Matt. 28:20) Absolutely. He said His Spirit is living inside me as a deposit of the promises yet to come. (2 Cor. 1:22) Yet, there are days when I don’t always feel Him with me. I’m not alone. When I googled “God’s presence” I racked up a Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Walking with God Tagged With: broken pieces, fear, God, God's presence, Good Shepherd, grief, healing, His love abounds, Jesus, loss, pain, presence, psalms, rod and staff, suffering, wounds

Moving Down Alto Side: The Thankfulness Perspective

November 20, 2016 By Tara Johnson Leave a Comment

I stared at the seat I’d occupied in the church choir for nineteen years. End seat, soprano section. No longer. This was the day. I had to do it. It was past time. I swallowed and grabbed my black folder, clutching it to my chest as I marched past the director and plopped next to the empty chair in the alto section. My friends gave me quizzical stares. I smiled weakly. “Looks like I’m an alto now. You’re stuck with me.” I know this sounds Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Walking with God Tagged With: death of dream, Gastroparesis, God, gratitude, grief, loss, perspective, pray, thankful, thanksgiving

Finding a Voice: When God Changes the Plan

May 31, 2016 By Tara Johnson 10 Comments

I sprinted behind my son, attempting to wrap his dripping hair in a towel. Wrestling him out of the bath had worn me out. Wrestling him into pajamas was even more difficult. Now he had broken free and was running down the hall. He squealed in delight as I huffed, “Boy, when I get a hold of you…” We rounded the corner and I stopped short, blinking in surprise. My husband stood in the living room, a big grin on his face. His hands gripped Read More

Filed Under: Beyond What We Can Imagine, Uncategorized, Walking with God Tagged With: control, God's goodness, God's plan, God's Will, grief, loss, Music, restore what locusts have eaten, surrender, surrendering to God, violin, voice, Writing

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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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