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How Miss Perfection Stole Christmas

December 4, 2018 By Tara Johnson 3 Comments

I’m a beautiful mess this time of year. And I’ve learned that’s okay. For years I lost precious sleep, valuable hair and added circles under my eyes to achieve the perfect Christmas. For my kids. For my husband. For my church. For my own ridiculous ideals. Christmas is the mother ship for us perfectionist types. Correction, recovering perfectionists, because that’s what I am. I wanted to give my family the Norman Rockwell paintings of Christmas memories. You know, something they could look back on and Read More

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas stress, finding joy at Christmas time, grinch, juggling holiday stress, letting go of the to do list at Christmas, perfect Christmas, perfection, perfectionism

The Broken Phone

April 14, 2018 By Tara Johnson 1 Comment

“You gonna replace your phone?” I’ve heard the question countless times. I suppose it’s a reasonable remark considering the state of my cracked phone screen. How the multiple shards of glass have managed to keep from falling out or cutting my fingers is a mystery. Still, the question rankles me a bit. Why? Because the phone works just fine despite its cracked appearance.  We are a people obsessed with perfection. If something is broken, just toss it away and replace it with a new model. Read More

Filed Under: perfectionism Tagged With: broken, broken doesn't mean worthless, brokenness, defining worth, God uses broken things, perfection, the lie of perfection, Worth

Plot Twist!

March 14, 2016 By Tara Johnson Leave a Comment

“Plot twist!” It’s what I yell out in the middle of a chaotic day. It’s what I mutter to myself when I’ve blocked off writing time only to discover my three year old has found a sharpie and is chasing the cat through the house threatening to give him a new fur-do. “Plot twist” is what I choke out with a cringe when I’m scheduled to speak at an event but sense the tell-tale signs of a migraine screaming in to ruin the day. “Plot Read More

Filed Under: Walking with God Tagged With: broken, God meets our needs, life, ministry, perfection, plot twist, unexpected, used by God, weakness, 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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