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Fleas and . . . Thanksgiving?

November 19, 2017 By Tara Johnson 2 Comments

I recently heard this funny little story at an event where I was singing: There was a little old lady who woke up one morning to realize she only had three hairs left on her head. She looked in the mirror, smiled and said, “Lord, I thank you because I can braid my hair today.” So she did. The next day she woke up and only two hairs remained. She looked in the mirror, smiled and said, “Lord, I thank you because today I can Read More

Filed Under: Blog, Walking with God Tagged With: blessings, Corrie Ten Boom, God, gratitude, Jesus, praise, praise is a choice, thankful, thanksgiving

Fleas and…Thanksgiving?

November 15, 2015 By Tara Johnson Leave a Comment

I recently heard this funny little story at an event where I was singing: There was a little old lady who woke up one morning to realize she only had three hairs left on her head. She looked in the mirror, smiled and said, “Lord, I thank you because I can braid my hair today.” So she did. The next day she woke up and only two hairs remained. She looked in the mirror, smiled and said, “Lord, I thank you because today I can Read More

Filed Under: Walking with God Tagged With: Corrie Ten Boom, grateful, grateful heart, learning to praise, praise during the hard times, praise is a choice, thankfulness, thanksgiving

Stuck in Second

May 7, 2015 By Tara Johnson Leave a Comment

by Tara Johnson My car is stuck in second gear. True story.   Actually, it’s my husband’s car but I had the distinct displeasure of driving ‘the turtle’, as I call it, yesterday while taking my middle child to Speech so my hubby could use our good vehicle for a short road trip. I’d totally forgotten his car had seen better days until I slipped behind the wheel. Not just better days. Faster days. Cooler days. Did I mention the air conditioning doesn’t work either? Read More

Filed Under: Walking with God Tagged With: attitude, disappointment, perspective, praise is a choice

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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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